Things you'd like to look up in the environmental impact report prior to lagoon restoration
Osprey
What birds were counted prior to freeway widening construction to be used as a baseline to be compared against after restoration?
What is one of the birds that are regularly counted in the bird count to monitor the success of the restoration
The lagoon mouth silted up
What was one aspect of lagoon health that stakeholders wanted to improve with the associated restoration project
dissolved oxygen
What is a key water quality indicator that is monitored to mitigate hypoxia in the lagoon, especially when the entry is closed off?
residence time as a function of tidal flow
What observations did they use as a good estimate of overall health of the lagoon ecosystem?
The railroad bridge and the highway 101 bridge
What are the poorly planned elements of critical infrastructure that are the cause of poor circulation in the lagoon, that were not significantly modified in the construction and restoration process?
Strong smelling sage shrubs
What is a common plant that made up one of the vegetation habitats that were planned to be restored?
clapper rail and snowy plover
What are two endangered species whose habitats are monitored as part of the followup to the restoration?
marine terraces that illustrate the high stands of sea level in the past 400,000 years
What processes contribute to the topography and higher elevation ecosystems in the lagoons?
What is an interesting example of the results of an attempt to open up a protected area to visitation with untintended consequences?