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Bolinas Lagoon is an 1,100-acre shallow tidal estuary on California’s coast, 15 miles northwest of the entrance to San Francisco Bay. It is a Wetland of International Importance, nominated as such by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and so designated by an international body in 1997. Located on the Pacific Flyway, it provides critical habitats for hundreds of resident and migratory bird species as well as marine mammals, fish and invertebrates. Many rare, threatened and endangered species are found in and around the lagoon.

A Reconnaissance Study conducted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers in 1997 concluded that corrective action – dredging and/or other means of removing accumulated sediment or minimizing its entry into the lagoon – was in the national interest. The Corps of Engineers, with financial support from the federal government, the State of California and the Marin County Open Space District, commenced a Feasibility Study in 1998 to develop a plan to restore the lagoon’s habitats. The Corps released its Draft Feasibility Report and Draft EIR/EIS for the Bolinas Lagoon Ecosystem Restoration Project in 2002. The Open Space District subsequently coordinated a rigorous scientific projection of the lagoon’s evolution 50 years into the future, assuming that no corrective actions occurred. This study was completed in July 2006. At the present time, the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, in partnership with the Open Space District and the Corps of Engineers, is leading a public process to develop a plan addressing impacts to the lagoon’s evolution caused by human activity.

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Go to Bolinas Lagoon Technical Advisory Committee Agenda Page
Go to Bolinas Lagoon Open Space Preserve Page
Go to 1996 Bolinas Lagoon Management Plan Update (PDF, 22.5 MB, 163 Pages)
Go to The Gulf of The Farallones Marine Sanctuary Bolinas Lagoon Ecosystem Website