Santa Clara River Floodplain Restoration

Santa Clara River Floodplain Restoration

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Project Goal:

Restoration of floodplain processes by focusing on the removal of non-native, invasive plants and revegetation with native species to reestablish critical habitat for sensitive species and riparian dependent organisms.


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Project Stages

100% Planning, Design, and Permitting

Implementation

Completion

Estimated Completion Date:
On-going, long term management

Region:

Project Funders

Department of Water Resources -Integrated Water Resource Management

USFWS – Santa Clara River Trustee Council

Fish Affected:

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Project Description

This project is addressing the invasion of Giant Reed (Arundo Dorax), Tamarisk and other non-native species in the lower Santa Clara River floodplain and is re-establishing native riparian plant and animal communities. Through systematic and continual effort, this project will restore approximately 30 acres of riparian habitat in the Santa Clara River floodplain. This project is part of a lower watershed-wide plan to control invasive species and restore floodplain processes in the Santa Clara River between Sespe Creek and Santa Paula Creek and is a cooperative effort among several Santa Clara River Steelhead Coalition members. Project activities are led by CalTrout and Santa Clara River Conservancy with support from University of California–Santa Barbara’s RIVRLAB, and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Project Partners:

Santa Clara River Steelhead Coalition
Santa Clara River Conservacy
Stillwater Sciences
The Nature Conservacy
Friends of the Santa Clara River
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Ventura County
Santa Clara River Trustee Council
National Resource Conservation District Sustainable Conservation Service
Ventura County Watershed Protection District
Cal State Channel Islands
UC Santa Barbara