What kinds of plants and animals live in the wetlands?
The Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project site includes two main types of habitats for its plants and animals: subtidal and intertidal habitats. Subtidal habitats are never exposed during low tide, and intertidal habitats are emergent marsh habitat and mudflats that are exposed during low tides. Species that occupy the subtidal aquatic habitats of the project site include all different types of plankton, or small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in groups in fresh and salt water. Various plankton at the Hamilton Wetlands Project site include different algae, floating plants, corals, sea anemones and jellyfish. Fish such as longfin smelt, northern anchovy and speckled sanddab as well as worms and clams can also be found at the site or in the sandy, muddy bottom of the Bay. Additionally, many different species of waterfowl and diving birds use the subtidal aquatic habitats for feeding areas. The intertidal mudflats at the Hamilton Wetlands Restoration Project site are highl
