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
This project takes the first step toward restoration of a fully functional estuary for Aliso Creek. It will develop a Conceptual Restoration Plan to restore coastal wetland habitats designed to support a wide range of fish and wildlife, including listed species. The Conceptual Restoration Plan will be developed through a stakeholder-driven process that builds consensus … Continued