Huntington Beach Wetlands Restoration

Huntington Beach Wetlands Restoration

• The Site

• The People

• The Funding

• The Design

• The Site

• The People

• The Funding

• The Design• The Design

• The Construction

• The Future

• The Design

• The Construction

• The Future

The SiteThe Site

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Huntington Beach Wetlands - 2007Huntington Beach Wetlands - 2007

Pre-Project ConditionsPre-Project Conditions

The PeopleThe People

Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy

Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy

• Local Residents

• Incorporated in to a non-profit, tax exempt land trust in 1985

• 9 person Board of Directors – all volunteer

• 1988-1989 Restored 25 acres of Talbert Marsh

• Local Residents

• Incorporated in to a non-profit, tax exempt land trust in 1985

• 9 person Board of Directors – all volunteer

• 1988-1989 Restored 25 acres of Talbert Marsh

• 1992 - restored 45 acres of the San Joaquin Freshwater Reserve under contract with the

• 2008-2009 restored 67 acres of Brookhurst Marsh and 25 acres of Talbert Marsh

• Built a Wetlands Interpretive Center, Wildlife Rehabilitation, and Native Plant Nursery

• 1992 - restored 45 acres of the San Joaquin Freshwater Reserve under contract with the

• 2008-2009 restored 67 acres of Brookhurst Marsh and 25 acres of Talbert Marsh

• Built a Wetlands Interpretive Center, Wildlife Rehabilitation, and Native Plant Nursery

The FundingThe Funding

• $118K from City of Huntington Beach

• $1.184 million from County of Orange – Talbert Channel Maintenance

• $4.9 million from AES – Adjacent Power Plant Mitigation

• $2.0 million from NOAA – Montrose Settlement

• $118K from City of Huntington Beach

• $1.184 million from County of Orange – Talbert Channel Maintenance

• $4.9 million from AES – Adjacent Power Plant Mitigation

• $2.0 million from NOAA – Montrose Settlement

FundingFunding

• $2.0 million from NOAA – Montrose Settlement

• $3.3 Million from NOAA Restoration Center - American Recovery and Reinvestment (Stimulus Package)

TOTAL FUNDING = $11.5 million

• $2.0 million from NOAA – Montrose Settlement

• $3.3 Million from NOAA Restoration Center - American Recovery and Reinvestment (Stimulus Package)

TOTAL FUNDING = $11.5 million

The DesignThe Design

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MAGNOLIA MARSHMAGNOLIA MARSH

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• Restore all degraded wetlands to • Restore all degraded wetlands to

Proposed Project GoalsProposed Project Goals

BROOKHURST MARSHBROOKHURST MARSH

TALBERTCHANNELTALBERTCHANNEL

• Restore all degraded wetlands to functioning habitat;

• Enhance tidal flows; • Maintain, and to the extent

feasible, improve water quality; • Maintain flood control integrity;

and• Provide public access and

education opportunities.

• Restore all degraded wetlands to functioning habitat;

• Enhance tidal flows; • Maintain, and to the extent

feasible, improve water quality; • Maintain flood control integrity;

and• Provide public access and

education opportunities.

Talbert MarshTalbert Marsh

Brookhurst MarshBrookhurst Marsh

The ConstructionThe Construction

Large Specialized GearLarge Specialized Gear

Wet and Squishy Conditions

Wet and Squishy Conditions

Construction Challenges

Construction Challenges

WEATHER & ATTITUDE

WEATHER & ATTITUDE

Semi-Grand OpeningSemi-Grand Opening

Construction Levee BreechConstruction Levee Breech

Post-ConstructionPost-Construction

The FutureThe Future

AES PLANTAES PLANT

Magnolia MarshMagnolia Marsh 7