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Salt Creek Coastal Cactus Wren Habitat Restoration Project

Completed

Project description

The goal of the project was to enhance, restore, expand, and monitor coastal cactus wren habitat in the Salt Creek area. In 2008, County of San Diego County Department of Parks and Recreation planted 7,000 to 10,000 cactus cuttings toenhance and improve existing coastal cactus wrenhabitat on 1.4 acres within the Otay Ranch Preserve inthe Salt Creek area. The area is jointly managed by theCounty and City of Chula Vista. Monitoring of birds and vegetation was conducted.

Project protocol

Name: No protocol available at this time

Project location

County: San Diego

General: South-west

MU: 3

Project spatial boundary

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Project focus

Project type: Habitat Restoration

Target species: Coastal cactus wren

Implementing entities

Main implementing entity: County of San Diego, Department of Parks and Recreation

Partner: Merkel & Associates

Point of contact: Kyle Ince

SDMMP lead: Sarah McCutcheon

Study lead: Kyle Ince

Strategic elements

Budget year: pre FY15-1 Work plan objectives number:

Files and documents

Salt Creek Cactus Wren Habitat Restoration Project: 1st Annual Monitoring Report, 2011 Salt Creek Cactus Wren Habitat Restoration Project: 3rd Annual Monitoring Report, 2013 Salt Creek Cactus Wren Habitat Restoration Project:2nd Annual Monitoring Report, 2011 Salt Creek Coastal Cactus Wren Habitat Restoration Project 4th Annual Monitoring Report Salt Creek Coastal Cactus Wren Habitat Restoration Project 5th Annual Monitoring Report, 2015