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Working Together for a Resilient North Bay Landscape
Jessica Davenport, State Coastal ConservancySR 37 – Baylands Group
Presentation to State Route 37 Policy CommitteeNovember 2, 2017
Photo courtesy of Sonoma Land Trust
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Presentation Outline
SR 37 – Baylands Group• Who We Are• Vision Statement and Guiding Principles• Flood Control 2.0 as a Model for Collaborative Design
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SR 37 – Baylands Group formed in response to accelerated action due to flooding
Photo courtesy of The Press Democrat
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• North Bay wetland land managers• Ecological restoration practitioners, and • Other stakeholders with a long-term interest in the conservation and
restoration of the San Pablo Baylands
SR 37 – Baylands Group: Who We Are
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• Long-term funder of San Pablo Baylands restoration• Coordinator of the SR 37 – Baylands Group• Promoting collaboration with transportation and regulatory
agencies• Funded Baylands Goals Science Update 2015
State Coastal Conservancy’s Role
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Image courtesy of Ducks Unlimited
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Vision: Integrate, Don’t MitigateIntegrate infrastructure improvements for SR 37 with existing and future habitat planning, conservation and restoration to ensure healthy ecosystem function and resilience to landscape scale change of the San Pablo Bay.
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Baylands Goals are the Blueprint
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Vallejo
Napa
Baylands Habitats, 1998
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Restoration to Date and Planned
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TODAY
• SR 37 elevation at or just above sea level• Mostly within San Pablo Baylands historical
marshes• Surrounded by ~30,000 acres of protected and
restored habitat• Investment in ecosystem exceeds $600 million
for conservation and restoration
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Adapted from ESA
The Baylands and Climate Change: What We Can Do (2015)
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Improve Ecological Connectivity
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From Uplands To The Bay
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The Baylands and Climate Change: What We Can Do (2015)
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Accommodate Future Sea Levels, River Flows, and Floodplains
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Avoid or Minimize Direct Impacts To Habitats And Wildlife
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Seeking solutions that elevate SR 37 and allow for full passage of sediment, water and wildlife
Images from Draft SR 37 Transportation and Sea Level Rise Corridor Improvement Plan
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June 2017
Nineteen agencies
and NGOs meet and
form Baylands
Group
Oct. 2017 –Mar. 2018
Collaboration on DAA through Environmental Working Group
SR 37 – Baylands Group Work Plan
Aug. – Oct. 2017
Collaborate with MTC
to design env. workshop
series
Aug. – Oct. 2017
Develop white paper and comment on Draft Corridor Plan
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Flood Control 2.0 as a Model Process: Novato Creek Baylands Vision
Convert Hwy and RR into an elevated
causeway
Remove levees and re-establish tidal
marsh
Re-establish upland transition zones
Create a horizontal
seepage levee
Create a depositional marsh plain
Re-establish marsh ponds
Image courtesy of San Francisco Estuary Institute
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Questions?
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