In 1995, the area was designated a Nature Reserve, and in 2001 it was granted the status of Ses Salines de Ibiza y Formentera Natural Park, strengthening its legal protection.Today, its wetlands ...

Leslie Salt Co. came to the bay in the 1930s. In 1977, the federal government condemned 15,347 acres of Leslie Salt's land, including 12,000 acres of diked salt ponds, for the national refuge ...

At first, the ponds are green or brownish in color, like the bay itself. Animation shows the movement of reddish salt brine through Cargill’s Newark ponds over the course of 2017. (Images provided by ...

GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT agencies are embarking on a sorely needed multimillion dollar effort to restore the San Francisco Bay estuary, including the significant purchase of 16,500 acres of ...

Predominantly using solar and wind power, Cargill’s more than 12,000 acres of salt ponds are capable of crystallizing 500,000 tons of sea salt each year. Additionally, ...

We start with the South Bay Salt Ponds Restoration Project, which takes away more than $7 million from this first round of funding. This project is huge, spanning three counties: Alameda, Santa Clara ...

Road salt can often wash into nearby wetlands and ponds and hurt freshwater wildlife, but some animals appear to be adapting. By Ethan Freedman Published Apr 2, 2024 9:00 AM EDT Get the Popular ...