Water
Bay Clay Oyster Reef
Location: San Francisco Bay, San Rafael Shoreline
An alternative approach to building surge protections using oyster reefs in the San Francisco Bay Estuary. A remedial installation that derives its design from the criteria developed by scientific and conservation working groups. This award- winning innovative approach to the restoration of tidal marshes was developed to counter impending sea-level rise.
Sponsors: Center for Cultural Innovation Grant, Headlands Center for the Arts
Photographer: Mary O’ Brien
Thicket
A live-staked, bank-stabilization sculpture using local, native willows and elder-berry branches to restore native riparian habitat while mitigating stream bank erosion.
Location: Adobe Creek, Los Altos, California
Sponsors: Santa Clara Valley Water District, Grassroots Ecology, Town of Los Altos Parks & Recreation
Photographer: Mary O’ Brien
Nevada Rivers Project
Location: Truckee and Carson Rivers in Northern Nevada
Stream and habitat restoration installations on the Truckee and Carson Rivers created with a fluvial geomorphic trajectory to recharge ground water and direct floodwaters for enhancement of native habitats. Volunteers from local businesses and neighborhoods donated over 1,800 hours to build five restoration sculptures.
Sponsors: The Nevada Museum of Art, Center for Art + Environment, The Nature Conservancy of Nevada, Patagonia
Photographers: Mary O’ Brien, Daniel McCormick, Simon Williams
Woven Streambank Restoration
Location: Sleepy Hollow Creek, San Anselmo, California
One of four community-driven restoration efforts using scientifically-based restoration techniques to mitigate creek erosion in the Mount Tamalpais watershed.
Sponsors: San Domenico High School, Marin Community Foundation
Photographer: Pamela Cobb
