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Owned by the Moss Landing Salt Works, [5] the ponds were abandoned in 1974. [6] The wildlife area was established by the state of California in 1984, and was managed in cooperation with the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary when it was established in 1992. [7] The former salt ponds provide habitat for several shorebird species.
Montezuma Slough, to the north and east of Grizzly Island, is the key to wetland management. Suisun Marsh Salinity Control Gates, open to allow freshwater into the Montezuma Slough. The wetland managers for both the private hunting clubs and the state's public land take water from major and minor sloughs throughout the marsh.
The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve and Elkhorn Slough Foundation provide on-site management, education, and stewardship and offer public access via 5 miles (8.0 km) of trails, as well as a Visitor Center and volunteer opportunities. The nearby Moss Landing Wildlife Area protects 728 acres (295 ha) of salt ponds and salt marsh.
An illustrated history of Los Angeles County, California. 1889 – via HathiTrust. McWilliams, Carey (1973) [1946]. "Chapter VII. Years of the Boom". Southern California Country: An Island on the Land. American Folkways Series (Reprint ed.). Salt Lake City, Utah: Peregrine Smith Books. ISBN 0-87905-007-1. LCCN 73077787
The slough is one of Southern California's largest remaining salt marshes without a road or railroad trestle running through it. This important salt marsh is surrounded by San Diego County and Tijuana, Mexico , with a population of 4.3 million people.
The man who purchased Alex Murdaugh's former hunting estate, Moselle, for $1 million in May is making major renovations to the home, according to Facebook posts.
Prior to European settlement, Joice Island was inhabited by Patwin people, whose name for the broader area - "Suisun" - means "the place of the west wind". [4]An unlabeled island, in the same approximate location as the southernmost part of Joice Island, is shown on an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay Area made by Cadwalader Ringgold [7] and also on an 1854 map of the area by Henry ...
Bravo has announced its new series, Sold on SLC, that promises to dive into the shameless, sinful, and luxury life of Utah’s most prominent — and dramatic — real estate agents via the ...