Pacific Flyway Center

Current Status: Awaiting Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)

The Pacific Flyway Center, likened as the bird equivalent of the Monterey Bay Aquarium and to be developed by the nonprofit Pacific Flyway Fund, is a proposed mixed land preserve and educational facility to be located at Ramsey Road and Gold Hill Road in Cordelia, adjacent to the I-680 freeway. The project is said to be built on upland as to mitigate impact on existing wetlands. Construction is expected to occur in three phases.

Artist's rendering of the site

The center would exhibit a "Walk in the Marsh" attraction, which according to the project's website, would be a place "where visitors come face-to-face with waterfowl and other wetland birds."

Map of planned exhibits

The building itself would house multiple other exhibits.

Phase One
Phase one will see:

• the construction of a 28,000 square feet Education Center
• 137 parking spaces
• initial preparation for the "Walk in the Marsh" attraction

Phase Two
Phase two will see:

• the construction of a 15,000 square feet "Wonder of Wildlife" theatre area
• 200 additional parking spaces

Phase Three
Phase three will see:

• the construction of a 41,200 square feet building 

Sources
Pacific Flyway Center Website
City of Fairfield - Pacific Flyway Center
City of Fairfield - Pacific Flyway Center Project Description
City of Fairfield - Pacific Flyway Center Site Plan