This project prepared an integrated Watershed Restoration Action Strategy for overall management and restoration of the Escondido Creek watershed, the drainage for San Elijo Lagoon. The Escondido Creek Watershed covers approximately 54,112 acres in North County San Diego. While the watershed is rapidly being developed, large areas of vacant land and high quality habitat still … Continued
This project removed exotic plants from approximately 2.4 acres along the southern edge of San Elijo Lagoon and replanted the area with native riparian and buffer species. The project area is one of several targeted for removal of exotic species int he San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy Action Plan, which the Coastal Conservancy adopted in May … Continued
This project developed and implemented a comprehensive removal and management plan for non-native, invasive plants found in the wetland and riparian habitats within the San Elijo Lagoon. San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy biologists trained volunteers in habitat restoration techniques, and then worked together to remove unwanted vegetation, plant natives, install protective fencing, and maintain trails to … Continued
This project restored continuous tidal action to 415 acres of degraded salt marsh through the creation of an endowment to remove sand and cobble from the mouth of the lagoon on an ongoing basis. The endowment allows for selective dredging and filling to improve tidal circulation throughout the lagoon to restore tidal flushing. The San … Continued
This project evaluated enhancement options for Buena Vista Lagoon, including the feasibility of establishing tidal flushing within the lagoon. Buena Vista Lagoon (Lagoon) receives wet and dry weather input from the Buena Vista Creek Watershed. Typical sources of discharges from Buena Vista Creek include stormwater runoff and subsurface runoff under wet weather conditions during storms, … Continued
This project restored 28 acres of wildlife habitat to native wetland, transitional and scrub plant communities along 1.7 miles of Upper Sulphur Creek, including removal of 3,600 feet of concrete channel to create a wider, soft-bottom stream channel. The goal of this project was to enable the City of Laguna Niguel to restore approximately 7,900 … Continued
This project prepared final design and engineering plans for an ecological restoration project that will dredge 2.1 million cubic yards of sediment from Upper Newport Bay. The project addressed the impacts of habitat conversion resulting from sedimentation in the upper bay by dredging 2.1 million cubic yards of sediment and enhancing salt marsh and mudflat … Continued
This project helped the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy acquire three key wetland parcels in Orange County. -Edison Acquisition: Acquired a 20-acre parcel of the Huntington Beach wetlands adjacent to the power plant. -Piccirelli Acquisition: Acquired 45 acres of the Huntington Beach wetlands located on either side of Magnolia Avenue. -Brookhurst Marsh Acquisition: Acquired the final … Continued
This project prepared a comprehensive restoration plan for the entire Huntington Beach Central Park. The Huntington Beach Wetlands consist of 118 acres of restored wetlands habitat along the southern coastline of Huntington Beach. The Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy owns and manages these wetlands and continues to work hand-in-hand with the California Department of Fish and … Continued
This project conducted a feasibility study for diverting up to six million gallons of flow per day from the East Garden Grove Winterburg Channel into treatment wetlands in Huntington Beach Central Park. The East Garden Grove-Wintersburg Channel (EGGWC) is an approximately 11.8 mile long regional floodcontrol facility in north/central Orange County. The EGGWC iscurrently the … Continued
This project acquired approximately 360 acres of the historic Los Cerritos Wetlands Complex, near the mouth of the San Gabriel River. The 87-acre Bryant Property is part of the Los Cerritos Wetlands complex located along the lower reach of the San Gabriel River, where the river mouth historically migrated back and forth across the coastal … Continued
This project developed a restoration plan for Colorado Lagoon, a 44-acre saltwater lagoon connected to Alamitos Bay. The Colorado Lagoon is historically part of the greater Los Cerritos Wetlands. Once a thriving ecosystem that encompassed most of East Long Beach with borders that included portions of what is now California State University, Long Beach, the … Continued