San Pasqual Valley Pepperweed Control Project

The San Dieguito River Watershed headwaters flow from the Volcan Mountain north of Julian and meanders some 55 miles through conifer and oak woodlands, grasslands, and chaparral to the San Dieguito Lagoon between Del Mar and Solana Beach. Invasive non-native plant species in the watershed are displacing native habitat, depleting freshwater, causing numerous water quality … Continued

Santa Margarita River Fish Passage Project: Implementation

This coastal resilience project will construct a new bridge over the Santa Margarita River to provide critical flood management, riparian restoration and public safety benefits, while restoring fish passage in a high priority endangered steelhead recovery river, as designated in the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (2012) Southern California Steelhead Recovery Plan. The project is located … Continued

San Elijo Lagoon and Dune Habitat Restoration Project

The San Elijo Lagoon and Dune Habitat Restoration Project area is within the San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve and the Cardiff Living Shoreline in Encinitas, and includes the restoration of four acres within two critical coastal habitats: coastal dune and tidal marsh. Pocket areas need restoration and provide ideal opportunities for community engagement and participation. … Continued

Batiquitos Lagoon Wetland Restoration Project

The Batiquitos Lagoon Wetland Restoration Project will restore habitat over a sixty-acre project area of degraded wetland habitat surrounding Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA), that makes up 326.4 acres of wetland ecosystems. This project will restore the integrity of this natural wetland ecosystem, improve the wetland’s capacity to respond to climate change and … Continued

Buena Vista Lagoon Enhancement Project: 65% Design and Engineering Plans

The overall goals of the Buena Vista Lagoon Enhancement Project are to address sedimentation and invasive vegetation encroachment, as well as declining coastal biodiversity, degrading water quality, water circulation restriction, and increased vector concerns. The Buena Vista Lagoon is a 220-acre State Ecological Reserve that supports 8 state and federally listed threatened/ endangered wildlife and … Continued

Watershed Avengers

Through urban native greening initiatives, invasive plant and trash removal, ODI has involved the community to help restore Manzanita Canyon’s native riparian corridor and reduce the amount of pollution that flows downstream into San Diego Bay’s wetlands. In order to broaden its ecological and social impact, ODI aims to increase the frequency of restoration efforts … Continued

Sweetwater Stewards: Community River Restoration

The Earth Discovery Institute (EDI) conducted river habitat restoration with a focus on oak riparian enhancement while engaging elementary school students and community volunteers. The project was done along the Sweetwater River on the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge (SDNWR) in partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).

Sweetwater Marsh Community Wetlands Restoration Project

The Living Coast Discovery Center (LCDC) engaged community volunteers to enhance three acres of wetland habitat the Sweetwater Marsh unit of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Partnering with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the LCDC Sustainability Team restored native habitat to a critical location along the Sweetwater River, in the area known … Continued

Students Restoring Coastal Wetlands

In order to enhance its educational programming, the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy (SELC) will combine the efforts of existing educational programs to maximize the overall learning experience of students and restore native wetland habitat in the San Elijo Lagoon. The “Students Restoring Coastal Wetlands” project will target K-12 students from at least six North County … Continued

Ocean Connectors: Paradise Creek

The Tides Center/Marine Education Project in prior years has conducted an Environmental Leader Internship Program that trains ethnically diverse cohorts of college students as Environmental Leaders to prepare and lead programs. This proposed project funded interns to train high school students from diverse and underserved communities in Orange County to participate in the restoration project … Continued

EDI Explorers: River Rangers

The project site was an approximately 100-acre area of the Sweetwater River in the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge) managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Fourth grade students first visited an upland area adjacent to the Sweetwater River and then went down to a riparian zone along the banks of … Continued