Eradication of dense stands of invasive trees and herbaceous invasive paltns and installation of 1,530 native plants on over 1.4 acres along the perimeter of the Andree Clark Bird Refuge where it abuts the property of the Santa Barbara Zoo.
The Conservancy provided a grant of $650,000 to the Land Trust of Santa Barbara County to improve fish passage for steelhead in Arroyo Hondo Creek. The creek presents one of the best opportunities for enhancing steelhead habitat in southern Santa Barbara County. Most of the creek is in near pristine condition with good water quality … Continued
This project removed exotic vegetation and planted native vegetation in Solstice Canyon from the entrance at Corral Canyon Road to the Tropical Terrace ruin, approximately 1.5 miles upstream from the park entrance, which is the full extent of potential steelhead rearing habitat. The project area extended 300 feet on either side of the stream and … Continued
The South San Diego Bay Wetland Restoration Project restored approximately 257 acres of coastal wetlands in in the southwest corner of San Diego Bay. In September 2011 two former salt ponds were opened once again to the tides, after being converted from salt marsh approximately 50 years ago, and closed off from the Bay. Over … Continued
The Bolsa Chica wetlands are located in Orange County, surrounded by the City of Huntington Beach. This project is one of the largest wetland restoration projects to be constructed in southern California. Approximately 370 acres were re-introduced to full tidal influence. The project also improved muted tidal circulation to 200 acres, retained 120 acres of … 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
The Cottonwood Creek Park Restoration Project recreated approximately 2.4 acres of riparian habitat along one-quarter mile of stream corridor on Cottonwood and Moonlight Creeks, in northern San Diego County. The City of Encinitas took on the creek restoration as part of a larger effort to develop the eight acre Cottonwood Creek Park. The project achieved … Continued
This project achieved treatment and disposal of contaminated sediments from the West Arm of Colorado Lagoon in Long Beach, CA. The project was divided into phases and Phase I completed in August 2012. Phase I involved improvements at Colorado Lagoon and consisted of the following elements: dredging and removal of 33,000 cubic yards of sediment, … Continued
The Santa Barbara County Weed Management Area (SBCWMA) worked to remove pampas grass, Cortaderia selloana, from Elings Park, along the right-of-way on Las Positas Road at Portesuello Road, and along Cliff Drive adjacent to Elings Park. The removal of pampas grass will protect and enhance coastal natural habitat, increase native plant habitat and increase coastal … Continued
Creek Watchers Stream Team recruited community volunteers, educated them about local watershed issues, and trained them to collect water quality data in two major Santa Barbara County watersheds, the Goleta Slough Watershed and the Arroyo Burro Creek Watershed.
Amigos de los Rios formed an “Equipo del Oasis – Oasis Team” of local residents to: learn about riparian ecosystems, train in riparian habitat restoration, and organize “Conozca a su Vecino Natural Know Your Natural Neighbor” community clean up and planting days to initiate restoration at the confluence of Alhambra Wash and the Rio Hondo. … Continued
The Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation (AHLF) developed and constructed 12 educational signs for display around Agua Hedionda Lagoon. The signs discuss the ecological significance and workings of the lagoon. In addition, AHLF designed and constructed three educational displays for the new Agua Hedionda Lagoon Discovery Center. These displays encompass three areas of study – biology … Continued