This was a comprehensive program to remove non-native plant species and restore riparian and select upland habitat areas in the Carlsbad Hydrologic Unit (CHU), northern San Diego County. The project re-established hydrological and ecological functions of the riparian and coastal wetland habitats within the CHU through the removal of invasive, non-native pest plants over large … Continued
Grant to Malibu Coastal Land Conservancy for removal of an at-grade (or Arizona) crossing over Malibu Creek at Cross Creek Road, within Malibu Creek State Park. The Arizona crossing was replaced with an elevated bridge to allow streamflow and fish to pass freely under the bridge. The project was designed to reconnect approximately 2.1 miles … Continued
Conduct an Army Corps of Engineers feasibility study for management of the Upper Malibu Creek watershed. The feasibility study is evaluating options for extensive restoration and enhancement of riparian and aquatic systems above Malibu Lagoon, including the possible removal of Rindge Dam, located about 3 miles upstream from the lagoon.
Laureles Canyon in the City of Tijuana Mexico drains into Goat Canyon and the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (TRNERR) in the United States. In the late 1990s, partners working to protect, enhance and manage the TRNERR commenced a comprehensive sediment management program for the watershed. In August 2003, the TRNERR Watershed Program commissioned … Continued
In 1993 The Friends of Famosa Slough and the Coastal Conservancy published the Famosa Slough Enhancement Plan. The Enhancement Plan included assessments of the Slough’s hydrology, freshwater, sediment, and nutrient inputs, and visitor-serving needs such as trails and facilities. One of the top priorities identified in the Enhancement Plan was to reactivate an inoperable culvert … Continued
This project will promote significant ecological benefits to the Compton Creek Watershed through hands-on cleanup and restoration activities and promote long-term stewardship of the soft-bottom portion of Compton Creek through community-based education and involvement. In addition to achieving measureable, on-the-ground restoration, the project will facilitate community involvement in restoration activities through its partnership with the … Continued
Completed final design work for the restoration of Big Canyon Creek in Upper Newport Bay.
Once a pristine coastal estuary with extensive salt flat and salt marsh, Los Peñasquitos Lagoon has lost over half of its historic habitats as a result of human activities and land-use change. It is a 574-acre coastal estuary located in coastal north San Diego County, within the City of San Diego. The Lagoon is a … Continued
The Topanga Lagoon Restoration Planning Project will advance the long-term planning effort for the restoration of Topanga Lagoon. Steelhead in the Santa Monica Bay are on the brink of extinction and Topanga Creek is the only stream with a reproducing population. However, the conditions in Topanga Lagoon are not optimal to support growth and rearing … Continued
The Trancas Creek Watershed (8.7 square miles) is a small coastal creek draining into the western end of the Santa Monica Bay. Prior to the Woolsey Fire (2018), Trancas Creek had good to excellent spawning and rearing habitat for endangered southern steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and has been identified as a priority for restoration by … Continued
Trancas Lagoon is currently a seven-acre lagoon at the terminus of Trancas Creek in Malibu. In the lagoon, the creek flows through a modified channel, with riprap on the west bank and fill material vegetated with a mixture of wetland, riparian and non-native species. Historic maps and photos of Trancas Lagoon show that the lagoon … Continued
This project will improve steelhead habitat in the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve through invasive vegetation and non-native aquatic species removal and localized sediment reduction within a three-mile section of the Santa Margarita River.