ecesis newsletter, winter 2008 ~ california society for ecological restoration

8/9/2019 Ecesis Newsletter, Winter 2008 ~ California Society for Ecological Restoration

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Ecesis is published quarterly bythe California Society for

Ecological Restoration, anonprofit corporation, as aservice to its members.Newsletter contributions of alltypes are welcome and may besubmitted to any of theregional directors (see p. 2).Articles should be sent as aword processing document;and accompanying imagessent as jpg or tif files.

In this issue, compiled by Carl Jensen:

1 ... Rifles and Rubber Ducks4 ... How Technology isTransforming the Way WeImplement Projects6 ... Malibu Lagoon HabitatRestoration

Plus2 ... SERCAL Contacts10-11 ... Membership

Ecesisecesis \I-se-sus, i-ke-sus\ noun [from Greek oikesis meaning inhabitation]: the establishment of an animal or plant in a new habitat.

The Quarterly Newsletter of the California Society for Ecological RestorationWinter Solstice Volume 18, Issue 4

Rifles and Rubber Ducks:Managing an Urban Nature Preserveby Andrew Fulks, UC Davis Putah Creek Riparian Reserve, SERCAL Region 2 Director. Photos courtesy the author.

Putah Creek starts over one hundred miles to the west of UC Davis, on Cobb Mountain. It winds through chamise and oak-covered hills in Napa cattle-country before filling LakeBerryessa. Emptying from the dam at Berryessa, the creek cuts through gorgeous canyons intoLake Solano, where most of the water is diverted for urban and rural use in Solano County.Water sent down the creek below Lake Solano supports a diverse fishery and lush riparian vegetation. Most of the land along the creek below Lake Solano is privately owned, so the few areas open to the public are heavily used. The UC Davis Putah Creek Riparian Reserve is one of those places.

Managing the Reserve has been challenging and rewarding. With a staff of just two, includingmyself, we have to fill multiple roles in order to effectively steward the property. On one day, Imight be writing a master plan for habitat restoration along the creek, developing cost estimates

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Davis elementary school children planting native grass plugs on the Putah Creek Reserve.

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SERCAL Board of DirectorsPRESIDENT Harry OakesICF-Jones & [email protected]

PRESIDENT-ELECT Regine MillerElection pendingPAST PRESIDENT Karen VerpeetH.T. Harvey & [email protected]

SECRETARY Karen VerpeetH.T. Harvey & [email protected]

TREASURERBo GloverEnvironmental Nature Center [email protected]

DirectorsREGION 1 Ralph VigilRestoration [email protected] NORTHERN INTERIOR (Lassen,Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Trinity)

REGION 2 Andrew FulksUC-Davis Putah Creek [email protected] SACRAMENTO VALLEY (Butte, Colusa,Glenn, Lake, Sacramento, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo, Yuba)

REGION 3 Regine [email protected] AREA ( Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco,

San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma)

REGION 4 Carl JensenWildlands, [email protected] SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY( Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Kings,Mariposa, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare,

Tuolumne)

REGION 5 Mark [email protected] COAST (Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Ventura)

REGION 6 Matt JamesCoastal Restoration [email protected] COAST (Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo,

Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz)

REGION 7 Nick PaciniRiver [email protected] NORTH COAST (Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino)

REGION 8 Michael HoganIntegrated Environmental Restoration

Services, [email protected] SIERRA ( Alpine, El Dorado,Inyo, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sierra)

REGION 9 Paul [email protected] INTERIOR (Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino )

Guild ChairsCOASTAL HABITAT Vince CiceroCalifornia Department of Parks &[email protected]

EDUCATION Harry OakesICF-Jones & [email protected] HABITAT Margot GriswoldEARTHWORKS Restoration, [email protected]

WETLAND & RIPARIAN Open ____________________

ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR Susan [email protected] 20th St., Bakersfield 93301

tel. 661.634.9228 fax 661.634.9540NEWSLETTER EDITOR Julie St. [email protected]

