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49-749: The agency's official goals are to: Since its establishment, the Conservancy has completed over 4,000 projects along the California coastline and San Francisco Bay, restored over 400,000 acres of coastal habitat, built hundreds of miles of new trail including the Bay Area Ridge Trail , Santa Ana Parkway Trail, and partnered on over 100 urban waterfront projects. The Conservancy has spent over $ 1.8 billion on projects. It works in partnership with other public agencies, nonprofit organizations and private landowners, employing 75 people and overseeing

98-584: A current annual budget of 53 million dollars. The Conservancy was created by the legislature as a unique entity with flexible powers to serve as an intermediary among government, citizens, and the private sector in recognition that creative approaches would be needed to preserve California's coastline. The Conservancy provides technical assistance and grant funding to local communities, nonprofit organizations, other government agencies, businesses, and private landowners to implement multi-benefit projects that: The conservancy has completed more than 2,400 projects along

147-567: A feasibility study and preparing an Environmental Impact Report / Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS), which involves the technical Analysis of Alternatives for the restoration of 10,000 acres (40 km) of wetlands and associated habitats within the former Cargill salt pond complex in the North Bay. The goals of this project are to restore large patches of tidal marsh that support a wide variety of fish, wildlife and plants, including special status mammals and water birds – specifically

196-431: A natural sediment regime improving the habitat for steelhead trout, reducing beach erosion that now contributes to destabilization of homes, roads and infrastructure, and improvement of habitat for the threatened California red-legged frog . The total project cost for the project is estimated at $ 83 million. According to the implementation agreement, CalAm will pay an amount equivalent to the estimated cost of buttressing

245-403: A pinkish cinnamon or tawny belly; moreover, the tail is likewise bicolored. An adult's length is 5–7 centimetres (2.0–2.8 in) and a tail length of 6–10 centimetres (2.4–3.9 in). Its height is between 1.5 and 2.1 centimetres (0.59 and 0.83 in). The weight of a mature mouse is about 10–20 grams (0.35–0.71 oz). The northern subspecies is also dorsally brown or reddish brown, but

294-548: A potential strategy to pursue the goals outlined in the report by the President's Commission on Americans Outdoors. Later that year, a planning committee was formed with memberships from nearly forty public agencies, recreation groups, and individuals. Eventually, this committee became the Bay Area Ridge Trail Council. Dinesh Desai, a retired engineer, and Bob Cowell, a retired fire chief, completed

343-552: Is Amy Hutzel who also serves in the same capacity for the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority The Deputy Executive Officers are Mary Small and Helen Kang. The Chair of the Conservancy's Board is Douglas Bosco . Bay Area Ridge Trail The Bay Area Ridge Trail (shortened as Ridge Trail ) is a planned 550-mile (890 km) multi-use trail along the hill and mountain ridgelines surrounding

392-504: Is an issue due to encroachment of the limited habitat by humans at the perimeter of the San Francisco Bay. Similar species are the plains harvest mouse ( Reithrodontomys montanus ) and the fulvous harvest mouse ( R. fulvescens ), which has a longer tail. The species co-occurs with the similar western harvest mouse ( R. megalotis ), which tends to have dorsal fur that is more gray than R. raviventris and with ventral fur that

441-470: Is being headed by the state of California and the federal government to restore 15,100 acres (61 km) of Cargill's former salt ponds in San Francisco Bay. In October 2000, Cargill proposed to consolidate its operations and sell lands and salt production rights on 61 percent of its South Bay Operation area. Negotiations were headed by Senator Dianne Feinstein and a framework agreement was signed in May 2002 by

490-408: Is known to be found in these specific locales: The mice depend heavily on vegetation cover, particularly pickleweed and tules ( Schoenoplectus spp.). Pickleweed ( Salicornia pacifica ) is their primary and preferred habitat, as well their main food source, but R. raviventris is found in a variety of marsh habitats, including diked and tidal wetlands. In a 2019 study on the food preferences of

539-452: Is lighter in color and inhabits the northern marshes of the bay, and the southern subspecies ( R. r. raviventris ) lives in the East and South Bay marshes. They are both quite similar in appearance to their congener species, the western harvest mouse ( R. megalotis) , to which they are not closely related. Genetic studies of the northern subspecies have revealed that the salt-marsh harvest mouse

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588-485: Is most closely related to the plains harvest mouse ( R. montanus), which occurs in the Midwest. The endangered designation of the salt-marsh harvest mouse is due to its limited range, historic decline in population and continuing threat of habitat loss due to development encroachment on the perimeter of the San Francisco Bay. The southern population of the salt-marsh harvest mouse tends to have dark brown fur above and

