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Invasive spartina on Old Alameda Creek.
Photo by Invasive Spartina Project
Invasive spartina after treatment.
Photo by Invasive Spartina Project
This project completes ongoing efforts by the California Coastal Conservancy to reduce the last 150 acres of baylands infested with invasive Spartina to zero net acres, an unprecedented accomplishment achieved through the coordinated work of numerous public agencies and private nonprofit organizations over the last decade. Control and eradication of Spartina is particularly important to support broader efforts around the Bay to restore wetlands: this species spreads rapidly, crowding out native cordgrass and other plants and simplifying wetland ecosystems, making them less able to support a healthy range of native flora and fauna, including the endangered California Clapper Rail. Not only will the project help restore mudflats and tidal marshes currently dominated by invasive Spartina to biologically diverse and productive wetland habitats, it will also help prevent the further spread of this invasive plant. The Estuary Partnership has created interpretive signs to inform the public about the effort. |
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This project is funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's San Francisco Bay Water Quality Improvement Fund. |
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