WEBMASTER Steve [email protected]

for our 380-acre grassland restoration project, or designing and preparingconstruction documents for a new parking area. The next, Im leading a group of scouts on a nature walk, re-routing a trail, or wading through the creek to spray Tamarisk, using GPS to map plant infestations for later inclusion in our GISdatabase. As a Landscape Architect, having the technical skill to start a projectfrom the concept phase and bring it through construction and into post-construction monitoring is key to being able to get projects completed withlimited funds for outside consultants. The restoration of the grasslands requiredconsultation with a number of UC Davis experts in soil science, ecology, and with our local patriarch of grassland restoration, John Anderson. I then had todevelop construction plans for the demolition of the infrastructure on theacreage to be restored, a seeding plan, as well as a follow-up management plan.In areas with heavy public use, these designs included involving local

environmental groups in the planting and seeding phases of the grassland andoak woodland restoration. Interaction with the public is where most of my interesting experiences managing the Reserve begin.

After a couple of years managing the Reserve, a friend lent me a copy of Nature Noir , a book by Jordan Fisher Smith. Smith was a park ranger in the AuburnState Recreation Area along the American River. His experiences ranged fromdangerous to outright ridiculous. I chuckled quite a bit when reading his book,as it reflected (though to an extreme) my staff and my experiences along PutahCreek. The creek, part natural, part man-made, serves as the backdrop forteaching, research, hiking, biking, boating, bird watching, and every otheractivity you can think of that happens in society. Unscheduled lingerie photoshoots? Yup, Ive seen that. Drunken parties? We have five bridges, you do themath. Great place to dump your used hot tub? Only if you have four un-matched car rims to go with it. The creek has suffered a number of historicalindignities as well. It has been excavated, straightened, confined by levees,cleared of vegetation, and filled with the flotsam from upstream residents;namely, water heaters and tires.

The funny thing about publicly-accessible open space is that many people see itas a blank canvas upon which to paint their desired experience. Sometimes thatcan mean sending a platoon of ROTC cadets slogging through the creek and building shelters out of driftwood. Nothing gets a land managers heart racing(second only to the above-mentioned photo-shoot) than seeing a group of

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Stolen car with complimentary bullet holes, abandoned on Putah Creek.


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people in camouflage carrying M16 rifles andcrawling through the star thistle. Off-leashdogs are some of our more abundant visitors.But MY dog doesnt need to be on a leash!is one of the most common refrains heard onthe reserve, second only to the cries of Red-tail hawks and Great blue herons. Just once,Id like an honest answer from rule-breakers,such as Yes, I saw the No Motorized Vehiclessign, but chose to willfully ignore it so that Icould engage in creekside mud-bogging onmy ATV with my fellow shirtlesscompatriots.

The Reserve is so much more than these usesand incidents. Sometimes, it means groups of birdwatchers hoping to glimpse migratingsongbirds resting in willow thickets. Joggers,dog-walkers, hikers, and any otherrecreational enthusiasts in the region havelikely travelled the trails or strolled the leveetops. The creek was recently host to a rubberduck race. It wasnt that wed run out of thereal kind, but that flowing water meant acharity event could float rubber ducks alongthe creek as part of fundraiser for a childrenshospital. Speaking of children, families withkids seem to have the most fun on the creek. At least the kids do.The kids dont wince at the pesky Eucalyptus and occasionalArundo, like me. Theyre just happy to throw rocks and whacksticks against logs. Lizard-chasing is also a popular activity, butthe irony of a lizard doing push-ups on spent can of Axe body spray is lost on the children. You cant get kids to pick up theirroom, but give them a trash bag, some gloves, and send them off to find treasures and theyll clean up your picnic area with theenthusiasm usually reserved for things coated in sugar. Duringtimes of budget cuts, these 4-foot cleaning machines are the frontline against taco wrappers. Theyre also our future ecologists.

