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Map Satellite Located at the base of the Tiburon Peninsula a kilometer or so south of the Heerdt Marsh, this small area is a remnant of the salt marsh that once extended to the base of the San Quentin Peninsula.
Cord grass, Spartina foliosa, and pickleweed, Salicornia virginica, are the dominants in the marsh. Fronting the marsh are extensive mudflats.
A wide variety of waterfowl and shorebirds is found on the mudflats and in the marsh. The endangered California clapper rail, Rallus longirostris obsoletus, is seen here, as is the Virginia rail, Rallus limicola, as well as the short-eared owl, Asio flammeus.
Integrity: Residential development has taken place on two sides of the marsh; however, the marsh itself is in relatively good condition.
Use: Private
February 1978
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2008 Steven Louis Hartman
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