San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
3152 Paradise Drive
Tiburon, California
94920
Phone: 415-338-3707
Fax: 415-435-7120
Contact: Sarah Davies
Email: daviess@sfsu.edu
The San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (SF Bay NERR) is part of a network of national reserves established for long-term research, education and stewardship of the nation’s estuaries. The SF Bay NERR includes two of the largest, most pristine tidal wetlands in the San Francisco Estuary: China Camp State Park in Marin County and Rush Ranch in Solano County. Scientists frequently use the tidal marshes within the Reserve as reference sites to compare ecological processes in healthy systems with those in restored or created marshes. SF Bay NERR’s education program offers professional development seminars and workshops about scientific research in the San Francisco Bay for educators and coastal decision makers.
SF Bay NERR is a partnership among the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), San Francisco State University, California State Parks, the Solano Land Trust and the Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