For wildlife, it is a narrow corridor which provides food, shelter,and refuge from the surrounding agricultural and urban uses.Winding like a green ribbon on the southern edge of the UCDavis campus, it provides the closest wilderness experience forresidents of Davis and Dixon. Wilderness also has a habit of recovering over time. Putah Creek is no different. As attitudeshave changed and more attention given to habitat restoration andpreventing disturbances in the creek, the streamside forest hasrecovered, the fish returned, and visitors more likely to be lookingat the wildlife than spinning donuts in the creek bottom. Some of this recovery has been natural, and some has been helped along by people. All has been welcome.

Thankfully, ecologically harmful activities have become less of thenorm over time. With staff regularly patrolling the creek, theresless chance of such activities going unnoticed. That, and vehiclegates. Lots of vehicle gates. Now, we still see lots of people walking their dogs, but with leashes. Large trash dumps are fewer

and farther between. More joggers are out and about, and less 4- wheelers. Researchers and classes now visit more frequently. Itsnice to sit on the banks after a hard day of re-routing a trail orseeding native forbs for research and enjoying my backyard creekthats become so many things to so many people.

Andrew Fulks is manager of the UC Davis Putah Creek RiparianReserve, a 660-acre nature preserve along 5.5 miles of Putah Creek

Putah Creek winds its way through the Central Valley, providing a ribbon of habitatconnecting the Coast Range to the Yolo Bypass.

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If utilized appropriately, advances in computer technology overthe last ten years can make the job of habitat restoration designand construction much more accurate and less labor intensivethan ever before. Though somewhat complex and expensive, suchtechnology provides several intriguing applications and potential benefits for restoration professionals which can help makeprojects more successful and cost-effective to implement. Modernsoftware and hardware can assist habitat restoration practitionersthroughout the entire process starting from site identification allthe way through detailed design and construction.

The capabilities of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)software such as ESRIs ArcGIS are indispensable in restorationsite identification. With GIS software the user is able to query andanalyze spatial data from databases, which gives the user theability to search for sites containing or excluding certain traits,such as soil type, topography, etc. An extensive amount of GISdata is available publicly, and includes most everything needed todo property analysis, including parcel information and aerialphotography.

Once a site has been selected for restoration, it seems almostimpossible to consider designing it without the assistance of computer-aided design (CAD) software such as AutodesksAutoCAD Civil 3D. At its essence, CAD software is digitaldrafting software, but many modern CAD programs containadvanced features that are very useful when designing habitatrestoration projects.

For most modern habitat restoration projects, detailedconstruction drawings must be prepared prior to theirimplementation. The drawings typically consist of a site plan,grading plans, planting and irrigation plans, erosion controlplans, and construction details. CAD software provides the means

to create plan sets that are graphically clear and easy to edit andreproduce.

Over the last few years, as the capabilities of CAD softwarepackages have expanded, new applications for designingrestoration projects have appeared in the software. Modern CADsoftware allows the user to draw topographic contours and builddigital terrain models, which are digital representations of theground surface. The CAD program can use the terrain models tocalculate earthwork quantities. A designer can make adjustments

to a grading plan, build a terrain model, and quickly see what thechanges yield. Since earthmoving is usually the most expensivepart of a restoration project, the ability to quickly make andanalyze changes to a grading plan in order to fine tune it to aparticular site or construction budget is very beneficial. Terrainmodels also allow a designer to design an earthwork project with balanced cut and fill quantities so that no export of soil is needed.

Another recent advance in technology that has proven beneficialin the field of habitat restoration is real-time kinematics (RTK).RTK surveying is based on a global positioning system (GPS)survey method that utilizes a base station and rover units tocollect highly accurate topographic information. The horizontaland vertical accuracy of the topographic data is approximately one to two centimeters, making it suitable for even the mostdetailed habitat restoration work. RTK systems have been usedfor several years in agricultural land-leveling and largeinfrastructure projects but have only recently been utilized in thehabitat restoration field. The RTK equipment can be utilized inseveral different ways for such projects.

