This project developed a plan to enhance approximately 2 acres of salt marsh and sand dune habitat adjacent to the UCSB Campus Lagoon and prepared restoration plans for three additional areas around the lagoon. The UCSB Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) manages the Campus Lagoon and this planning grant led to the … Continued
This project completed amendments to the Devereux Slough/Ellwood Mesa Regional Plan for the University of California, Santa Barbara, including both county and privately-owned land. Devereux Slough is a seasonally tidal estuary that is impounded most of the year by a sand barrier. Devereux Slough is a critical ecological feature of Coal Oil Point Reserve that … Continued
Serrano Creek, a coastal stream corridor, is a tributary of San Diego Creek draining an area of about 2,590 acres at Trabuco Road within the City of Lake Forest. The proposed project will stabilize the creek beds and banks, restore riparian habitat, and reduce sediment loadings to Newport Bay. Serrano Creek has undergone substantial erosion … Continued
This project will conduct a US Army Corp feasibility study for the removal of the Rindge Dam as part of the Malibu Creek Environmental Restoration Study. Work continues on US Army Corp feasibility study (EIR/EIS) for the removal of the Rindge Dam as part of the Malibu Creek Environmental Restoration Study. The project partners will … Continued
This fish passage project at the Interstate 5 bridge array and Metrolink Railroad Bridge crossing on Trabuco Creek addresses some of the most significant fish passage barriers in Southern California. Trabuco Creek is in the San Juan Creek watershed in Orange County, a high priority steelhead recovery river identified in the National Marine Fisheries Services … Continued
This project addresses critical planning needs for the continued adaptive restoration of the Tijuana River Estuary. This phase includes final design, engineering, and permitting for the Tijuana Estuary Tidal Restoration Program (TETRP), a long-term restoration program led by the Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association (SWIA) and the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (TRNERR). The Tijuana … Continued
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
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 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
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
At over 1,000 acres, Ormond Beach Wetlands is one of the largest wetland restoration opportunities in Southern California. Located in the City of Oxnard, Ormond Beach historically was a dumping ground for polluting industries. It is the site of a power plant and the EPA Halaco Superfund Site. South Oxnard, a poorer community, bears the … Continued