Eden Landing Ecological Reserve is anature reserve inHayward andUnion City, California, on the eastern shore ofSan Francisco Bay. The reserve is managed by theCalifornia Department of Fish and Game and includes 5,040 acres (2,040 ha) of former industrialsalt ponds now used as a low salinity waterbird habitat.[1][2]
The reserve lies between theHayward Regional Shoreline andAlameda Creek Regional Trail to the north and adjacent toDon Edwards National Wildlife Refuge andCoyote Hills Regional Park to the south and is south and adjacent to theSan Mateo–Hayward Bridge, across which lies theHayward Shoreline Interpretive Center.[3] Some waterfowl hunting is periodically permitted.[1] The remains of theOliver Salt Company are located in the reserve.
This is part of the organization'sSouth Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project, which is the largest salt pond restoration project on the west coast of the United States.[4] To date, over 1,000 acres of marsh have been restored, many of the former salt ponds have been enhanced for wildlife, and new trails and a kayak launch were opened to the public in April 2016. TheBay Area environmental organizationSave the Bay is also working on the site to plant native vegetation along the edges of thesalt marshes.
