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Map Satellite Novato Creek, from its mouth to a point approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) inland, is bordered by a band of salt marsh. Cord grass, Spartina foliosa, and pickleweed, Salicornia virginica, are the dominants.
Two endangered species occur here, the salt-marsh harvest mouse, Reithrodontomys raviventris, and the California clapper rail, Rallus longirostris obsoletus.
Integrity: Sections of the creek are leveed and, while there has been some impact from surrounding agricultural lands, the marsh is in good condition.
Use: Research, educational, observational. Some private
February 1978
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2008 Steven Louis Hartman
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