San Francisco Bay Area community members, lawmakers push for funding to restore tidal marsh to help with flooding
The San Francisco Bay could experience a foot of water in sea level rise by 2050 if high emissions continue, according to the State of California’s Sea-Level Rise Guidance Report. There is a push for major spending to control flooding in the Bay Area before that scenario plays out – and one of the proposed solutions is tidal marsh. Like many Pacific Islanders living around East Palo Alto, the shoreline is a spiritual place to Anthony Tongia and Violet Saena. … According to the USDA Forest Service, more than 80 percent of the San Francisco Bay’s original tidal wetlands have been altered or displaced. This has impacted habitats and species that live along the shoreline. It also partially led to recurring flooding in several areas along the Bay.