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
This project aims to acquire 325 target acres in the upper Solstice Canyon watershed of the Santa Monica Mountains. The ultimate goal of this project, in combination with others, is to complete continuous parkland ownership between the upper and lower reaches of Solstice Creek. Acquisition of 117 acres had already been completed to date.
This project aimed to stabilize the creek beds and banks of Serrano Creek, to restore riparian habitat, and to reduce sediment loadings to Newport Bay. Serrano Creek has undergone substantial erosion in recent years due to changes in the watershed. Serrano Creek, a coastal stream corridor, is a tributary of San Diego Creek draining an … Continued
This project will undertake a cooperative planning effort for the rehabilitation of the Los Angeles River in the Sepulveda Basin, with the ultimate goal of utilizing bioengineered bank stabilization methods for streambank revegetation along nearly a mile of soft-bottom stream. The project will include a detailed reach and site scale engineering and ecological analysis, a … Continued
This project will remove approximately 140 acres of Arundo donax and associated invasive species to recover native habitat and wildlife in three areas of Orange County’s Santa Ana River Watershed. This effort will further Orange County’s restoration efforts in Santiago Creek, Carbon Creek, and the lower Santa Ana Canyon. The Santa Ana Watershed Association has … 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 McGrath State Beach Wetlands Restoration and Campground Relocation Project is located within McGrath State Beach, which is made up of the estuary, an existing campground, an adjacent coastal dune and uplands area, beach areas, and McGrath Lake. This unique convergence adjacent to a state park campground creates both a responsibility and opportunity to protect, … Continued
The Rio Hondo/Upper San Gabriel River Watershed Arundo Eradication Program will remove 48 acres of Arundo donax from the San Gabriel River and Rio Hondo at and above Whittier Narrows. Monitoring follow-up on treatment efficacy, missed invasives, and resprouts will continue past initial treatment for a total project duration of five years. Site surveillance will … Continued
The San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve spans across 979-acres in the city of Encinitas and hosts over 700 species of plants and wildlife, including some rare and endangered species. Although the lagoon is supporting important ecosystem functions and wildlife, it is also experiencing severe human pressures. The hydrology of the lagoon over the years has … Continued
Since its introduction early in the last century, tree of heaven has grown to great density in select areas of this creek section, outcompeting and crowding out native riparian plants. Field staff from the County of San Diego Department of Parks and Recreation have worked intermittently over the past decade to treat this invasive species … Continued
As part of a multi-phased plan to restore all stream corridor wetlands within the City of San Diego, the San Diego Canyon Wetlands Restoration Project will produce Canyon Enhancement Action Plans for 1,234 acres of wetlands and canyon slopes and 82,600 feet of stream corridors in nine urban canyons.The focus of this project are primarily … Continued
This project will implement an innovative, ecosystem scale approach to enhancement efforts in Bell Creek, an important riparian corridor within the San Juan Creek Watershed at the 4,000-acre Audubon Starr Ranch Sanctuary. Project leaders will conduct riparian wildlife monitoring that might serve as a model for a new “hybrid ecosystem” approach which uses wildlife as … Continued