To develop a topographic base map to serve as a basis for gradingplans, rover units can be installed on vehicles such as ATVs whichare then driven in transects over the project site collecting spot

How Technology is Transforming the Way WeImplement Projectsby Carl Jensen, Wildlands, Inc., SERCAL Region 4 Director. Equipment photos courtesy Chris Galloway Constructi

LEFT Bulldozer with RTK guidance equipment installed. RIGHT Inside of tractor cab showing RTK display.


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elevations at predetermined intervals.This grid of spot elevations can then be processed into a contour mapusing specific computer software.

During habitat construction, an RTKsystem can also be utilized by heavy equipment during site grading. The

digital terrain models developed inCAD can be uploaded to rovers onthe equipment to serve as a guideduring construction. This has severaladvantages over more traditional sitegrading methods:

1 Equipment operators can tell, inreal-time, what the existing andproposed elevations are for any given area of the project and how far they are from finished grade.The ability for an operator to self-

grade check in this manner reduces the amount of guessworkand also reduces the amount of laser level work required by atraditional on-the-ground grade setter;

1 Habitat shapes and contours can be uploaded to the heavy equipment and used as a background image to keepconstructed habitat shapes very close to the original design.This largely eliminates the need to do habitat layout staking, which translates to a significant cost savings, especially onlarger projects;

1 The location of sensitive resources that are to be avoidedduring construction, such as wetlands and trees, can also beuploaded as background information so that equipmentoperators know exactly which areas of a project site to avoid;

1 Elevations in the terrain models can be adjusted quickly on theequipment if field conditions necessitate changes to the gradingdesign;

1 As-built data can be collected in the same way pre-constructiontopographic data can, resulting in very accurate as-builtdrawings.

Wildlands, Inc., has been using RTK equipment in freshwatermarsh construction since 2006. These marsh restoration projectsrequire moving large quantities of earth while maintaining a highlevel of accuracy. These large projects are similar to the traditionalapplications for RTK systems and utilize similar heavy equipment(agricultural-type tractors and tow-behind scrapers). In thesummer of 2008 Wildlands used RTK equipment for the firsttime in the construction of vernal pool habitat. Vernal poolconstruction is technically challenging because it often involvesfield-fitting of the individual wetlands based on soil conditionsthat are difficult to fully assess prior to construction. During thedesign phase, Wildlands prepared a detailed topographic survey of the project site using RTK equipment and then designedapproximately eleven acres of vernal pools and two acres of

seasonal wetlands using AutoCAD software. A digital model of the entire project including individual wetland basins, uplandmounds, and connecting swales was then prepared. Side slopes, bottom elevations, and top elevations for all of the features wereincluded in the model so that the entire site grading plan wasrepresented. This model was then used by the constructioncontractor to create the moundintermound topography typicalof natural vernal pool landscapes. As expected, some field-fittingof the wetlands was still required based on actual field conditions;however, the model proved valuable in keeping the as-designedshapes of the wetlands intact. By re-contouring the entire projectsite rather than just isolated wetlands and spoils areas, the originaldesign intent of mimicking natural vernal pool landscapetopography was better realized.

Of course, utilizing the technology described above isnt as simpleas just a few clicks of a mouse. The coordination of varioussoftware and survey equipment requires extensive technicalexpertise and out-of-the-box thinking, especially since thesesystems were originally intended for more traditionalconstruction projects such as road construction andcommercial/residential development. Successfully manipulatingthe various software and hardware components to play nicely with each other is a triumph at best or a red-faced expletive-filledexercise in futility at worst. And the latest and greatest technology doesnt come cheap: AutoCAD software licenses cost severalthousand dollars each and need to be renewed annually; and afull Trimble RTK system including a base station and two roverscosts about $80,000 (though less expensive options such asequipment rental are becoming more readily available).

