San Francisco Bay Reserve, California

State

California

State Partner

San Francisco State University

Acres

3,710

Est. Date

2003

The San Fransisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve encompasses more than 3,700 acres of tidal marshes and undeveloped uplands that serve as research sites, outdoor classrooms, and recreation destinations for surrounding communities. These lands also provide habitat for many animals, including river otters, raccoons, badgers, northern harriers, ruddy ducks, great blue herons, and bobcats, as well as the endangered California red-legged frog and clapper rat. Reserve staff work to restore tidal marshes and strengthen the coastal community using research, monitoring, training, and education.

Did You Know…

The Reserve’s China Camp was the site of a thriving Chinese shrimp-fishing village in the late 1800s, a legacy that informed a successful new fishery on the shores of the San Francisco Estuary.

Latest News from the San Francisco Bay Reserve

Shaping Tomorrow’s Coastlines

Shaping Tomorrow’s Coastlines

Olivia Won is working to shape a more equitable future for the Bay Area by integrating principles of social and environmental justice into shoreline adaptation planning.

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Bringing Science Downtown

Bringing Science Downtown

“Why is the ocean salty?” “Why do pigeons bob their heads when they walk?” “Can crows remember faces?” These are just a few of the questions that have popped up on the San Francisco Bay Reserve’s nature walks with Downtown Streets Team.

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A Bird’s Eye View of the NERRS

A Bird’s Eye View of the NERRS

The rufous-breasted red knot migrates more than 9,000 miles every year, wintering as far south as Tierra Del Fuego at the southernmost tip of South America. Along the way, many take a break at South Carolina’s ACE Basin Reserve.

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