637-453: Is thought that the salt marsh harvest mouse has special kidney function that allows this phenomenon. The northern species can survive purely on salt water, but prefers fresh to salt water. The southern species can survive on either, and does not display a preference. Another way to differentiate these species is based on aggression and docility. Often, the salt-marsh harvest mouse is quite docile and less easily agitated than its sister species,

686-468: Is white to grayish; and the house mouse ( Mus musculus ), which is gray, has a scaly tail, and incisors without grooves, unlike those of the salt-marsh harvest mouse.In the summer, when salinity of water and vegetation increases, the mice have a notable advantage due to their ability to drink and survive purely on salt water. This adaptation to solely survive on salt water is unknown to many researchers and cannot be investigated due to their endangerment. It

735-829: The California Department of Parks and Recreation and the Coastal Commission to coordinate trail development. In 2001, the Governor signed Senate Bill 908 directing the Coastal Conservancy to report back to the Legislature on progress made completing the trail. In 2003, the “Completing the California Coastal Trail” Report described the status of the trail and outlined strategies for its completion. SB 908 also directed

784-601: The San Francisco Bay Area , in Northern California . As of May 2022 , 400 miles (640 km) have been established. When complete, the trail will connect over seventy-five parks and open spaces. The trail is being designed to provide access for hikers, runners, mountain bicyclists, and equestrians . It will be accessible through trailheads near major population centers, but the trail will extend into more remote areas. The first trail section

833-421: The salt marsh harvest mouse , California clapper rail , and black rail , endangered fish – specifically the delta smelt , Sacramento splittail , steelhead trout and Chinook salmon , and aquatic animals. They will also be managing water depth to maximize wildlife habitat diversity, with shallow-water areas for migratory and resident shore birds and deep-water areas for diving ducks. The project involves

882-726: The Bay and linking its communities. The plan would later attract bipartisan support, with George Miller joining Mott. In May 1987, the Greenbelt Alliance held a meeting to strategize how to approach the San Francisco Water Department and convince them to open their watershed lands to the public; Mark Evanoff convened the meeting and Brian O'Neill , Superintendent of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area , proposed

931-591: The California Coastal Trail (CCT) will extend 1,200 miles (1,900 km) from Oregon to Mexico , making it one of the longest trails in the United States. While informal trails along our coast have been used for centuries, CCT was initiated in 1972 when Californians passed Proposition 20 recommending that a trails system be established along or near the coast. In 1999, the CCT was designated at

980-508: The California coastline and in the San Francisco bay. These projects have included preserving almost 20,000 acres (81 km) of wetlands, dunes, wildlife habitat, recreation lands, farmland, and scenic open space, building hundreds of miles of access ways and trails along the coastline, and assisting in the completion of more than 100 urban waterfront projects. The Conservancy has hundreds of ongoing projects including: Once completed,

1029-666: The Carmel River and San Clemente Creek will be diverted around the reservoir and dam site, and the reservoir will be emptied. The Integrated Watershed Restoration Program (IWRP; pronounced "I Werp") for Santa Cruz County was formed in 2002 as a county-wide effort to prioritize watershed restoration. The IWRP's objectives are to: The Conservancy awarded $ 4.5 million to the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County in June 2003 to initiate Phase 1 of

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1078-446: The Coastal Conservancy to provide grants and assistance to establish and expand inland trail systems that may be linked to the trail, and directed agencies with property interests or regulatory authority in coastal areas to cooperate with the Coastal Conservancy with respect to planning and making lands available for completion of the trail. In 2007, the Governor signed SB 1396 directing the Coastal Conservancy to coordinate development of

1127-543: The Coastal Trail with the Caltrans . This bill also required local transportation planning agencies whose jurisdiction includes a portion of the Coastal Trail, or property designated for the trail to coordinate with the Coastal Conservancy, Coastal Commission, and Caltrans regarding development of the trail. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , the Conservancy, and the California Department of Fish and Game conducted

1176-516: The Conservancy has awarded over $ 4 million in 150 separate grants for programs that bring people to the coast, increase stewardship of coastal resources, and provide educational opportunities. These grants prioritize projects that achieve one or more of these objectives: In 2019, the Conservancy introduced its Explore the Coast Overnight program to fund projects and programs to increase Californians' opportunities to stay overnight near or on

1225-972: The Conservancy, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the Conservation League Foundation and the Californian American Water company (CalAm) working together to remove the San Clemente Dam . Since the dams construction in 1921, the Carmel River has suffered from accelerated erosion, and the once vibrant steelhead trout run has dramatically decreased. The benefits of the dam removal include recovery of central coast steelhead trout (a threatened species) by proving unimpaired access to over 25 miles (40 km) of spawning and rearing habitat, expansion of public recreation by preserving over 900 acres (3.6 km) of coastal watershed lands, restoration of

