Salt

Day 028

Thursday, May 26. We will hear a very interesting and informative presentation about the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project by John Bourgeois and Eric Mruz. The presentation will focus on the history, background, and current status of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. As the largest wetlands restoration project on the West Coast of the US, the project encompasses 15,100 acres of former salt ponds located around the edge of South San Francisco Bay. Its mission is to restore and enhance wetlands in South San Francisco Bay as habitat for federally endangered species and migratory birds, while providing flood management and wildlife- oriented public access and recreation. John Bourgeois is the Executive Project Manager for the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. He is an estuarine ecologist with experience in a wide array of coastal settings, including San Francisco Bay, the Gulf of Mexico, and mangrove swamps in the western Pacific. Eric Mruz is the Refuge Manager for the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge where he manages over 30,000 acres of former salt ponds, tidal marshes, and uplands. Eric has worked at the San Francisco Bay Complex since 2004 and was originally hired to manage the newly acquired Salt Ponds as part of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project.

You really do acquire increased knowledge on a daily basis.