Whiteside Marsh
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Whiteside Marsh is a coastal estuary marsh and wetlands located on the northwestern shore of San Pablo Bay, in southeastern 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.
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Restoration
The marsh is the site of the Hamilton / Bel Marin Keys Wetlands Restoration Project, a federal and state wetlands habitat restoration project on the closed Hamilton Air Force Base—Hamilton Army Airfield (1930−1988).[1]
It is a habitat of the endangered Red-Legged Frog (Rana draytonii), 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
Around the turn on 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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