Bair Island

Coordinates: 37°31′48″N 122°13′20″W / 37.5299362°N 122.2221881°W / 37.5299362; -122.2221881[1]
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Not to be confused with Bear Island (disambiguation).
Bair Island State Marine Park
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Bair Island in 2018
Map showing the location of Bair Island State Marine Park
Map showing the location of Bair Island State Marine Park
Map showing the location of Bair Island State Marine Park
Map showing the location of Bair Island State Marine Park
Map showing the location of Bair Island State Marine Park
Map showing the location of Bair Island State Marine Park
LocationSan Francisco Bay
Nearest cityRedwood City, California
Coordinates37°31′48″N 122°13′20″W / 37.5299362°N 122.2221881°W / 37.5299362; -122.2221881[1]
Area3,398 acres (13.75 km2)
Established1986
Governing bodyUS Fish and Wildlife Service, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Bair Island is a marsh area in Redwood City, California, covering 3,000 acres (1,200 ha), and includes three islands: Inner, Middle and Outer islands.[2] Bair Island is part of the larger Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.[3] It is surrounded by the Steinberger slough to the northwest and Redwood Creek to the southeast.

The

California clapper rail and the Salt marsh harvest mouse, and is an important stop for birds on the Pacific Flyway.[5] Bair Island is bisected by Corkscrew Slough,[6] a major haul-out site for harbor seals (Phoca vitulina).[7]

History

Bair Island is the largest undeveloped island in the

wetland restoration.[12] Some species that have flourished since the restoration are the California Ridgway's rail, pickleweed, and pelicans.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bair Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  2. ^ a b "Bair Island Ecological Reserve". California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  3. ^ "Bair Island". U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  4. ISBN 978-0-16-038699-2
    .
  5. ^ a b Bair Island Ecological Refuge Restoration and Management Plan: Environmental Impact Statement. 2006. pp. 3, 35, 256.
  6. ^ "Corkscrew Slough". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  7. PMID 30366322
    . Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Kay, Jane (March 15, 2007). "NEW LIFE FOR BAY SANCTUARY / Once farmland, salt ponds, Bair Island now protected and ready for restoration". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  9. ISBN 978-0-295-98973-0
    .
  10. ^ California Coast & Ocean. State Coastal Conservancy. 1997. p. 168.
  11. San Jose Mercury
    News. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
  12. ^ Bonilla, Bethney (March 8, 2017). "Bair Island attracts visitors looking to escape Bay Area development". Peninsula Press. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  13. ^ Schuessler, Anna (June 21, 2017). "Wildlife and residents flock to Bair Island: Island restoration makes 3,000 acres of tidal marsh available". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved 2017-08-24.

External links

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