Whiteside Marsh
Hamilton Air Force Base
.Whiteside Marsh is a coastal estuary marsh and wetlands on the northwestern shore of San Pablo Bay in northern Marin County, California.[1] It is in and adjacent to the city of Novato and the Bel Marin Keys community, in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Restoration
The marsh is the site of the
habitat restoration project on the closed Hamilton Army Airfield.[1]
It is a habitat of the endangered
California Least Tern
.
History
Around the turn of the 19th century, marshes at the site were diked, dried out, and farmed. [1] It was the homestead of Peter Whiteside.[3]
Hamilton Air Force Base was built on the site in 1930. It and the subsequent Hamilton Army Airfield occupied the area until the base was closed in 1988.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Hamilton/Bel Marin Keys Wetlands Restoration". hamiltonwetlands.scc.ca.gov. California State Coastal Conservancy. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
- ^ "California Red-legged Frog - Rana draytonii". www.californiaherps.com. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
- ^ "City of Novato, CA : History Museums of Novato". www.cityofnovato.org. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
- ^ "Historic Posts, Camps, Stations and Airfields: Hamilton Air Force Base (Including Hamilton Army Air Field)". www.militarymuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-04-11.
External links
- Hamiltonwetlands.gov: Official Hamilton/Bel Marin Keys Wetlands Restoration Project website — Whiteside Marsh project.
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