Balancing Public Access and Habitat Enhancement at the Baylands
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SHARING SPACE:
BALANCING PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT ENHANCEMENT AT THE PALO ALTO HORIZONTAL LEVEE PILOT PROJECT
Tuesday, November 16, 2021 10am - 12pm
The City of Palo Alto, in collaboration with the San Francisco Estuary Partnership and the Coastal Conservancy, invite you to learn about progress on the efforts to build a horizontal levee pilot project in the Palo Alto Baylands. This webinar will also feature presentations from experts on wildlife-compatible public access design guidelines, research, and best management practices. Horizontal levees are a green alternative to traditional flood control levee infrastructure. Horizontal levees use gentle, vegetated slopes to reduce wave energy and provide transitional habitat between tidal wetlands and upland ecosystems.
AGENDA
- 10:00am Presenter - Samantha Engelage, City of Palo Alto
Meeting Introduction & Palo Alto Horizontal Levee Pilot Project Overview
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- 10:15am Presenter - Dr. Peter Baye, Coastal Ecologist & Botanist
Palo Alto Horizontal Levee Pilot Project: Matching Ecological Objectives to
the Project Design, Site, and Wetland Ecosystem within Palo Alto Baylands
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- 10:25am Presenter - Lisa Myers, City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto Baylands Public Access & Habitat Goals
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- 10:40am Presenter - Lee Huo, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Overview of Bay Trail Design Guidelines and Wildlife Compatible Design
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- 11:05am Presenter - Dr. Lynne Trulio, San Jose State University
Balancing Act: Wildlife Protection & Public Access
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- 11:30am Presenter - Philip Higgins, City of Mountain View
Shoreline at Mountain View Management Lessons Learned: Managing
Public Access During Nesting Season
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- 11:50am Presenter - Samantha Engelage, City of Palo Alto
Questions and Wrap Up
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When
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Tuesday, November 16, 2021 | 10:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
Location
This event will be online. To register, copy and paste the link below into your browser:
https://bayareametro.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_E7uOrdkgQGe6JjF6YsTGOw