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Proposed Alternatives
In February of 2002 the U.S. Fish & “Wildlife released its Proposed Marin Baylands National Wildlife Refuge Proposed Alternatives. The five ‘Alternatives’ are summarized below:
Alternative
1 is approximately 3,655
acres, is the smallest of the Mann Baylands alternatives and is the minimum
land area for refuge management purposes. Alternative 1 is a contiguous block of
habitat including Bel Mann Keys V, a portion of the former Hamilton Army
Airfield, wastewater spray fields, and St. Vincent’s/Silveira properties east
of the railroad tracks.
Alternative
2 is approximately 4,396
acres and includes all land in alternative 1 plus the wetlands of McGinnis Park,
Santa Venetia Marsh Open Space Preserve, the tidal marsh north of China Camp
State Park, the tidal marsh at the San Rafael Quarry, and tidelands south of
Quarry.
Alternative
3 is approximately 5,924
acres and includes all land in alternative 2 plus the State Lands Commission
antenna field north of Bel Mann Keys, seasonal marshes west of Deer Island Open
Space Preserve, and seasonal marshes in the Olive Avenue/Atherton Avenue area,
wetlands of Bahia and Rush Creek Open Space Preserve, and seasonal wetlands west
of Rush Creek Open Space Preserve and north of Bahia.
Alternative
4 is approximately 8,424
acres and includes all land in alternative 3 plus the uplands of Bahia and Deer
Island Open Space Preserve, spray fields and seasonal wetlands north of Highway
37, spray fields and uplands south of Highway 37, Pacheco Pond and diked bayland
north of the Pond, tidal marsh and diked bayland along the San Rafael shoreline,
tidal marsh and baylands near the Corte Madera Ecological Reserve, tidal marsh
in and near Bothin Marsh Open Space Preserve, and a small marsh east of the
Richardson Bay bridge.
Alternative
5 is the no-action
alternative. The Mann Baylands National Wildlife Refuge would not be
established. Future protection or development within wildlife habitats would be
regulated through existing land-use regulatory controls administered by local
agencies, Marin County the State California and Federal
agencies.
It’s
not over till it’s over:
In order to continue having an impact on the final plan proposed for the Baylands, you need to continue making you desires known via mail, fax, phone and via email – when it again becomes available (since the USFWS has had it internet connection disconnected via a court mandate).
How
Do you Provide Comments?
We
encourage you to comment on the
preliminary alternatives. Please send
written comments by April 5,2002, via mail
or fax to:
Cathy
Osugi, Wildlife Biologist
U.S.
Fish and
Wildlife Service (NWRS/RPL)
911
NE 11th Avenue
Portland,
Oregon 97232-4181
Fax:
(503)
231-6161
If you would like your letter sent to dozens of officials email your letter as an attachment to the Dwayne Hunn (attla@myexcel.com) and he will have it copied and sent out. Your letter’s contents will not be changed.