After two decades of restoration work, a crucial Bay Area habitat returns to its original natural beauty
- Posted on May 28, 2025
- By The Mercury News
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After two decades of restoration work, a crucial Bay Area habitat returns to its original natural beauty

It took $25 million and 22 years to restore the 122 acres of Pacheco Marsh, the historic saltwater marshland just northeast of downtown Martinez, where Walnut Creek flows into the Carquinez Strait.