Peytonia Slough Ecological Reserve
Map SatellitePeytonia Slough lies near the northern end of the Suisun Marsh. The reserve is composed of brackish and saltwater marsh, gradually sloping up to low uplands that flood when high tides and high rainfall-runoff coincide.
Large stands of tule, Scirpus acutus, and cattail, Typha latifolia, line the sloughs and channels of the reserve. At a slightly higher elevation there are stands of Scirpus americanus, alkali bulrush, Scirpus robustus, salt grass, Distichlis spicata, pickleweed, Salicornia virginica, Atriplex triangularis, and the non-native brass-buttons, Cotula coronopifolia.
The area is utilized by large numbers of raptors, waterfowl and marsh birds.
Integrity: A 14-hectare (35-acre) tidal basin has been created. Future plans include a trail system.
Use: Research, educational, observational.
July 1982
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2009 Steven Louis Hartman
