Creek Mouth Project Complete

The final volunteer planting event on Sunday December 4th was a great success. With the help of 14 volunteers we planted and watered over 100 additional plants at the site. These additional plants included Arroyo Willows, Coast Golden Bush, Salt Grass, and Wolly Seablite. Below are a few photos from the December 4th event. SCHR would like to extend a big thank you to our project partners, California State Parks, and Channel Islands Restoration for all their hard work along the way. We additionally would like to thank all of the volunteers that have come out to help over the course of the project and the project funder, The Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project.

Please join South Coast Habitat Restoration, Channel Islands Restoration and the Carpinteria Creek Watershed Coalition, on Sunday December 4th, from 9:00am to 1:00pm, for the final planting event at the Carpinteria Creek Mouth. An additional 120 plants will be installed to fill in the site. If you are interested in attending please let us know. Wear appropriate attire, bring water and sunscreen.

Thank you! to all the volunteers that came out to help over the last year as part of the restoration project.

Creek Mouth Before and After

The plants at the creek mouth are doing great! We went out and replicated a few of our pre-project photos sites. The site is full of poppy and sunflower blooms. We caught a house finch busily feeding on the sunflower seeds. 

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Creek Mouth Restoration Project Update

The Carpinteria Creek Mouth is full of growth. The native plants that were planted only a few months ago are showing significant growth. The Coast Sunflowers are currently in bloom and bringing beautiful color to the site. Below are some photos of the sites progress. The project will require some maintenance through the summer, in the form of weeding and watering to insure that the native plants get established. Thank you, to all of the volunteers that have helped with the project. We hope to see you Saturday, May 14th, for our next restoration work day, and for the Carpinteria Creek Watershed Coalition's 10 year celebration.

Creek Mouth Restoration Event and CCWC 10 Year Celebration!

Please join us for our next restoration work day on Saturday, May 14th. The event will coincide with a celebration of the Carpinteria Creek Watershed Coalition's 10 year anniversary. We will be focusing our efforts on the removal of non natives from the site. We will meet from 9 -12pm, at the creek mouth with in Carpinteria State Beach. Please wear appropriate attire and remember to pack sunscreen and water. Please stay for the celebration which will be held in the grass lawn area adjacent to the creek mouth, from 1pm-4pm. Please contact us with any questions or if you are interested in attending.

Creek Mouth Restoration, Saturday, March 19th

Please join us for our next restoration day on Saturday, March 19th. We will meet from 9am to 2pm, at the Mouth of Carpinteria Creek with in the State Park. Please wear appropriate attire and remember to pack sunscreen and water. Please contact us with any questions or if you are interested in attending. 



Thanks again to everyone that has volunteered over the course of the project. 

Creek Mouth Restoration Saturday, February 12th

Please join us for our next planting day on Saturday, February 12th. We will meet from 9am to 2pm, at the Mouth of Carpinteria Creek with in the State Park. Please wear appropriate attire and remember to pack sunscreen and water. Please contact us with any questions or if you are interested in attending.