South Coast Region

 

South Coast

 
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Regional Goal

Leverage CalTrout’s sustained presence in SoCal to increase awareness of state water issues amongst Southern California legislators, establish legal precedent on important statewide fish and water issues, establish CalTrout as a leader on state/local fish and water issues, and empower local groups to restore Southern steelhead habitat. Select a dot on the map to learn about each of our initiatives and their projects in this regions.

Region Director: Sandra Jacobson, Ph.D.

Sandra is the South Coast Steelhead Coalition Coordinator working with Coalition participants to recover endangered steelhead and restore their habitat in Southern California. Sandra brings to this conservation effort a background in experimental and applied biology, strategic planning and project management in academics and industrial R&D, most recently in the renewable fuels sector. With a doctorate in genetics and a penchant toward science-based conservation, Sandra worked as project manager of the collaborative large-scale trout population genetic study completed in 2014 to identify native trout populations of coastal steelhead lineage in Southern California. She now works with Coalition partners to preserve and expand these remnant populations.

Projects in the South Coast Region

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Restore Estuaries

Aquatic Species Assessment Tool (ASAT)

The Aquatic Species Assessment Tool (ASAT) will provide an integrated quantitative framework for assessing the impact of management actions on salmonids and other sensitive listed fish species that...

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Reconnect Habitat

Harvey Diversion Fish Passage

Restore passive fish passage at this location and stabilize sediment transport through this reach.

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Reconnect Habitat

Highway 76 – Pauma Creek Fish Passage

Remove the only total fish passage barrier between a robust rainbow trout population in Pauma Creek and the Pacific ocean.

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Reconnect Habitat

I-5 Trabuco Creek Fish Passage Project

Enable steelhead passage through this total barrier at the Interstate 5 bridge array on Trabuco Creek and provide access to 15 miles of upstream high quality spawning and rearing habitat. Trabuco...

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Reconnect Habitat

Malibu Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project

Remove the defunct Rindge Dam location in Malibu Creek canyon. ...

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Reconnect Habitat

Matilija Dam Removal

Support the Matilija Coalition, Ventura County Watershed Protection District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in securing funding to finalize a dam removal design and associated re-evaluation of...

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Protect the Best

Native Rainbow Trout Refugia Mapping

To prepare a list of ground-truthed refugia habitat locations for trout relocated after wildfire and during large So Cal fish passage projects.

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Protect the Best

Native Rainbow Trout Subpopulation Expansion Plan

The management of non-native aquatic species addressees a major threat to the survival of native trout. Management is arduous and expensive, but worth the long-term investment to clear prime habitat...

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Protect the Best

Rose Valley Creek Stream Restoration Project

To develop an alternative analysis for the restoration of Southern California steelhead in the Rose Valley Lakes System and Sespe Creek Watershed.

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Protect the Best

San Mateo Creek Non-Native Removal

The goal of this project is to remove non-native species that are detrimental to native trout survival in San Mateo Creek, in federally designated critical habitat for endangered Southern California...

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Reconnect Habitat

Santa Clara River Floodplain Restoration

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...

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Integrate Wild Fish & Working Landscapes

Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve Steelhead Habitat Improvement

This project will improve steelhead habitat in the Santa Margarita River through non-native aquatic species removal, invasive vegetation removal and sediment reduction.

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Reconnect Habitat

Santa Margarita River – Sandia Creek Fish Passage

Remove a high priority fish passage barrier, improve trail user experience and safety, protect the public from flood impacts, and increase the quality of riparian and river habitat for multiple...

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Integrate Wild Fish & Working Landscapes

Southern Steelhead Coalitions

CalTrout leads two Southern California steelhead coalitions with the goal to increase the pace, scale, and scope of watershed restoration projects leading to resilient Southern steelhead populations...

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WF San Luis Rey Native Trout Protection

The goal of this project is to protect one of the last and most southern native rainbow trout populations of steelhead lineage in Pacific coast of United States.

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