By embracing the latest technology and keeping current on futuretechnological advances, practitioners of habitat restoration andtheir resulting projects can benefit significantly. The currently available technology not only makes designing and revisingrestoration projects easier and faster, it also ensures thatimplementation is more accurate and often more cost-effective.

AutoCAD digital terrain model screen shot.


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BackgroundLocated on the southern California Coast, Malibu Lagoon is a 31-acre shallow water habitat at the mouth of the Malibu Creek watershed, the second largest watershed draining into SantaMonica Bay. Malibu Lagoon empties into the Pacific Ocean atMalibu Surfrider Beach. World-renowned as a surfing andrecreational destination, Surfrider Beach receives approximately 1.5 million visitors every year.

Over the years the physical configuration of Malibu Lagoon has been significantly altered. Historic mapping depicts the lagoon asa seasonal coastal lagoon encompassing a much larger acreagethan it does today. Urban encroachment has occurred on all sides.The Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) Bridge has dissected andconstricted the lagoon surface area, and a significant portion of the once low-lying tidally-influenced areas near the mouth of theMalibu Creek were filled in the 1940s and 50s. By the late 1970sthe site was completely filled and housed two baseball fields.Urbanization upstream in the Malibu Creek Watershed has

increased the volume of water transported into the lagoon andurban pollution has significantly diminished the quality of that water through inputs of nutrients, sediments, and pollutants.

Today Malibu Lagoon still provides a very valuable and uniqueseasonal coastal habitat. Terrestrial and aquatic species rely on thelagoon for portions or all of their life cycles. Wandering Skipperutilize the lagoon uplands. Southern Steelhead migrate throughand rear in the lagoon. Tidewater Goby spawn and reside in theshallow water habitats. Bird species including California brown

pelican, Western snowy plover, Heermans gull, Elegant tern, andCalifornia least tern can be found at the lagoon.

As a coastal lagoon, it is typically connected to the ocean duringthe wet season when storm runoff breaches the barrier beach.This allows tidal inundation into the lagoon while the barrier is

open, resulting in saltwater tidal regime and some establishmentof coastal salt marsh features. During the dry season, the lagoongenerally becomes isolated from the ocean when creek flowscannot overcome the natural tidal deposition and development of the barrier beach. This rebuilding is often relatively rapid withtidal fluctuation in the lagoon diminishing through the remainderof the dry season. This leaves the lagoon closed as a brackish orfreshwater environment as low creek flows dilute extreme hightidal influence and seepage from the bay.

Like other coastal lagoons, Malibu Lagoon is unique in that itdisplays salt marsh, brackish marsh, and freshwater marshattributes. The mix of habitats present is unusual compared to

other estuarine habitat areas with freshwater species mixing withsalt water species. In addition, the amplitude of water levels variesseasonally over a ten-foot range. During periods when the barrier beach is closed, the entire lagoon can be inundated and can alsodrain completely in a matter of minutes during a breaching event.Following a breach, the entire lagoon is exposed to the tidal cycleof the bay until the barrier beach reforms. The hydrodynamics of the lagoon are further influenced by sediment transport of thecreek and the location of accretion throughout the lagoon. Largedepositional events can shift habitat zones and mute subsequent

Malibu Lagoon Habitat Restorationby Steve Seville, PE, Jennifer Stock, LA, Kristin Teddy, LA with special thanks to Kara Kemmler (State Coastal Conservancy) and Mark Abramson (Santa Monica Baykeeper)

Barrier beach outlet in the open lagoon condition. Courtesy Steve Seville.


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tidal action if deposition depthsexceed mean tidal elevations. Thiscontinuously changingenvironment, functions as adiverse habitat supportingsubtidal, salt marsh, brackishmarsh, freshwater marsh, alkalimeadow, and riparian and uplandareas. Malibu Lagoon hassupported these habitats withinrelatively small geographic areas within the lagoon and persistedover time, thus providing a rareopportunity for high habitatdiversity in concentrated areas.

