Project: Sediment for Survival
How will climate change impact our tidal marshes and mudflats, and what can we do to give them the best chance to survive and persist with sea level rise? One strategy is mud: tidal marshes and mudflats rely on mud, also called sediment, to keep pace with sea level rise. SFEI's report “Sediment for Survival” estimates that over the next 80 years, Bay Area communities will need to greatly supplement nature’s supply of sediment to sustain healthy wetlands and mudflats, and the essential services they provide to people and wildlife. This 3-dimensional drawing illustrates three strategic placement methods that reuse dredged sediment to nourish the Bay’s tidal marshes and mudflats.