https://www.crcsb.com/work daily 1.0 2021-09-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/5b4cc955aa4a99a826cae7ae/1531515304239/ Projects - Malibu Legacy Park CRC was part of the design team for biofiltration wetlands at Legacy Park in Malibu. The team designed wetland basins that would retain runoff and support native wetland plants and wildlife with a focus on historic habitats that are now rare or lost in the Malibu region. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/5b4cddb58a922d2325c36987/1531764149590/ Projects - Wetland Delineations Matt and Dave are both certified wetland delineators. We specialize in delineations in the coastal zone and along creeks and rivers. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/5b6101c5352f53037de78232/1531762321897/ Projects - Evaluation of Sustain Our Great Lakes CRC teamed with professional program evaluators to assess the National Fish and Wildlife Foundations Sustain Our Great Lakes grant program. CRC conducted site visits to over 20 projects to assess how the types of projects being funded by the program were supporting it’s overarching goal of improving fish and wildlife resources and improving water quality. CRC provided several recommendations focused on strategies for funding more impactful projects and more effectively measuring project outputs. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/5cc09570652deab2ebf889cc/1556125040340/ Projects - Ventura River CRC has worked with land owners many small projects along the Ventura River and its estuary over the years. We have worked as informal advisors on Arundo removal projects, conducted plant surveys, and helped supervise volunteers in weeding and planting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/5cc09665652deab2ebf899af/1556125285557/ Projects - SONGS Mitigation Avian Monitoring CRC helped develop and is now carrying out quantitative seasonal surveys of avian usage at Mugu Lagoon and Carpinteria Salt Marsh. The surveys are part of the compliance monitoring program the San Dieguito Marsh Mitigation project in San Diego County, CA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/5cc0994f2be8f70001f0ae4f/1531769522617/ Projects - Ormond Beach Wetlands Historical Ecology Study CRC conducted an in-depth analysis of the historical ecology of the Ormond Beach Wetlands in Oxnard. The goal of the analysis was to better understand the mosaic of different wetland habitats (brackish marsh, tidal and non-tidal salt marsh, and seasonal wetlands) that existed on the site prior to large-scale hydrogeomorphic alterations. Our analysis also uncovered a history of inland dune migration followed by seaward re-expansion over the last several decades that resulted in a net loss of nearly 100 acres of wetlands and a commensurate expansion of dunes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/614b7e2d140000410019fc9b/1532119078123/ Projects - Santa Cruz Island Coastal Sage Scrub Experiment CRC designed, implemented, and monitored a large-scale Adaptive Restoration project that investigated techniques for restoring coastal sage scrub without irrigation on post-agricultural lands dominated by invasive fennel and annual grasses on Santa Cruz Island. The controlled experiment included three locations (two pictured) with six different weeding/planting treatments replicated six times at each site. Over 5,000 plants were grown and installed over two years and the plots were monitored for five years. The findings of the experiment were published in 2014 (Click here to download). https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/614b825623f30c74b8107506/1531531635288/ Projects - Hanson Property Restoration CRC designed and implemented a 2-acre pilot restoration project along the Santa Clara River near Santa Paula. We showed that effective control of Arundo donax requires several years of follow-up treatments and that native riparian trees and shrubs can be established without irrigation. The site now supports nesting least Bell’s vireo and other special status species. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/614b86dd6280c60b8d303b12/1632339677498/ Projects - Surfer's Point Dune Restoration CRC planned and oversaw the implementation of a 3-acre coastal dune restoration project in Ventura. In addition to providing habitat, the dunes are part of a coastal retreat and sea level rise resiliency project. The project was not damaged during the El Nino winter of 2015-16 and the dunes have naturally rebuilt after that years erosion. We recently completed the year-10 vegetation monitoring for the project. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/614b88e1ea82fd15472b1117/1632339486787/ Projects - Ormond Beach Wetlands Restoration Plan CRC are the lead ecologists in the effort to refine restorations plans for the 630 acre Ormond Beach Wetlands complex in Oxnard. The planning effort is balancing the need to protect existing resources, restore degraded areas, and understand how sea level rise will drive changes in habitats and distribution of sensitive species in the future. We also conducted field surveys for endangered plants (salt marsh bird’s beak and Coulter’s goldfields) and mapped potential wetlands and general habitats to provide baseline data for the planning effort. The Preliminary Restoration Plan can be downloaded here. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/614b8c7868e7f5475d4e2277/1584980793489/ Projects - Border Field State Park Dune Restoration CRC designed and implemented a large-scale replicated experiment testing different strategies for restoring degraded dunes and eliminating wave overwash during storms. Using new techniques like biomimicry shims, we expect to demonstrate how dune restoration can be used to make coastlines more resilient to winter storms and sea level rise. https://www.crcsb.com/contact daily 0.75 2018-07-31 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/5b4d18070e2e72efc58874ba/1531779079951/ About Non-profits and Foundations The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Friends of the Santa Clara River Laguna Ocean Foundation The Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation The Nature Conservancy The Ojai Valley Land Conservancy Sandyland Preservation Association South Coast Habitat Restoration The William Penn Foundation Governmental Agencies The California Coastal Commission California Department of Fish and Wildlife The California State Coastal Conservancy City of Santa Barbara City of Malibu City of Ventura US Fish and Wildlife Service https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/5b5243a7562fa76c2654193c/1532117927059/ About - Send Us a Message Matt James Click Here David Hubbard Click Here https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b47cbbeee1759bd8c64162b/t/5b609b3f8a922d3f43d0a1d4/1533057855580/ About - THE OWNERS Matthew James, M.S. I have been working on restoration of wetlands and uplands in southern California since 1993. Over 25+ years in this field, I have had the pleasure of working on virtually all aspects of restoration in a wide variety of settings. My early experience was in an academic setting, where I designed and conducted grant-funded research-based restoration projects and taught restoration ecology. In 2005, I partnered with David Hubbard, and formed CRC and since then I have co-authored over 20 restoration plans and helped coordinate the implementation of over 50 acres of grant-funded habitat restoration. My recent work has focused on planning sustainable and resilient large-scale habitat restoration projects and assessing restoration projects and plans for regulatory agencies and as part of program evaluations. Click here for Matt’s Google Scholar page David Hubbard David has been planning, implementing and monitoring restoration projects for wetlands and other native habitats since 1996. These projects have supported a range of goals ranging from re-establishment of hydrology and native vegetation, improvements in native biodiversity, ecosystem services, rare species habitat, water quality, and invasive species control. David has also participated in CRC’s program evaluation efforts including roles at project site level and synoptic scale analysis. Click here for David’s Google Scholar page https://www.crcsb.com/blog daily 0.75 2018-07-28 https://www.crcsb.com/blog/2018/7/28/crc-finally-has-a-new-website monthly 0.5 2018-07-28