{"id":144,"date":"2025-10-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weebly-import-post-144"},"modified":"2026-06-17T01:43:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:43:21","slug":"the-story-of-the-marsh-shelter-for-vulnerable-species","status":"publish","type":"wingbeat","link":"https:\/\/sfbbo-test.twomoons.systems\/staging\/1924\/wingbeat\/the-story-of-the-marsh-shelter-for-vulnerable-species\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of the Marsh: Shelter for Vulnerable Species"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"paragraph\"><strong>\u200bBy Guest Blogger Jesse Amital<\/strong><\/div> <div><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Picture\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sfbbo-test.twomoons.systems\/staging\/1924\/wp-content\/uploads\/weebly-migration\/cfc-tidal-marsh-series-2_orig.png?ssl=1\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>As part of our ongoing work to connect people with the Bay\u2019s natural landscapes, we\u2019re sharing a series that explores the story of San Francisco Bay\u2019s tidal marshes \u2014 their history, science, and the community efforts that keep them thriving.<br\/><br\/>\u200b<\/em>The Bay\u2019s tidal marshes are humming with song and motion<span>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<\/span>and we\u2019re working to help keep them that way. At Eden Landing Ecological Reserve, SFBBO\u2019s restoration teams and partners are rebuilding habitat that endangered species depend on, including the Ridgway\u2019s Rail, Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse, and Western Snowy Plover.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<!--more-->\n\n  <div class=\"paragraph\"><span>Years of restoration and monitoring have helped create safer places for these species to nest, feed, and recover. 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