Preparing Marin’s native plant population for Sea Level Rise

In Marin County’s tidal marshes and shorelines, most of the native plant species diversity is narrowly distributed along the highest edges. The San Francisco Estuary’s plant diversity survived over 10,000 years of extreme, punctuated changes in sea level rise and climate. The legacy of these remarkably resilient tidal marsh plant species is threatened by a new climate phase of abrupt rapid sea level rise and hotter, more arid climate with more extreme weather events.  Coastal ecologist and botanist Peter Baye will explore unprecedented challenges and opportunities for adapting Marin’s tidal shores to conserve the local legacy of native plant diversity. Registration and more information on this California Native Plant Society webinar.