Location: San Diego County
Project Type: Restoration
Status: Completed
Habitat Type: tidal wetlands
Date Completed: 2000
Area Affected: 20 acres
Assembly District: 78
Senate District: 40
Congressional District: 51
Project Lead/Grantee:
Southwest Wetlands interpretive Association (619-575-0550)
For more information, visit scwrp.org
This project restored approximately 20 acres of intertidal salt marsh by excavating approximately 135,000 cubic yards of sediment.
In order to re-create the variety of habitats usually present across the intertidal marsh plain, expand the area for wetland flora and fauna, and create a coastal habitat that can function similarly to a natural system, artificial tidal creek networks were excavated and native plants were re-vegetated on the restoration site. The Model Marsh as well as a surrounding 500 acre area was later dedicated under the name of Friendship Marsh.
