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Adaptive Restoration of the West Coast's Tidal WetlandsTom Gandesbery PresentationSite is subsided show crosssectThe Project at HAAFHabitat Upland Tidal wetland Seasonal wetlandGoal local wildlife endangered species shorebirdsmigratory speciesPhysical corridor tidal action tidal inundationcorollaries restricted access sedimentation ppt inputsescape terrain channel network/form high soil salinityVegetation native overstory Salicornia open pannes,mixed understorystressed Salicornia,matrix of native wetlandChallenges weeds design template design w/ man optionsinund/salinity regimeweedsUncertainty low low to moderate highTarget salinity/inundation regime is narrowSeasonal Wetland DesignSoil Salinity (dS/m)uplandseasonal wetland targetstressed SalicorniainundatedexposedSalicorniabrackish marshfreshwater marshInundation (months)Who performs Adaptive Management?Adaptive Management Working Group (AMWG)composed of:scientists* - specialists in monitoring & restorationregulators - agency representativesprivate interests - local business & user groupsstewards* - resource owners & managers*Technical Advisory Group (TAG)(regulatory mechanism)Coastal Training ProgramElkhorn Slough and SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve January 12, 20066
Adaptive Restoration of the West Coast's Tidal WetlandsTom Gandesbery PresentationWe’re Working on it……June?Hamilton AMMP• 2002 SEIR and Draft ADMP Plan (Appendix K)• It outlines:• Goals• ObjectivesMeasures of Progress (“success”?)PhysicalChemicalBiologicalOther benefits> Public and community “ownership” of project> Further the scientific understanding of wetlandsHigh Priorities for MonitoringPhysicalPlaced sediment elevation (No overfilling!)Levee erosion and stability (flood control)Channel developmentHydrology inside and outboardChemicalMeHg (Corps, Calfed)Conventionals and sediment (e.g. redox)BiologicalBird useClapper rail and SMH MouseFish useDecisionStrategyDesignAdaptive Management:Monitoring specificto objectives, uncertaintiesEvaluationImplementationresource qualityHAAF ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT CYCLESsalinity, Monitoring indundation, veg, birdsModified from Sit and Taylor 1998timeAllowable under Corps CW RulesMonitoring Feasibility• What can $ be spent on?– Corps will carryout AMM for 13 years after completionof each seperable unit (breach)– Terminology important to Federal Gov’t– Process requires that the Corps give the sponsor anO&M manual.– Role of NGO or other third party?>>> look back at early partners and funders• Methods and approach must be cost effective,comparable and generally accepted within the scientificcommunity• Project funding vs. Science• Better when tied to regional efforts– Methodology, timing and funding– PM need control of deliverables– Federal contracting rulesCoastal Training ProgramElkhorn Slough and SF Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve January 12, 20067
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