Sonoma Land Trust

CONSTRUCTION OF AN ACCESS ROAD

THE SEARS POINT RESTORATION PROJECT WILL RESTORE 960 ACRES OF TIDAL MARSH AND CREATE 40 ACRES OF TRANSITIONAL HABITAT, AND ESTABLISH HABITAT CONNECTI

SEARS POINT TIDAL RESTORATION

SONOMA BAYLANDS WETLANDS RESTORATION PROJECT I

THE SEARS POINT RESTORATION PROJECT WILL RESTORE 960 ACRES OF TIDAL MARSH AND 500 ACRES OF SEASONAL WETLAND, CREATE 30 ACRES OF TRANSITIONAL HABITAT,

THIS PROJECT WILL LEAD TO RESTORATION OF FISH, INSECT, AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IN A MEADOW AND FLOODPLAIN ALONGBIDWELL CREEK IN SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE 1) PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR RESTORING MEADOWAND STREAM HYDROLOGY AT LAUFENBURG AND LIVE OAKS RANCHES AND 2.) LOW TECH PROCESS-BASED RESTORATIONIMPLEMENTATION FOR LAUFENBURG AND LIVE OAKS RANCHES. THESE ACTIONS WILL RESTORE ABOUT 30 ACRES OFFLOODPLAIN AND MEADOW HABITAT AND 0.3 MILES OF STREAM HABITAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE, INCLUDINGFEDERALLY LISTED SPECIES SUCH AS STEELHEAD SALMON, FOOTHILL YELLOW-LEGGED FROG, CALIFORNIA RED-LEGGED FROG.RESTORATION WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT A HEALTHY POPULATION OF THE DOGFACE BUTTERFLY, CALIFORNIAS STATE INSECT.THE BOTANICAL SPECIES COMPOSITION OF THE PROJECT AREA PROVIDES A LATE-SEASON NECTAR SOURCE FOR THE BUTTERFLY,WHILE THE ADJACENT FOREST SUPPORTS A ROBUST POPULATION OF RARE NAPA FALSE INDIGO, THE DOGFACE BUTTERFLY LARVASONLY HOST PLANT.NATURALLY FUNCTIONING MEADOWS AND FLOODPLAINS ARE A RARE HABITAT IN THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL REGION. WHENRESTORED, THESE AREAS PROVIDE IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR NUMEROUS SENSITIVE SPECIES, INCLUDING ANADROMOUS FISH,MIGRATORY BIRDS AND AMPHIBIANS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE IMPORTANT LOCATIONS FOR WORKING LANDS WHERE CATTLE GRAZINGMAY BE INTEGRATED WITH WILDLIFE HABITAT. MEADOWS AND FLOODPLAINS WITHIN THE RUSSIAN RIVER WATERSHED AREDEGRADED AND OFTEN DISCONNECTED HYDROLOGICALLY FROM STREAMS. PROJECT OBJECTIVES WILL FOCUS ON RECONNECTINGSTREAMS TO THEIR FLOODPLAINS, STORING WATER AND NUTRIENTS AND INCREASING RIPARIAN AND PASTURE VEGETATIONPRODUCTIVITY.THIS PROJECT WILL ACHIEVE DOI PROPOSED STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3.4 SPECIES AND NATURAL RESOURCES ARE PROTECTED BY SUPPORTING SPECIES POPULATIONS AND HEALTH. THIS PROJECT WILL PROTECT WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY MEETING DOIOBJECTIVE 2.3 THE NATIONS WATER SUPPLY IS CLEAN AND MEETS OUR NEEDS.. BY RESTORING HYDROLOGY OF STREAMS,MEADOWS AND FLOODPLAINS WILL FILTER EXCESS NUTRIENTS AND SEDIMENT FROM WATER AND PROVIDE GREATER STORAGE OFGROUNDWATER. THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING FOR THIS COASTALDUNE AND WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT IN SUPPORT OF THE COASTAL HABITAT CONSERVATION ACT.

SONOMA BAYLANDS WETLAND RESTORATION PROJECT