Wetland Tracker Data Collection Central Coast (Morro Bay Region)

The goal of this project was to gather information on wetland restoration projects in the Moro Bay, California, region. Data provided to the San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) will be used to enhance a web-based, public access database, the Bay Area Wetland Project Tracker. Wetland Tracker provides information on the location, size, sponsors, habitats, contact persons, and status of included projects. Its website provides an interactive map of planned and completed wetland projects (http://www.wetlandtracker.org). (Document contains 4 pages)

A new water weed, giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta), invades Lake Kyoga

Giant salvinia (Salvinia molesta) is an introduced invasive water weed in the tropics and subtropics It is a free floating weed that grows rapidly and forms extensive dense mats over still or slow moving waters.