However, the lagoon is also fragileand vulnerable to influence fromthe surrounding land uses and theupstream watershed. As such, water quality and habitatindicators are easily identified inthe lagoon as they areconcentrated at the outlet of theentire watershed. These concentrations can have devastatingimpacts over short durations.

Recognizing the importance of Malibu Lagoon and a need toexpand and improve this unique habitat, the State CoastalConservancy, California Department of Parks and Recreation,and Santa Monica Baykeeper are cooperating to implement atwo-phased restoration plan that will reconfigure the lagoon to benefit water quality, biodiversity, and sustainability of thelagoon.

The PlanOver several years of research and study, a feasible restorationplan was developed and agreed upon to improve the health of thelagoon and surrounding ecosystem. The plan embarks with goalsto reconfigure the lagoon for improvement of water circulation inopen and closed conditions, to encourage a larger submergedhabitat to increase denitrification and reduce eutrophication, andto provide suitable soils and hydrologic conditions forcolonization of appropriate habitats. ICF Jones & Stokes has joined the design team to complete necessary permitting andenvironmental compliance as well as complete bid documents foreach phase of construction. Phase 1 was completed in spring of

2007 and focused on the relocation and reconfiguration of theState Park parking lot and day use area. The original number of parking spaces in the lot was retained, but the overall footprint of the parking area was greatly reduced, creating additional wetlandrestoration acreage for Phase 2. In addition, the parking area andday use surfaces utilized pervious surfaces and were graded tocollect stormwater runoff into bio-swales and high-flow stormfiltration inlets. These features were designed to improve theoverall water quality of the lagoon, which was the primary objective for Phase 1 implementation.

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Grading Plan with tidal zone planting plan overlay. Courtesy ICF Jones & Stokes.

Aerial view of Malibu Lagoon.


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Construction of Phase 2, scheduled for late summer of 2009, willfocus on the reconfiguration of the western twelve acres of thelagoon. This area acts as a back channel habitat and is largely protected from large flood flows due to the configuration of thePCH Bridge. It is in this area where the greatest potential exists toimprove the diversity of the shallow water habitat to createimproved circulation, tidal flushing, and suitable vegetationestablishment.

The design team has developed and is implementing a restorationplanning and design process that focuses on the following elements:

Increasing lagoon volume and surface area under closedconditions to improve mixing and water quality.

Creating a dendritic network to improve tidal exchange andreduce ponding and stagnation during open conditions.

Creating suitable morphology, slopes, and elevations forestablishment of native wetland and upland transition vegetation.

Creating shallow-water foraging, and roosting and nesting habitatfor migratory and resident shorebirds and waterfowl.

Creating instream cover and high-flow refugia for native fish.

Restoration and enhancement of Malibu Lagoon will benefit thefollowing habitat types (all elevations are NAVD88):

Subtidal 1.0' ( Mean Low Water) and within the low-flow

channel;Mudflat 1.0'-2.5' (~Mean Low WaterMean Tide Level)

Low Marsh 2.5'4.5' (~Mean Tide LevelMean High Water)

Mid Marsh 4.5'5' (~Mean High WaterMean Higher HighWater)

High Marsh Transitional 5'8' (~Mean Higher High Water8')

Salt Panne 8.5'

Coastal Scrub 8'

In addition to the restoration design, the project includesrecreational components that allow for ADA access andinterpretive opportunities. A decomposed granite trail,separated from the restoration areas by a post and cable fence, will provide beach access and take users along the western edgeof the site past a series of overlooks. Each overlook will haveinterpretive signs highlighting the history and ecology of thesite. A wall will be constructed along the southern edge of theproject site to separate the lagoon environment from adjacentresidential land uses. Interpretive imprint panels are plannedfor installation along the wall facing the trail to provide furtherinterpretive opportunities.

