Earth Day Kick-off of California Restoration
Successful Earth Day Event Kicks Off California Restoration
Four years after the entry of a $2.85 million natural resource damages settlement with Chevron, OR&R participated in an Earth Day Groundbreaking Ceremony for Restoration in Richmond, California. Breuner Marsh is the second of two sites selected in the Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan prepared by NOAA and our co-trustees, compensating for injuries from historical contamination at the Chevron Richmond refinery in the San Francisco Bay area. Restoration at the other site, Cullinan Ranch, began two years ago. The Castro Cove Trustees' settlement contributed $1 million toward the 200+ acre, $8 million Breuner Marsh project, being managed by the East Bay Regional Park District. The Breuner project will enhance and expand degraded intertidal habitat and seasonal wetlands, protect listed endangered species, and improve public access and enjoyment of this site only a few short miles from the Chevron Richmond refinery. For further information, contact Greg.Baker@noaa.gov Go back to OR&R Weekly Report.