Hoffman Marsh

Hoffman Marsh is a wetlands in Richmond, California bordering Point Isabel Regional Shoreline and Interstate 80. The marsh is the delta for the mouth of Fluvius Innominatus creek [http://www.museumca.org/creeks/1110-RescFluvius.html] Museum of California] into the Hoffman Channel which lead to San Francisco Bay. The marsh has been proposed to be included in the Eastshore State Park as it is one of only a handful of undestroyed wetlands in the Bay Area. The marsh is an important nesting ground for wildfowl and stopping ground for the Pacific Flyway.

There is currently a controversial proposal to add a 98,000 sq. ft. (9,100 m²) Kohl's department store on a site between the Costco Store and the marsh. [http://www.contracostatimes.com/search/ci_9431846?IADID=Search-www.contracostatimes.com-www.contracostatimes.com New Kohl's store proposed for Richmond] , by Katherine Tam, Contra Costa Times, May 30, 2008, access date August 8, 2008] Many residents are worried about potential negative effects on increased nighttime lighting that will make endangered birds such as the California Clapper Rail and Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse more susceptible to predators. This is in addition to other birds that make overnight stopovers at the marsh that would also possibly decrease in number and therefore reduce biodiversity. The Richmond Annex Neighborhood Council has officially opposed the project. (See Point Isabel)

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