The San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (San Francisco Bay NERR) is one of 27 reserves established as part of the
United States
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National Estuarine Research Reserve System. The reserve is used to promote
San Francisco Bay wetland
A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The p ...
s and
estuary
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...
research, education, and stewardship.
Organization
The reserve is a partnership between
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA ) is an United States scientific and regulatory agency within the United States Department of Commerce that forecasts weather, monitors oceanic and atmospheric conditio ...
(NOAA),
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University (commonly referred to as San Francisco State, SF State and SFSU) is a public research university in San Francisco. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers 118 different ...
,
California State Parks
The California Department of Parks and Recreation, more commonly known as California State Parks, manages the California state parks system. The system administers 279 separate park units on 1.4 million acres (570,000 hectares), with over 280 ...
, Solano Land Trust, and the
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
Reserve sites
The San Francisco Bay NERR consists of two sites in the
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, often referred to as simply the Bay Area, is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in Northern California. The Bay Area is defined by the Association of Bay Area Go ...
:
*Rush Ranch Open Space Preserve — , on the northern margin of
Suisun Marsh
Located in northern California, the Suisun Marsh ( ) has been referred to as the largest brackish water marsh on west coast of the United States of America. The marsh land is part of the San Francisco Bay tidal estuary, and subject to tidal ebb ...
, at the western foot of the
Potrero Hills, in
Solano County
Solano County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 453,491. The county seat is Fairfield.
Solano County comprises the Vallejo–Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which i ...
.
*
China Camp State Park — , on the shore of
San Pablo Bay
San Pablo Bay is a tidal estuary that forms the northern extension of San Francisco Bay in the East Bay and North Bay regions of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California.
Most of the Bay is shallow; however, there is a deep water c ...
near
San Rafael in
Marin County.
See also
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Estuarine
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References
External links
Official San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (San Francisco Bay NERR) websiteMap of San Francisco Bay NERR
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Estuaries of California
National Estuarine Research Reserves of the United States
Nature reserves in California
Protected areas of Marin County, California
Protected areas of Solano County, California
San Francisco Bay
San Pablo Bay
Wetlands of the San Francisco Bay Area
Natural history of Marin County, California
Natural history of Solano County, California
San Francisco Bay Trail