Site Facts

Country, State,
Province/Region:
USA, California

Relative Location:
Estuarine wetlands in the San Francisco and San Pablo Bays

Latitude/Longitude:
37º 28’ N, 122º 02’ W

Category:
Hemispheric Site

Basis for Designation:
Usage by more than 900,000 shorebirds annually

Size:
22,489 ha. (55,571 acres)

Joined:
1989

Site Owner/Steward:
Multiple landowners: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Fish and Game Lands, East Bay Regional District, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, City of Mountain View, National Audubon Society

Site Partners:
Point Reyes Bird Observatory, San Francisco Bay Joint Venture

Human Population within 100 km
About 8 million

Contact:
Catherine Hickey, PRBO