This project aims to acquire the Taylor Yard property, a 42.6 acre property with direct frontage along the river for approximately one mile. It currently does not include wetland habitat, but there is potential for wetland restoration. Once acquired, plans for this site include removal of concrete walls to restore a natural river meander and … Continued
This project aims to relocate Gaviota Beach Road (entry road) to create an all-weather access road and stream crossing for Gaviota State Park and neighboring Hollister Ranch. Relocating the road will benefit recreational use by improving access to Gaviota State Park. The project will also benefit sandy beaches by relocating the road out of the … Continued
This project helped the Friends of Famosa Slough acquire the last remaining privately-held parcel in the Famosa Slough Preserve. These 10 small real estate parcels total approximately 0.9 acres of wetland/upland transitional habitat and uplands. Acquiring these parcels will allow the Friends of Famosa Slough to complete the western side of the Slough trail and … Continued
This project will implement the restoration plan included in the Coal Oil Point Reserve Management Plan. The project will remove exotic plant species, revegetate habitat areas and develop a monitoring protocol for seasonally tidal wetlands. The project includes restoration of uplands adjacent to the Devereux Slough. The Coal Oil Point Reserve is a University-owned coastal … Continued
This project acquired properties to be included as part of the 1319-acre Cold Creek Preserve include wetland, riparian and upland habitat along Cold Creek, which is a perennial tributary to Malibu Creek. The subject acquisitions will continue the 20-year acquisition strategy of the State Coastal Conservancy-funded Cold Creek Restoration Plan to acquire properties integral to … Continued
Carpinteria Creek is located in coastal Santa Barbara County, about 10 miles southeast of the City of Santa Barbara. It begins in the Santa Ynez Mountains at an elevation of about 4,700 feet and drains a watershed of about 15 square miles, characterized by steep hillsides and canyons. Carpinteria Creek offers an excellent opportunity to … Continued
Following the completion of the Buena Vista Lagoon Feasibility Analysis in 2004, partners collaborated on multiple stages of an environmental impact report to weigh the restoration options outlined in the Feasibility Analysis. The Buena Vista Lagoon Restoration Plan outlined three basic options for lagoon restoration: 1) maintain the lagoon as primarily a freshwater system; 2) … Continued
The Batiquitos Lagoon is a 544-acre State Ecological Reserve and State Marine Conservation Area with over 19 special-status species including the California least tern, western snowy plover, and light-footed Ridgway’s rail. Batiquitos suffers from invasion of multiple non-native and invasive plant that have degraded the habitat of the lagoon and its upland transition areas. Left … Continued
The Ballona Wetlands were once a 2,000-acre expanse of marshes, mud flats, salt pans, and sand dunes that stretched from Playa del Rey to Venice and inland to the Baldwin Hills. Today, only approximately 600 acres of open space remain of the former wetlands. A once-meandering Ballona Creek was cemented into a straight, concrete channel … Continued
The Goleta Slough Complex is in coastal Santa Barbara County, about six miles northwest of the City of Santa Barbara. The eastern subwatershed of the complex is made up of the Atascadero watershed with Maria Ygnacio as the major tributary. Atascadero and Maria Ygnacio Creeks have consistent records of resident trout observed throughout the watershed … Continued
In partnership with parallel efforts occurring in the Tujunga Wash, the Upper Los Angeles River Watershed Arundo Eradication Program’s objective is the eradication of approximately 80 acres of Arundo donax, a highly invasive riparian plant species, for the remaining areas of the Upper Los Angeles River Watershed. The project will impact an estimated 72 miles … Continued
This project developed conceptual design plans and performed a constraints and feasibility analysis for the restoration of approximately 2,000 feet of Arroyo Burro Creek in the City of Santa Barbara. A major goal of this project was to ensure that the process follows a community consensus-based approach. Project leaders at the City of Santa Barbara … Continued