THE 31,000 NEW native plants are growing, freshly arrived shorebirds are starting to nest, and the tide is pushing and pulling water in and out of the 5.32 miles of new channels.
Seasonal ponds are full and flowers are blooming, as Pacheco Marsh just survived one of the most frantic winters in recent memory.
The Lower Walnut Creek Restoration Project has taken root, literally.
Most of the natural work is done. The largest restoration project ever undertaken by Contra Costa County is on schedule and ready for the John Muir Land Trust to begin shaping the 300 acres into a park that has been described as a future bird-watcher’s paradise.
“We designed this site to handle a wide range of kind of extreme weather events and those atmospheric rivers that we had in January up through this week have really been the best test of how the site has done,” said Paul Detjens, the project manager and a senior engineer with the Contra Costa County Flood Control District. “This this site has passed with flying colors. We’re really pleased with it.”
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