PlanningPlanning Matters Matters

Wetlands Past … and Present

(1850) (1998)

Clean Bay Project

Pollution & Bay Fill

Restoring San Francisco BayRestoring San Francisco Bay

For the Bay: 100,000 AcresFor the Bay: 100,000 Acres

For the Bay: 100,000 AcresFor the Bay: 100,000 Acres

Importance of RestorationImportance of Restoration

• Provide Habitat for Fish & WildlifeProvide Habitat for Fish & Wildlife

• Filter out Pollutants & ToxinsFilter out Pollutants & Toxins

• Responding to Sea Level RiseResponding to Sea Level Rise

– Erosion Control & Flood PreventionErosion Control & Flood Prevention

– Absorb COAbsorb CO22 and Greenhouse Gases and Greenhouse Gases

• Recreation OpportunitiesRecreation Opportunities

• Enhance Quality of Life & Local EconomyEnhance Quality of Life & Local Economy

“raising and allocating resources for the restoration,

enhancement, protection, and enjoyment of wetlands and

wildlife habitat in the San Francisco Bay and along its

shoreline.”

•Prohibiting development is recommended in undeveloped shoreline vulnerable to sea level rise containing opportunities for habitat / wetland restoration (p. 74)

•Agencies “should generally not plan, develop, or build any new significant structure” where that structure will require significant protection from sea-level rise, storm surges, or coastal erosion. (p. 73)

• Prohibiting development is recommended in undeveloped shoreline vulnerable to sea level rise containing opportunities for habitat / wetland restoration

• Agencies “should generally not plan, develop, or build any new significant structure” where that structure will require significant protection from sea-level rise, storm surges, or coastal erosion.

Photo: Ian Umeda / SF Public Press

Threatened Baylands

Flood Protection?

Frank’s Dump West - New Year’s Eve 2005Frank’s Dump West - New Year’s Eve 20058.9 ft tides; 40mph winds Photo: Mark Taylor / Courtesy Jeremy Lowe8.9 ft tides; 40mph winds Photo: Mark Taylor / Courtesy Jeremy Lowe

Inundation

Sea Level Rise

Terraced Levee: Harnessing Terraced Levee: Harnessing Natural BenefitsNatural Benefits

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Bair Island – National Wildlife Refuge

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