Ravenswood Working Group Mee4ng, February 10, 2011, 1-4 p.m.

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1 Ravenswood Working Group Mee4ng, February 10, 2011, 1-4 p.m.

2 Today s Agenda Introduc)ons & Welcome Track Our Progress Project- wide Track Our Progress: Phase 1 at Ravenswood South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study Update Looking Ahead: Phase 2 Ravenswood Science in the Ponds: Plovers & Gulls Salt Ponds Looking Forward & Wrap Up

3 Tracking Our Progress Project-wide

4 Project Management & Funding

5 Project Funding Federal funds Appropriations Grants Mitigation/penalty funds Local funds State funds (bonds)

6 Federal Funds - Appropriations USFWS appropriations for construction $4.9 million FY 08 $4 million FY 09 $2.5 million FY 10 USGS appropriations for science $0.5 million FY 08 $0.5 million FY 09 $1.0 million FY 10

7 Federal Funds - Grants NOAA-ARRA $1.6 million Pond A6 $1.0 million Pond A8 $3.2 million Ponds E8A/9/8X $1.6 million Invasive Spartina Control USFWS-NCWC $1.0 million Ponds E8A/9/8X USEPA/SFEP $0.4 million Applied Studies

8 Mitigation/Penalty Funds $1.1 million Caltrans Ravenswood Pier $0.49 million Menlo Park Bay Account $0.58 million NFWF (Leopard Shark)

9 Local Funds Santa Clara Valley Water District Pond A8 South Bay Shoreline Study Alameda County Flood Control District Ponds E8A/9/8X

10 State Funds Coastal Conservancy Design and public participation contracts $1.5 million Pond SF2 => Ponds E8A/9/8X $0.75 million Applied Studies now $0.75 million Applied Studies future Wildlife Conservation Board $10 million Restoration future

11 Tracking Our Progress: Project-wide Phase 1 Construction

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13 Tracking our Progress: Phase One Actions

14 PHASE ONE: ALVISO

15 Ponds A19, 20, 21 (the Island Ponds) Proposed: Tidal marsh restoration Status: Restored in 2006

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17 Habitat evolution after restoration C. Benton

18 PHASE ONE: ALVISO Proposed: shallow tidal habitat with new marsh (1400 acres)

19 Photo Credit: Chris Benton

20 Before Construction

21 And After Status: Gates to be opened in Spring 2011

22 PHASE ONE: ALVISO Proposed: Tidal Marsh (330 acres)

23 Pond A6 Status: Levees breached in December 2010

24 PHASE ONE: ALVISO Now Open! 2.4 Mile Moffett Bay Trail Segment

25 Status: Trail Opened on Monday September 20, 2010

26 PHASE ONE: ALVISO Pond A16 Proposed: Reconfigured Ponds with nesting islands (243 acres) Status: Design modifica)ons underway, 30% plans by February 2011

27 PHASE ONE: EDEN LANDING 27

28 PHASE ONE: EDEN LANDING Ponds E8A/E9/E8X Proposed: Tidal Marsh (630 acres) Status: Under Construction 28

29 Pond E12 Proposed: Reconfigured Managed Pond (230 Acres) Status: Final design underway, 60% plans by March

30 PHASE ONE: EDEN LANDING Proposed: 3.8 mile trail Viewing platforms Kayak launch Status: Final designs complete 30

31 Tracking Our Progress at Ravenswood: Phase 1 Actions

32 PHASE ONE: RAVENSWOOD PONDS 32

33 Ravenswood Phase 1 construc)on

34 Pond SF2 Proposed: Enhance pond reconfigura)on with nes)ng islands 2 viewing pla^orms

35 Construction

36 Photo Credits: Chris Benton & Judy Irving Status: Construction complete. Opened on September 7, 2010

37 Ravenswood Public Access Garret Lau Trail improvements Public Programs Stewardship Opportuni)es

38 SF2 Trail.7- mile trail (one way) ADA accessible 2 viewing pla^orms 9 interpre)ve signs Area map panel

39 Bedwell Bayfront Park: interpretive signage installed Spring 2010 Insert picture of signs here 39

40 Interpre)ve Programs Docent program (re)launched June 2010 Free public programs began Sept /month

41 Stewardship Opportuni)es Docent Program training June 2011 Earth Day cleanup April 23, 2011 Save the Bay s SF2 project Earth Day Cleanup 2010/T. Johns Docent Training 2010/A.Baranda

42 South Bay Shoreline Study Update Brenda Buxton, Coastal Conservancy

43 Flood Risk Assessment Expected annual damages (EADs) were estimated for 14 economic impact areas (EIAs) EIAs with highest EADs EIAs with high EADs under NRC Curve III 43

44 Shoreline Study Issues

45 Phase 2 Planning for Ravenswood

46 Phase 2: Overview

47 Guiding Principles Do no harm : no ac)ons that will increase flood risk Progress toward vision (from EIR)

48 Primary Evalua)on Criteria Likelihood of progress toward Project objec)ves Opportuni)es for Adap)ve Management studies Value in building Project support Readiness to proceed Not dependent on precedent ac)ons (e.g., construc)on of a flood levee)

49 Project Wide Ac)ons Beneficial re- use of dredge materials Sub)dal Habitat Goals pilot project Public access and recrea)on study

50 For Ravenswood Ponds in Phase 2: What is your central interest/concern for this complex for Phase 2? Does the proposed ac)on/concept meet the test of the Guiding Principles? What has the PM Team missed?

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52 Phase 2 Applied Study Ideas Use of dredge materials Invasive Spar%na issues Sub)dal habitat Public access/use Upland transi)on zones/ ecotone Mercury and water quality monitoring

53 Phase 2 Applied Study Ideas Effect of trails on upland transi)on zones SF2 look to increase plover/shorebird nes)ng Salt panne habitat Eden Landing )dal prism changes Ponds A1/A2W and use by ducks California Gull Management study

54 Ques)ons/Comments on Applied Studies

55 Ques)ons/Comments on Ravenswood Phase 2

56 Next Steps - E- mail Phase 2 comments to: Jbourgeois@coastalconservancy.ca.gov - Newsleqer updates and input - Eden Landing Working Group, March Phase 2 project selec)on: Summer 2011

57 Science in the Ponds

58 South Bay Science Symposium 2011 Held Thursday, February 3, 2011 in Menlo Park About 200 people attended Live web broadcast provided Videos & abstracts available! See the Salt Ponds website at science/2011symposium/

59 Science in the Ponds: Plovers & Gulls

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61 John Bourgeois California Coastal Conservancy or 408/ Brenda Buxton California Coastal Conservancy or 510/ Laura Valoppi Lead Scientist or 916/ Eric Mruz Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge or 510/ or follow us on Facebook