Carpinteria Creek Mouth

The Carpinteria Creek Mouth restoration project is located at the mouth of the creek at Carpinteria State Beach, on State Parks property. The goal of the project is to increase the habitat and ecological value of the mouth of Carpinteria Creek by removing non-native flora and the planting of native flora along the banks. The project will also allow for volunteers and visitors of the Carpinteria State Beach to learn about habitat restoration and the importance of the Carpinteria Creek Watershed.

Friday, June 17, 2011

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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Working with the various project funders and partners, South Coast Habitat Restoration, is managing the grant funding for the project and coordinating operations between the project partners. SCHR is a local non-profit organization based in Carpinteria that is dedicated to environmental stewardship and habitat enhancement. We emphasize steelhead trout recovery through a variety of watershed restoration projects throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

For additional information on the project please contact Mauricio Gomez at mgomez@schabitatrestoration.org 805-729-8787