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SF Chronicle Coverage of Friday’s Hamilton Airfield Levee Breach
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  • by BPC Staff
  • onApril 28, 2014
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SF Chronicle Coverage of Friday’s Hamilton Airfield Levee Breach

Marin County wetlands rise again in Hamilton airfield restoration Peter Fimrite “A cheer went up as salt water from San Pablo Bay poured through a breached levee Friday and flooded old, abandoned Hamilton Field in Novato, a landmark moment in the effort to restore Bay Area marshland habitat. The levee breach was the last, biggest step […]

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BPC visits Elsie Gridley Mitigation Bank

On Saturday, April 13, I, Josh Trotter, an intern with BPC, visited the Elsie Gridley Mitigation Bank managed by WRA. The mitigation bank was established for the purpose of maintaining/restoring vernal pool grassland and riparian habitats, as well as habitats for a number of rare, threatened, and endangered species. Establishment of the bank enables the […]

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