1274-619: The IWRP focused on pre-implementation activities including designs and permits for nearly 100 critical watershed restoration projects in Santa Cruz County including expansion of rural roads, technical assistance programs, comparative lagoon ecological assessment projects, countywide outreach and education program development, watershed education activity and resource guides, and coordination of resources: annual watershed partner forum, reporting, website and technical assistance. The project

1323-639: The Ridge Trail, extending the trail to 100 miles (160 km) by 1990 and 200 miles (320 km) by 1995. By 1999, 217 miles (349 km) of the Ridge Trail had been completed, mostly on public lands. 10 miles (16 km) of the Ridge Trail were added in 2005, including a new bridge over San Geronimo Creek ; at that point, the Ridge Trail ran for 285 miles (459 km). The section of Ridge Trail through Crockett Hills Regional Park in Contra Costa County, which opened in June 2006, pushed

1372-628: The coast. The program allocates funding from Proposition 68 , the Parks and Water Bond Act of 2018, to support the construction of cabins, campsites and other lodging as well as overnight programming at the coast. The Explore the Coast Overnight grant program and the Conservancy's Explore the Coast Overnight Assessment , were developed in response to AB-250 State Coastal Conservancy: Lower Cost Coastal Accommodations Program ( Gonzalez Fletcher ). The Conservancy's Executive Officer

1421-705: The conservancy, the California Resources Agency , the Wildlife Conservation Board, the California Department of Fish and Game, United States Fish and Wildlife Service , Cargill and Senator Feinstein. California approved the purchase of the property on February 11, 2003. The Invasive Spartina Project is a coordinated regional effort among local, state and federal organizations dedicated to preserving California's extraordinary coastal biological resources through

1470-483: The control program uses all available scientific information regarding the San Francisco Estuary, the invasive cordgrasses, and the likely economic, sociological, and ecological consequences of both the invasion and the treatment program, to develop a management strategy that is effective, economical, and protective of public and environmental health. To implement the site-specific management strategies,

1519-466: The dam, or approximately $ 49 million. The Conservancy, with assistance from the NMFS, will secure the additional $ 34 million from state, federal, and private foundation sources. Construction of the project is expected to take three years – activities will be restricted to approximately April to November to avoid the rainy season and impact to migrating steelhead. During years two and three of construction,

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1568-591: The elimination of introduced species of Spartina . Cordgrasses are highly aggressive invaders that significantly alter both the physical structure and biological composition of our tidal marshes, mudflats and creeks. The control program is the "action arm" of the San Francisco Estuary Invasive Spartina Project, a project of the conservancy. The program uses an Integrated Vegetation Management (IVM) approach to prioritize and implement control efforts. Applying this approach,

1617-400: The endangered lists since the 1970s, and has protected habitat within numerous Bay Area wildlife refuges . Individual political jurisdictions have conducted research and established habitat protection strategies to protect the salt marsh harvest mouse. For example, the city of San Rafael, California , has established a shoreline setback standard to prevent any land development within 50 feet of

1666-1151: The first hike of the Ridge Trail in 1999. The pair followed designated and non-designated trails, including a crossing of the Carquinez Strait by kayak. The first two segments of the trail, dedicated on May 13, 1989, were located in San Mateo County and managed by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and the San Mateo County Department of Parks. Marin County and San Francisco City and County opened their first segments in September 1989; Napa , Solano , and Santa Clara counties in October 1989; Contra Costa and Alameda counties in June 1990; and Sonoma County in October 1990. Existing trails in public spaces were incorporated into

1715-493: The program relies heavily on partnerships developed with the landowners and managers around the Bay that have non-native Spartina growing on their lands. The conservancy provides treatment and eradication grants to these partners, who subsequently select an appropriate aquatic vegetation control contractor through a competitive bid process, or utilize their own equipment and crews in the case of flood control and mosquito abatement districts. These partners are ultimately responsible for

1764-592: The remaining mileage is on private property in Santa Clara, Sonoma, and Napa. Starting at the Golden Gate Bridge and proceeding clockwise, the route goes through every Bay Area county: Marin , Sonoma , Napa , Solano , Contra Costa , Alameda , Santa Clara , Santa Cruz , San Mateo , and San Francisco . The planned alignment of the Ridge Trail extends as far north as Calistoga and Angwin , and as far south as Gilroy . From south to north,

1813-490: The salt-marsh harvest mouse, it was concluded that the species has a much more flexible diet than assumed years prior. They prefer pickleweed only at specific seasonal times, showcased a strong liking for different plants that aren't native to the area, and typical foods enjoyed by waterfowl. The salt-marsh harvest mouse has lost much of its habitat to extensive development and clearing of bayside marshland, pollution, boat activity, and commercial salt harvesting . It has been on

