Listen to our recorded June 8 presentation, "Evolving Shorelines Community Meeting: Concepts Evaluation Presentation" here>>
Bothin Marsh is a well-loved stretch of shoreline that offers much in the way of recreation and wildlife, with unique plants and animals surrounded by urban development. With climate change and sea level rise, flooding is increasing in frequency and duration on the Mill Valley-Sausalito Multi-Use Path (Bay Trail) and throughout Bothin Marsh.
Bothin Marsh’s natural resources provide numerous ecological, economic, and social benefits to human visitors and neighbors. The land managers of Bothin Marsh Open Space Preserve have the responsibility of protecting an ecologically rich and beloved open space and recreational access. Bothin Marsh will likely see ten inches of sea level rise by the year 2030. One Tam, with community partners and community members, is urgently working to adapt the marsh ecosystem and the Bay Trail to sea level rise. Easily accessible and highly visible, Bothin Marsh is uniquely positioned to model how innovative, nature-based techniques can support the adaptation of this area and be applied elsewhere in our communities and throughout the Bay Area.
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Project Leadership
One Tam partners – the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and Marin County Parks – are working together on the Evolving Shorelines Project at Bothin Marsh.
The Parks Conservancy provides support through fundraising, community engagement, communications and co-project management for this project. Bothin Marsh lies within the jurisdiction of Marin County Parks, land managers of this Open Space Preserve.
Restoration work at Bothin Marsh is primarily funded by Marin County Measure A. Past project funding has been provided by the California State Coastal Conservancy, the Marin Community Foundation, and generous support from One Tam members.
Project Contacts
Rob LaPorte, Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
rlaporte@parksconservancy.org
Veronica Pearson, Marin County Parks
vpearson@marincounty.org
Project Updates
- 8/26/2021: Project partners release the Evolving Shorelines Adaptation Concepts report. This report documents the adaptation planning and design process that will serve as the foundation for future detailed design development.
- 6/8/21: Project partners held a recorded, online community presentation to share the favored approach for adapting Bothin Marsh to sea level rise which has the Mill Valley-Sausalito Multi-use Pathway ringing the marsh.
- 10/15/20: Project partners held a recorded, online community presentation to present three concept options to enhance the tidal marsh and elevate the pathway.
- 7/16/20: Site planners held a recorded, online "Happy Hour" presentation to share key findings and considerations for the planning process.
- 6/22/20: Project planners presented "Evolving Shorelines, Initial Planning Memo"
- October, 2019: With input from the community, the One Tam partners put forth “Evolving Shorelines”, the shared vision for Bothin Marsh. With this vision, the project team began taking the next steps towards solutions with conceptual design and looks forward to getting community input on adaptation concepts.
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