"Conservationists and environmental groups on Friday marked the completion of a $20 million restoration project in Mountain View that transformed a 435-acre former salt pond, along with an adjacent closed landfill, into wildlife habitat and public open space. Views of Stanford University's Hoover Tower and Google's campus to the north framed the event, where residents, environmental groups and local leaders gathered to celebrate the restoration of Pond A2W."
"Restoration work included the construction of five habitat islands, creating horizontal levees or "habitat transition zones" and extending public trails by 1.2 miles. Located within the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge, the site has seen a return of a variety of wildlife - including diving ducks, mallards, northern shovelers, egrets and herons - visitors can observe from the project's newly extended trails."
The $20 million project transformed a 435-acre former salt pond and adjacent closed landfill in Mountain View into wildlife habitat and public open space within the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Crews imported 180,000 cubic yards of fill dirt, built five habitat islands, created horizontal levees or "habitat transition zones," and extended public trails by 1.2 miles. The site has attracted diving ducks, mallards, northern shovelers, egrets and herons observable from the new trails. Planting of natural levees for shoreline protection is scheduled to begin this fall under Save the Bay. The project advances a 50-year plan to revive 15,100 acres into tidal marshes.
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