The Batiquitos Lagoon Wetland Restoration Project will restore habitat over a sixty-acre project area of degraded wetland habitat surrounding Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA), that makes up 326.4 acres of wetland ecosystems. This project will restore the integrity of this natural wetland ecosystem, improve the wetland’s capacity to respond to climate change and … Continued
The Malibu Creek Riparian Restoration (MCRR) is a paid conservation workforce training project that will engage 25 underemployed adults from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities in restoring four acres of riparian/coastal stream corridor. The MCRR is an expansion of OBA’s larger Fire & Climate Resilience Restoration program—a federally-sanctioned apprenticeship certification program designed in … Continued
The 5.94-acre project site is jointly owned by the Buena Vista Audubon Society (3.8-acres), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (1.9 acres), and the City of Oceanside (0.24 acres) and is located along the northern shoreline of the Buena Vista Lagoon in the City of Oceanside. Past and present uses of the project site … Continued
The overall goals of the Buena Vista Lagoon Enhancement Project are to address sedimentation and invasive vegetation encroachment, as well as declining coastal biodiversity, degrading water quality, water circulation restriction, and increased vector concerns. The Buena Vista Lagoon is a 220-acre State Ecological Reserve that supports 8 state and federally listed threatened/ endangered wildlife and … Continued
The project will enable the C.R.E.W. to organize and manage a series of work days involving the removal of invasive plants followed with restoration/revegetation with native plants. In total, there are three community planting days planned, followed with a final family picnic/education day. This project will involve extensive outreach to local watershed experts, community members … Continued
The Santa Cruz Island Oak Riparian Enhancement Project will enable The Nature Conservancy to plant coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) and Island scrub oak (Q. pacifica) trees in areas where Eucalyptus trees have been removed. These oak plantings will occur in riparian areas of three key watersheds (Cañada del Medio, Cañada del Portezuela, and Cañada … Continued
Through urban native greening initiatives, invasive plant and trash removal, ODI has involved the community to help restore Manzanita Canyon’s native riparian corridor and reduce the amount of pollution that flows downstream into San Diego Bay’s wetlands. In order to broaden its ecological and social impact, ODI aims to increase the frequency of restoration efforts … Continued
The proposed project enabled the Tides Center/Marine Education Project to restore one acre of riparian habitat at Newport Valley in Newport Beach, California through use of community member volunteers. The restoration work consisted of installing cuttings (arroyo willow, black willow, mulefat), container plants (elderberry, arrow weed, buckwheat, among others), and a native herbaceous/native grass seed … Continued
The project will collaborate with a number of local schools and non-profit organizations to provide experiential opportunities for students and community members at the project site. These partners include the UCSB nonprofit student group “Your Children’s Trees”, Kids in Nature II, Santa Barbara Audubon Society, Department of Water Resources Urban Streams Program, The Land Trust … Continued
The Topanga Creek’s Theater of Plants project enhanced 1.16 acres of wetland riparian habitat and provided an opportunity for the community of 30,000 annual visitors to the outdoor theater to learn about the importance of wetlands and native plants.
The Earth Discovery Institute (EDI) conducted river habitat restoration with a focus on oak riparian enhancement while engaging elementary school students and community volunteers. The project was done along the Sweetwater River on the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge (SDNWR) in partnership with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
The Living Coast Discovery Center (LCDC) engaged community volunteers to enhance three acres of wetland habitat the Sweetwater Marsh unit of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Partnering with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), the LCDC Sustainability Team restored native habitat to a critical location along the Sweetwater River, in the area known … Continued