This project involved Fillmore Unified School District students in grades K-12 working with UCSB undergraduate students to participate in watershed education and a long-term riparian restoration project at the Santa Clara River. This program was a collaboration between the School District, UCSB, US Fish and Wildlife, the Santa Clara River Trustee Council, and community volunteers. … Continued
This project will build the capacity of the Ventura Hillside Conservancy’s volunteer restoration and wetland education program by promoting hands-on community involvement in monthly volunteer restoration activities and service learning opportunities at the Ventura River upper estuary Willoughby Preserve. Through these volunteer opportunities, in-class wetland education presentations, and river field trips for predominantly minority, low-income, … Continued
This project will provide restoration, hands-on watershed education, and stewardship experiences along the Ventura River Watershed to over six hundred 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students for one year. The project is correlated with the California Science Content Standards and will facilitate comprehensive, tangible and meaningful experiences planting acorns, restoring native plants, and removing trash. … Continued
The goal of this project is to improve the quality of a Coastal Freshwater/ Brackish Marsh and bordering back dune area at Ormond Beach as an experiential education tool for local elementary school and college groups. Depending upon the class level, students will be involved in different aspects of the restoration process including permitting, habitat … Continued
This project involved local students and other volunteers in completing a baseline biological survey and restoration needs assessment and site cleanup activities for approximately 18 acres of riparian/wetland habitat located within the Ventura River Parkway Plan area. The project also produced a stewardship plan focused on onsite restoration needs in context of the Ventura River … Continued
This project restored the riparian ecosystem of the lower West Barranca Riparian corridor in Ojai’s Libbey Park. The restoration removed garbage, debris, and non-native plants, and revegetated the area with native plants. The project was implemented by approximately 85 local high school and college students and their adult supervisors, and also worked with the City … Continued
This project engaged four student groups in an experiential creek restoration on Santa Cruz Island. Growing Solutions has constructed a native plant nursery to be used for island restoration projects. This grant allowed a test run of the nursery and educated students by implementing a restoration project on the banks of Cañada Del Puerto, the … Continued
This project will acquire fee title or conservation easements to create a comprehensive River Parkway along the lower 15 miles of the Ventura River that protects habitat, creates wildlife linkages and reconnects the river to its floodplain. The Ventura River Parkway will also provide public access and educational opportunities. Work continues on discreet projects along … Continued
This project will restore the riparian ecosystem of the lower Stewart Canyon Creek as a collaborative effort with CREW, the Ojai Land Conservancy, Ojai Valley Green Coalition, and local-area schools. The project will enhance the creek and adjoining ecosystem, as well as improve passage and breeding potential for endangered aquatic species, such as southern steelhead … Continued
The Santa Clara River Parkway project was authorized by the Coastal Conservancy Board to acquire and restore the river from the estuary to the Ventura County line. The project also includes a continuous trail for the 35 mile length. With its partner the Nature Conservancy, the Coastal Conservancy has acquired 19 properties, 3,400 acres, and … Continued
The California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) proposes expansion and enhancement of the Santa Clara River Estuary (SCRE) and relocation of the McGrath State Beach Campground as part of the McGrath State Beach Wetlands Restoration and Campground Relocation Project. The proposed project is located within McGrath State Beach, which is made up of … Continued
The restoration of the historic Ormond Beach wetlands requires the acquisition of 1,100 acres. Only 250 acres of degraded wetlands remain of what was a unique coastal wetland in southern California. In June 2002, the Coastal Conservancy acquired 265 acres formerly owned by Southern California Edison. In June 2006, the Nature Conservancy completed purchase, with … Continued