The Bay Model
    Association

Purpose:
The purpose of this project is to continue the long-term monitoring of ·Warm Springs Marsh (also known as Coyote Creek Lagoon) - a restored marsh in south San Francisco Bay. Warm Springs, located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay in Alameda County, is a 220-acre tidal restoration site excavated as a deep borrow pit. It was opened to tidal action in October 1986 and relies on natural deposition of sediment to convert the sub-tidal habitat into a fully developed inter-tidal marsh. This project is part of a long-term monitoring program instituted at the following three San Francisco Bay tidal marshes: Warm Springs; China Camp; and Muzzi.

This program was initiated in 1986 with a succession of grants from the San Francisco Foundation and the Marin Community Foundation, which were initially awarded to Save San Francisco Bay Associates (SSBA) and subsequently to The Bay Institute (TBI) and Bay Model Association (BMA). During the period of 1990 through 1992, funds were provided by King and Lyons Development, Inc. and the Marin Audubon Society to support monitoring efforts at Warm Springs and China Camp Marshes. The Fred Gellert Foundation also provided funds in 2002 and 2003.

Primary Contact for the Project:
Alix A. Spivack
Executive Director, Bay Model Association
Phone: (415) 332-1851
E-mail: alix.spivack@baymodel.org

Secondary Contact for the Project:
Jeremy P.Lowe
Associate Principal, Phillip Williams & Associates, Ltd.
Phone: (415) 262-2300
E-mail: J.Lowe@pwa-ltd.com