A History of Cooperation

Although the 2003 transfer of 16,500 acres of salt ponds to public ownership dwarfs most land agreements in the Bay Area, Cargill Salt has a long history of cooperating with public and private environmental restoration and open space preservation efforts.

Cargill’s donations, bargain sales and other land transfers in the Bay Area have covered more than 65 square miles – an area one-third larger than the city of San Francisco.

Cargill Salt Transfers at a Glance

1979	12, 000 acres	Transferred to create Don Edwards SF Bay Nat'l Wildlife Refuge (Cargill retains salt making rights)
1979-1980	110 acres	Donated for Shoreline Park, Mountain View
1979-1980	202 acres	Sold to allow widening of Dumbarton Bridge and access roads
1980-1981	53 acres	Donated to Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST)
1980-1981	81 acres	Donated to Hayward Area Recreation District
1981-1982	154 acres	Bargain sale to Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District
1985	73 acres	Donated to Santa Clara Valley Water District for flood control
1985	1,000 acres	Donated to Marine Science Institute
1992	29 acres	Sold to California Wildlife Conservation Board
1994	10,000 acres	Donation and bargain sale to California Wildlife Conservation Board (increased California's state-owned wetland inventory by 30%)
1996	852 acres	Donated and sold to California Wildlife Conservation Board for Eden Landing restoration project
2000	321 acres	Sold to Santa Clara Valley Water District marsh restoration project
2003	16,500 acres	Donated and sold land and salt making rights to federal and state agencies for the largest wetland restoration project on West Coast

Environmental Values

The Salt Pond Ecosystem
Associated Habitat
Protected Species
Restoration Project
Starting the Process
A History of Cooperation

Public involvement in the transformation of the South Bay shoreline is welcome.
Learn how at the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Web site.

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