Photographs by Sally Mack

About the Guadalcanal Village (CA) Wetlands Photos:


see more photos: Wintertime reflections at high tide on gorgeous black-and-white film

see more photos: Guadalcanal Village at low tide Low tide reveals unsuspected rills and ridges formed by water currents.	see more photos: September 21, 2008 The early morning light and the incoming tide. . .	see more photos: January 2008 Wintertime high tides and rainfall make GV an almost magical place of contrasts, reflections, and mud.	see more photos: Twigs and branches . . .above water and underwater, with reflections and ripples.


see more photos: Plants above water and underwater	see more photos: Mud Because GV is subject to tidal action, the mud at the edges of the water is alternately underwater and exposed. Exposed, the sun dries it, the mud cracks, then it's underwater, again. So, it's possible to see the patterns of the dried mud underwater.	see more photos: Reflections Flooding occurred during the winter of 2005. Places where I had previously walked easily were under five feet of water. In many of the photos, raindrops are visible. I was sopping wet, freezing cold, and couldn't stop taking pictures.	see more photos: Reeds, ripples, and reflections (GV) I fell in love with these reeds which were visible only for a few months.

"Guadalcanal Village" is a wetlands restoration and mitigation site owned by the State of California Department of Transportation. Its restoration mitigates the destruction of other nearby wetlands areas in the widening of Highway 37. Guadalcanal Village is slated to become part of the San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge within a few years. Until that time, it is not open to the public. CalTrans and SPBNWR officials graciously grant me permission to photograph there.

Additional photos from Guadalcanal Village may be seen under Exhibits.