Bay Point Regional Shoreline - Restoration and Public Access Project

Status Completed County Contra Costa
Project Type Non-mitigation Location 38.04215° N, -121.96754° W Map
Project Area (Acres) 31.00 Last Updated 2 October 2024
Project Abstract This project will restore approximately 17 acres of tidal wetlands, 4 acres of seasonal wetland, and 10 acres of transition and upland grassland, habitats resilient to sea-level rise. It will also provide public access improvements to trails, fishing access, drinking faucets, restroom upgrades and site security and safety features.
Project Groups East Bay Regional Park District | San Francisco Bay Adaptation | San Francisco Bay Joint Venture | San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (Eligible) | SSJDC Prop 1
Administrative Region San Francisco Bay Joint Venture - Jemma Williams, SFBJV

Project Identification

IDType
17 JV - Record Number

Habitat Plan

Site NamePhaseActivitySubActivitiesHabitatSubHabitatAcresActivity StatusWater Regime
Bay Point Regional Shoreline - Restoration None Restoration/Re-establishment Bay Habitat (SFBJV Only) Tidal marsh 17.00 Completed Fully tidal
Bay Point Regional Shoreline - Restoration None Environmental Education/Outreach/Stewardship/Access Seasonal Wetland Unknown/Unspecified 30.00 Planning in-progress Mixed
Bay Point Regional Shoreline - Restoration None Restoration (unspecified) Seasonal Wetland Unknown/Unspecified 4.00 Completed Unknown/Unspecified
Bay Point Regional Shoreline - Restoration None Enhancement Vegetation Management, Wildlife-specific Measures Upland Grassland 10.00 Completed Unknown/Unspecified

Related Habitat Impacts

Impact Project NameHabitatAcres LostType of Loss
No Data

Sites

NameStatusAcres
Bay Point Regional Shoreline - Project Boundary Unknown/Unspecified No Data
Bay Point Regional Shoreline - Restoration Construction completed 31.00

Events

DateTypeDescriptionSite Name
2020-08-31 Project end date
2020-02-10 Levee breach planned Breach date derived from Groundwork End Date. Moved forward to first visible breach date in aerial imagery. Breach occurred between 6/20/2019 and 2/10/2020 in aerial imagery (Google Earth). Bay Point Regional Shoreline - Restoration
2016-07-01 Project start date

People

TypeNameOrganizationDepartment
Contact Chris Barton East Bay Regional Park District Not applicable/Unknown
Contact Karla Cuero East Bay Regional Park District Environmental Programs
Contact Tiffany Margulici East Bay Regional Park District Not applicable/Unknown

Funding

PhaseActivityFunderAmount
None Restoration (unspecified) Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy $2,100,000
None Restoration/Re-establishment East Bay Regional Park District $900,000

Related CRAM Assessments

Visit DateVersionSite NameWetland TypeIndex Score
2019-07-26 6.1 Bay Point AA PM-2 estuarine perennial non-saline 55
2019-07-26 6.1 Bay Point AA AM-1 perennial/seasonal depressional 66
2019-07-26 6.1 Bay Point AA AM-3 perennial/seasonal depressional 66
Name File Type Submitted On Submitted By
San Francisco Bay Joint Venture Featured Project, October 2016 Photo 2016-10-13 Kelly Iknayan, San Francisco Estuary Institute

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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