Whiteside Marsh
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
[edit]The marsh is the site of the Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project, a federal and state wetlands habitat restoration project on the closed Hamilton Army Airfield.[1]
It is a habitat of the endangered California red-legged frog, identifiable as the name implies by distinctive red markings on the legs.[2] It is also nesting habitat for the endangered California Least Tern.
History
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Hamilton/Bel Marin Keys Wetlands Restoration". hamiltonwetlands.scc.ca.gov. California State Coastal Conservancy. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "California Red-legged Frog - Rana draytonii". www.californiaherps.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "City of Novato, CA : History Museums of Novato". www.cityofnovato.org. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
- ^ "Historic Posts, Camps, Stations and Airfields: Hamilton Air Force Base (Including Hamilton Army Air Field)". www.militarymuseum.org. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Hamiltonwetlands.gov: Official Hamilton/Bel Marin Keys Wetlands Restoration Project website — Whiteside Marsh project.
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