Location: Santa Barbara County
Project Type: Restoration
Status: Completed
Habitat Type: Riparian
Cost: $30,000
Area Affected: 1.5 acres
Assembly District: 35
Senate District: 19
Congressional District: 23
Project Lead/Grantee:
The Nature Conservancy (John Knapp; jknapp@tnc.org)
For more information, visit scwrp.org
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 del Puerto) that drain into the recently restored Prisoner’s Harbor wetland on Santa Cruz Island. Planting the recently stripped riparian corridors with native species will help outcompete non-native species, and reduce erosion and excessive sediment deposition to the downstream wetland.
