The billionaire-backed California Forever project, which is in talks with Suisun City to expand the city’s borders and build a city for thousands of residents, could threaten the sensitive Jepson Prairie habitat right outside of its borders and the endangered species who live there, environmentalists said during a tour of the site on Friday. Jepson Prairie is a 1,566-acre preserve south of Dixon and east of Travis Air Force Base that is home to several vernal pools, which are seasonal wetlands that fill with water in the winter and dry up in the summer. When the pools exist, flowers bloom around the perimeter and shrimp and salamanders lay their eggs. When the pools dry up, they look like muddy plains, which is beneficial for certain crustaceans.

Other wetlands news:

• California Department of Water Resources: News release: Delta wetlands project tests carbon storage potential​​
• Cal Poly Humboldt: Blog: Harnessing geospatial data to identify climate-resilient habitats in the Eel River watershed