Carpinteria Creek Arundo Removal Project

Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition

Project ID	721871
Recovery Domains	S. California - S. Central CA Coast
Start Date	01/15/2005
End Date	03/24/2006
Year	2003
Status	Completed
Last Edited	01/26/2024

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Description

Removed invasive non-native weed Arundo donax from streambed, banks, and overbanks of Carpinteria Creek. Reduced soil erosion and stabilized newly exposed banks by planting native plants.

Project Benefit

Improve: Riparian dysfunction

Accomplishments

Metric

Completed

Originally
Proposed

Riparian Habitat

Stream Miles Treated

2.40

Acres Treated

Source

Funds

State

$42,500

Report Total:

$42,500

Worksites

7205535

Worksite Identifier: 7205535
Start Date:
End Date:

Area Description
Carpinteria Creek - Hwy 101 to Mouth (arundo removal and riparian restoration)

Location Information

Basin: Central California Coastal (180600)
Subbasin:
Watershed: San Pedro Creek-Frontal Santa Barbara Channel
Subwatershed:

State: California
Recovery Domain: S. California - S. Central CA Coast
Latitude: 34.392095
Longitude: -119.515034

ESU

Southern California Steelhead DPS

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Metrics

C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and AcquisitionY (Y/N)
- . . C.0.a Habitat restoration and acquisition funding 42,500.00
- . . C.0.b Length of stream treated/protected 1.20
- . . C.0.c
  Project identified in a Plan or Watershed Assessment
  
  N/A
- . . C.0.d.1 Project Monitoring (LOV)
- . . C.0.d.2 Monitoring Location (LOV)
- . . C.5 Riparian Habitat ProjectY (Y/N)
  - . . . . C.5.a Riparian Habitat Funding 42,500.00
  - . . . . C.5.b.1 Total riparian miles streambank treated 2.40
  - . . . . C.5.b.2 Total Riparian Acres Treated .0
  - . . . . C.5.c.1 Riparian plantingY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.5.c.2
      Species of plants planted in riparian
      
      Unknown
    - . . . . . . C.5.c.3 Acres planted in riparian .0
  - . . . . C.5.h.1 Riparian plant removal/controlY (Y/N)
    - . . . . . . C.5.h.2
      Species of plants treated/removed in riparian
      
      Unknown
    - . . . . . . C.5.h.3 Acres of riparian treated for plant removal/control 1.2