Tidal wetlands are continuously under water or flooded during a portion of the tidal cycle. These wetlands include eelgrass beds, salt marshes and mudflats.

Estuaries, where freshwater rivers and streams meet saltwater bays and oceans, are some of the richest and most imperiled ecosystems on the Pacific Coast. They provide essential habitat for terrestrial and aquatic wildlife, but are critical transitional areas for anadromous fish, and are the main source of waterborne nutrients for adjacent ocean environments.

Threats and challenges

PCJV partners place a high priority on conserving tidal wetlands and estuaries because they are critical habitat and because most have been lost or degraded over the years from various types of development activities and invasive plants.

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