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The Giacomini Wetlands Restoration Project, the construction for which occurred in 2007 and 2008, began the process of restoring over 550 acres of wetlands at the headwaters of Tomales Bay. PRNSA helped to raise most of the monies for this project and managed the construction portion in collaboration with the Park Service. Funding for this project has been provided by individual donations and major grants from the California Coastal Conservancy, California State Water Board, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Park Service provided environmental monitoring during the project to ensure that impacts to valuable natural resources such as wetlands, riparian habitat, and special status species are minimized to the extent possible.
PRNSA and its partners receive a 2009 Partners in Conservation Award for their work on the Giacomini Restoration Project. Read more...
Giacomini Phase I (2007) Construction Components Completed
Giacomini Phase II (2008) Construction Components Completed
Giacomini Wetland Restoration Project: Restoration Summary
Come join us on Saturday, November 14, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for an opportunity to revegetate some of our weedy uplands with native wildrye grasses. Contact Sarah Minnick at 415-464-5226 or by email to RSVP for the event.
Be an active part of this project, which will help to transform Tomales Bay, by helping Park staff plant native vegetation in the Giacomini Wetlands. The Park Service is organizing volunteer planting days for local schools, community groups, universities, and other interested organizations during the Spring of 2009 by prior arrangement. Please contact the Park Service at 415.464.5193 or by e-mail.
- Endangered Species & Wildlife
Protection: including helping
the spotted owl fight for survival in
our forests, and helping Western snowy plovers recover on park beaches. Check it out!
- Habitat Restoration: including
returning Coho salmon runs to several
coastal streams. Check it out!
- Education and Stewardship
Initiatives: including the affordable PRNSA
School Programs and adult Field Seminars
to help the community learn about protecting
Point Reyes and the environment. (See School Program, Summer Camp and Field Seminar Tabs)
- Historic Preservation:
continuing the legacy that Native Americans,
European explorers, lighthouse keepers,
and dairy ranchers all left here. Check it out!
PRNSA’s goals
are to grow our membership base and community
support, to improve our education programs
so that we are creating future stewards
for Point Reyes and the planet, and to
provide staff and support for the wide
range of preservation projects needed
to preserve the wonder of Point Reyes.
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