Phase 2 construction considerations will be a challenge. Thepotential construction window is limited due to speciesconcerns, the potential soil quantity for off-haul is large, anddewatering a large portion of the lagoon to facilitate rapid andaccurate construction will be difficult.

Dewatering the lagoon poses the most significant constructionchallenge. Currently, a temporary interior dike is proposed toseparate the grading zone from Malibu Creek and the mainlagoon. This method will isolate the construction area fromtidal influences and reduce the potential for turbidity in the

open lagoon and the bay. Construction dewatering operations will require filtration and treatment to ensure all dischargedflows water quality parameters measure below the stringentstandards in the region. In addition, the installation of thetemporary interior dike will require intensive aquatic speciesprotection during installation and removal.

Malibu Lagoon Habitat Restorationcontinued

LEFT Sediment deposition. Courtesy Steve Seville. RIGHTPoor tidal flow exchange. Courtesy Kristin Teddy. BELOWSketch of interpretive concept.


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Many, Many Thanks to our MembersWelcome to ourNew Members!through 8 December 2008

Tanya Baxter Golden Gate NationalRecreation Area Sausalito

April Grossberger Paradise Barbara Castro DWR Red Bluff Marc Lea Dept. of Agriculture San Luis Obispo

Molly Boyes Inverness Meghan Gilbart CSU ChicoMarti Aitken USFSPlumas NFIone N. Conlan Conlan Ranches CaliforniaValley For d

Sustaining Individual $10020082009 Bo Glover Environmental Nature Center Newport Beach

Jon Shilling Shilling Seed Auburn

Sustaining Business $50020082009 Prunuske Chatham, Inc. Sebastopol

Contributing Business $250Integrated Environmental Restoration Services, Inc.Tahoe City

Coastal Restoration Consultants, Inc. Santa Barbara

Kamman Hydrology & Engineering San Rafael Dudek Engineering & Environment Encinitas Native Grow Nursery San Juan CapistranoE. Read and Associates, Inc. Orange Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy RECON Environmental, Inc. San DiegoTree of Life Nursery Mike Evans San Juan CapistranoTree of Life Nursery Jeff Bohn San Juan CapistranoTree of Life Nursery Laura Camp San Juan CapistranoEcological Concerns, Inc. Santa Cruz 20082009 Hedgerow Farms Winters 20082009 Grover Landscape Services ModestoStover Seed Company Los Angeles Pacific Coast Seed Livermore Wildscape Restoration, Inc. Ventura



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Noteworthy Natural Resource Events Jan 10 Abstract submittal deadline for the SERCAL / CNGA Joint Conference,A Confluence of Perspectives & Experience: Habitat Restoration in Californias Central Valley ,April 29May 3, Lake Natoma Inn, Folsom, CA. www.sercal.org or www.cnga.org

Jan 1719 California Native Plant Society (CNPS) Conservation Conference: Strategies & Solutions, Sacramento Convention Center and Sheraton Grand Hotel.cnps.org/cnps/conservation/conference/2009

Mar 7 Jepson Herbarium Workshop, California Biogeography and Phylogenetics , Valley LifeSciences Bldg., UC Berkeley. Instructors: Ben Carter and Ekaphan Bier Kraichak, Fee: $50/$65.ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/2009/index.html

Apr 7 Deadline for lodging reservations at Lake Natoma Inn, SERCAL/CNGA Joint

Conference. Details to be posted soon at www.sercal.org or www.cnga.org

May 1617 Jepson Herbarium Workshop, Wetland Restoration, Valley Life Sciences Bldg., UCBerkeley & field locations in the greater SF Bay Area. Instructor: John Calloway, Fee: $235/$260.ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/2009/index.html

Jul 2024 NCER, 3rd National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration, The Spirit of Cooperation. Sponsored by USGS, USACE, NRCS and University of Florida; WestinBonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles. www.conference.ifas.ufl.edu/NCER2009

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