A great egret takes to the sky from a nearby pool. Rusty marsh wrens call to each other from common reeds. In the distance, a white-tailed kite glides above uplands.
It’s a clear and pleasant morning in late September at Pacheco Marsh—a 237-acre redesigned salt marsh landscape in Martinez that opened in May 2025. Although surrounded by industry, its 2.5 miles of new trails and navigable sloughs for canoes, kayaks, and paddleboards feel like a wetland in balance, its pools and uplands pulsing with life.
To read this Bay Nature magazine story ...
Access to the current issue of Bay Nature magazine is a benefit of Bay Nature Membership. Get Bay Nature magazine in print and online, plus live educational talks and naturalist-led hikes, by becoming a Member.
Join / RenewIf you are a Bay Nature Member, please log in to your account for full access to the current issue of Bay Nature magazine and to register for Bay Nature Talks and Hikes. Log in
