The Science Advisory Panel (SAP) was established by the Southern California Wetland
Recovery Project (WRP) Governing Board to ensure that the best available science is
incorporated into the decision-making processes of the WRP, and to advise the board on regional
goals, objectives, project criteria, and priorities. This document is the first in a series of SAP
position papers making specific recommendations to the WRP on improving regional planning of
wetland ecosystem restoration and management in Southern California.