Reef Design Innovations for Living Shorelines

Status Planning County Marin
Project Type Non-mitigation Location 37.96425° N, -122.49199° W Map
Project Area (Acres) No Data Last Updated 26 February 2024
Project Abstract The project aims to develop innovative new designs for living shorelines and living seawall projects that simplify the construction and installation process relative to current designs. The project plans to reduce the need for, and expense of, heavy installation equipment using modular, lightweight, and easily portable materials.
Project Groups San Francisco Bay Joint Venture | San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (Eligible)
Administrative Region San Francisco Bay Joint Venture - Jemma Williams, SFBJV

Project Identification

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Habitat Plan

Site NamePhaseActivitySubActivitiesHabitatSubHabitatAcresActivity StatusWater Regime
Dunphy Park Conceptual design Research & Scientific Studies Living Shorelines Studies Bay Habitat (SFBJV Only) Shallow Bay 0.14 Planning in-progress Fully tidal
Estuary and Ocean Science Center, Tiburon Conceptual design Research & Scientific Studies Living Shorelines Studies Bay Habitat (SFBJV Only) Shallow Bay 0.14 Planning in-progress Fully tidal
Spinnaker Point, San Rafael Conceptual design Research & Scientific Studies Living Shorelines Studies Bay Habitat (SFBJV Only) Shallow Bay 0.14 Planning in-progress Fully tidal

Related Habitat Impacts

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Sites

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Events

DateTypeDescriptionSite Name
2021-06-03 Other Second technical advisory committee meeting
2021-02-25 Other Formation and first meeting of the projects technical advisory committee, comprise of 15 local and national experts.

People

TypeNameOrganizationDepartment
Contact Katharyn Boyer San Francisco State University Not applicable/Unknown
Agency Staff Marilyn Latta State Coastal Conservancy San Francisco Bay Program
Contact Chela Zabin Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Not applicable/Unknown
Contact Richard Johnson San Francisco State University Not applicable/Unknown
Contact Robert Harris San Francisco State University Not applicable/Unknown
Agency Staff Linda Tong State Coastal Conservancy Not applicable/Unknown

Funding

PhaseActivityFunderAmount
Conceptual design Research & Scientific Studies SCC State Coastal Conservancy $200,000

Related CRAM Assessments

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How to Use the Habitat Development Curve

Habitat Development Curves (HDCs) are used to determine the developmental status and trajectory of on-the-ground projects to create, restore, or enhance California wetland and stream habitats. Each HDC is based on assessments of habitat condition for different age areas of one habitat type that in aggregate represent the full spectrum of habitat development. The assessments of condition are provided by expert applications of the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM). Visit the CRAM website for more information about CRAM.

For each HDC, reference condition is represented by areas of a habitat that consistently get very high CRAM scores, have not been subject to disruptive management practices, and exist within landscapes that are protected and managed for their natural conditions. The horizontal lines intersecting the top of an HDC represent the mean CRAM score and standard deviation of scores for 25 qualifying reference areas.

The age of a project is estimated as the elapsed time in years between the groundwork end date for the project and the date of the CRAM assessment. To add or update a groundwork end date, use the Project Events form in Project Tracker (ptrack.ecoatlas.org). The minimum age in years of a non-project area, including any natural reference area, is estimated from all available local information, including historical maps and imagery, historical written accounts, and place-specific scientific studies of habitat development.

An HDC can be used to address the following questions:

  1. At what time in the future will the area of assessed habitat achieve the reference condition or other milestones in habitat development? The HDC can answer this question if the CRAM score for the assessed area is within the confidence interval of the HDC. The answer is the time in years along the HDC between the current age of the assessed area and the future date corresponding to the intersection of the HDC and the reference condition or other milestone.
  2. Is the area of assessed habitat likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace as most other areas of the same habitat type? The habitat area is likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace if the CRAM score for the area is above, below, or within the confidence interval of the HDC, respectively.
  3. What can be done to improve the condition of the habitat area or to increase its rate of development? HDCs by themselves cannot answer this question. Possible answers can be inferred by the following analysis that involves HDCs:
    1. Examine the HDC for each of the four CRAM Attributes;
    2. Identify the Attribute(s) scoring below the HDC;
    3. For any low-scoring Attribute, examine the component Metric Scores (note: the Metric Scores for any public CRAM assessment in the CRAM database can be obtained through EcoAtlas);
    4. Assume the low score of an Attribute is due to its low-scoring Metric(s);
    5. Consider modifying the design or management of the habitat area in ways that will sustainably increase its score(s) for the low-scoring Metric(s).

For more information about CRAM Attributes and Metrics, including their scientific rationale, see the CRAM Manual.

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