Elkhorn Slough Reserve has controlled invasive predators and managed water levels to enhance coastal freshwater pond habitat and maintain one of the largest remnant populations of the federally listed California red-legged frog.

Hudson River Reserve has created a cooperative program to support community based habitat restoration projects in this heavily developed estuary.

Rookery Bay Reserve removed 500 acres of non-native vegetation on Key Island and replanted with over 8000 individual native plants of 15 species. This stabilized beaches and improved habitat for several federally listed species of shorebirds and sea turtles.

The South Slough Reserve implemented a series of experimental wetland restoration projects that have improved rearing habitat for juvenile Pacific Salmon.


For more information about stewardship in the estuarine reserves, contact Nina.Garfield@noaa.gov.