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Since the CCMP was first signed in 1993, the Partnership has made significant progress in restoring and protecting the Estuary. Here are some of its accomplishments.- Acquisition and restoration—ongoing—of close to 67,000 acres of wetlands, including 28,500 acres of salt ponds
in South San Francisco Bay. - Emergence as the largest coastal wetland restoration program in the nation.
- Establishment of a $40 million federal fund to finance restoration of North Bay watersheds.
- Establishment of an $8 million fund to enable tidal marsh restoration of the 3,300-acre Skaggs Island site
south of the city of Sonoma. - Restoration of 3,000 acres of tidal marsh in the Napa estuary.
- Conversion to wetlands of an 800-acre former military air base in Marin County.
- Completion of the Baylands Ecosystem Habitat Goals report, which is guiding many acquisition and restoration projects.
- Implementation of a Bay-wide eradication program for invasive cordgrass.
- Implementation of the most aggressive program in the world to control introduction of invasive organisms
from oceangoing vessels. - Creation of the San Francisco Bay Habitat Joint Venture to promote recovery of all Bay bird species.
- Creation of a San Francisco Bay program within the California Coastal Conservancy to direct increased funding
to Bay restoration programs. - Vast expansion of monitoring programs for Bay wildlife species, such as shorebirds, waterfowl, and fish.
- Development of new recovery plans for threatened and endangered species, such as the California clapper rail.
- Creation and implementation of a Long Term Management Strategy for the Placement of Dredged Material
in the San Francisco Bay Region; in-Bay disposal volumes have been reduced by more than 50 percent
since the LTMS was put into action. - Evolution of the Regional Monitoring Program from one that tracks status and trends of pollutants to one that provides a better overall scientific understanding of the Estuary and its watersheds.
- Establishment of a new East Bay Shoreline State Park.
- Increased access to the Estuary via the Bay Trail and other trails and parks
- Regular shoreline and creek cleanups and pharmaceutical take-back events.
- Improvements in water use efficiency throughout the Estuary watershed, with many urban water conservation programs and water recycling projects implemented.
- Creation of the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority.
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