Location: Orange County
Project Type: Restoration, Restoration Planning
Status: Current
Habitat Type: Tidal Wetland, transition zone, upland
Cost: $2,318,000
Funding Gap: $2,318,000
Area Affected: 710 acres
Assembly District: 72
Senate District: 36
Congressional District: 47
Project Lead/Grantee:
California State Lands Commission (Wendy Hall, wendy.hall@slc.ca.gov), California Department of Fish & Wildlife (Robin Madrid, robin.madrid@wildlife.ca.gov)
For more information, visit scwrp.org
The project is a re-envisioned restoration of the Bolsa Chica Lowlands wetland complex to improve the self-sustaining nature of the wetland complex in light of current sea level rise predictions, not available at the time of the original restoration. This will include reduction in water management gates and pump reliance, expansion of full tidal influence, and integration of broad wetland/upland transition zones. This restoration project encompasses 994 acres, and 710 acres will be affected.