1862-480: The shoreline; this measure has been applied to several specific land developments along the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Researchers, such as Katherine Smith of California Department of Fish and Wildlife, are at the forefront of research helping to identify how threats like climate change impact the species, while increasing the understanding of its biology, ecology, and behavior. NatureServe considers

1911-486: The species Critically Imperiled . The preservation of the salt-marsh harvest mouse habitat was a subject of discussion in 2009 economic stimulus package . The mouse was mentioned numerous times in Congress by Republicans such as Rep. Mike Pence and Rep. Dan Lungren to highlight the wasteful spending of the bill. It was claimed that $ 30M of the 2009 economic stimulus would be spent on habitat restoration to protect

1960-559: The state and federal level as Millennium Legacy Trail, and in 2001 state legislation called for its completion. Roughly half of the CCT was complete in 2009. Enacted in 1976, the State Coastal Conservancy Act (Division 21 Section 31000 et al. of the Public Resources Code) calls for the Coastal Conservancy to have a principal role in the implementation of a system of public accessways to and along

2009-446: The state's coastline, including development of the CCT. The Coastal Conservancy pursues this mandate in part by awarding grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to acquire land, or any interest therein, or to develop, operate, or manage lands for public access purposes to and along the coast, on terms and conditions the Coastal Conservancy specifies. In addition, the Coastal Conservancy works with other state agencies including

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2058-575: The structural complexity of their occupied habitat during fall and summer (breeding season), but occupy the same habitat during winter and spring. While the cause is still unknown, this seasonal disparity in habitat use may be related to a reduced risk of predation and intraspecific competition in more structurally complex habitats. Furthermore, movement of R. raviventris individuals within their home ranges varies seasonally, with mean distance traveled highest in June and lowest in November. This organism

2107-467: The success of the project through the long-term commitment to monitor and maintain the eradication efforts, and ensure that Spartina is not reintroduced to the system. The Conservancy's Explore the Coast Grant program is a small grants program supporting programs that encourage all Californian's to explore and experience the coast, with a focus on under-served communities and young people. Since 2013,

2156-585: The trail passes through the following landmarks: Lake Merced , Stern Grove , Twin Peaks , Buena Vista Park , the panhandle of Golden Gate Park , and the Presidio . (1.6 kilometers) (1.6 kilometers) The Bay Area Ridge Trail Council (BARTC), founded in 1987, is the organization building, maintaining, and promoting the Ridge Trail. BARTC initially was supported by the Greenbelt Alliance, but it

2205-565: The trail past the 300-mile (480 km) mark. As of 2020 , the Ridge Trail stood at 383 miles (616 km) completed. The section of the trail that runs through San Francisco has been completed, and parts of the San Francisco trail have been rerouted to pass through more green space and over the Twin Peaks . Large sections of the trail running through San Mateo, Marin, Contra Costa, and Alameda counties have been completed. Much of

2254-764: The venters tend to be white or cream, and rarely with a hint of reddish; tail length is usually about 120% of the body length. The upper incisors are grooved. As a member of the Neotominae subfamily, the dental formula of R. raviventris is 1.0.0.3 1.0.0.3  × 2 = 16 . This species is nocturnal , with particularly noted activity on moonlit nights. This mouse is particularly resourceful, making use of ground runways of other rodents; moreover, it also exhibits climbing agility. It occupies marsh habitats where pickleweed and marsh plants abound. Its many predators include hawk , snake and owl species, as well as shorebirds and larger mammals . Predation by domestic cats

2303-491: The western harvest mouse. Survey data from Suisun Marsh found that the salt-marsh harvest mouse can live up to 18 months and possibly longer. Females commonly have two litters per year. The home range and habitat use of this species differ temporally across age and sex. Juveniles exhibit home ranges of 600–700 square metres (6,500–7,500 sq ft), whereas adults exhibit home ranges of 1,300–1,500 square metres (14,000–16,000 sq ft). Males and females also differ in

2352-698: Was dedicated on May 13, 1989. William Penn Mott Jr. , the twelfth director of the National Park Service , gave a speech in March 1987 at a state parks and recreation conference and discussed plans for the Ridge Trail. While working for the East Bay Regional Park District in the 1960s, Mott's office was on a ridgeline in the East Bay, and the views from the office inspired his vision of a hill-and-ridge trail encircling

2401-678: Was incorporated in 1991 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit under co-chairs Brian O'Neill and Marcia McNally. The Council office is located in Berkeley . Salt marsh harvest mouse The salt-marsh harvest mouse ( Reithrodontomys raviventris ), also known as the red-bellied harvest mouse , is an endangered rodent endemic to the San Francisco Bay Area salt marshes in California . The two distinct subspecies are both endangered and listed together on federal and state endangered-species lists. The northern subspecies ( R. r. halicoetes )

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