What Kinds of Wetlands are Included in the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project?
The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project would help create, enhance, and preserve a variety of wetland types. The predominant wetland types that occur or may occur in the project area include shallow subtidal areas, tidal mudflats, tidal marsh, salt ponds, muted tidal/managed ponds, and seasonal wetlands. Small areas of riparian corridors and freshwater marshes are present in the creeks flowing into the South Bay. Although not technically a wetland, upland transition zones will be an important component of marsh preservation and restoration. The various wetlands types are briefly discussed below.
