John Dell’Osso, chief of interpretation at Point Reyes National Seashore, watches birds. Rarely seen shorebirds, such as greater yellowlegs and the red-necked phalarope, have made themselves at home in the wetlands now. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Morning mist rises on a narrow canal at the head of Tomales Bay that will soon be enlarged, as water fills the Giacomini Wetlands, former pasture land on its other side. The restoration should also protect a small group of homes from flooding. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
A small boat, its mooring line broken in the bow, sits atop an eathern levee along Lagunitas Creek. White sturgeon, steelhead, chinook and about 15% of California’s coho salmon are found within this watershed. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
Sunset at Giacomini Wetlands, where the park service is scheduled to flood the former pasture on Sunday, completing the project. “The habitat will come back. In a year, no one will know we did anything,” says Park Service hydrologist Ketcham. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
