Carpinteria Salt Marsh, Basin 1 Implementation

Status Completed County Santa Barbara
Project Type Non-mitigation Location 34.39857° N, -119.52946° W Map
Project Area (Acres) 29.00 Last Updated 20 May 2021
Project Abstract With the Conservancy's grant of $1,275,000 from Proposition 40 watershed protection funds, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County was able to achieve three goals: restore 29 acres of wetlands; provide improved flood protection, and open a new property to the public.
Project Groups Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project
Administrative Region Southern California Wetland Recovery Project - Katie Nichols, State Coastal Conservancy

Project Identification

IDType
4-03-060 CCC - Coastal Development Permit
4-02-256 CCC - Record Number
R5-2003-0052 NOD CDFW - Streambed Alteration Agreement
03-022 SCC - Project Number (Restoration)
03-084-01 SCC - Project Number (Restoration)
2003021016 SCH - State Clearinghouse Number
200300570-JCM USACE - Nationwide General Permit
11440-1121-01HR USFWS - Consultation File Number

Habitat Plan

Site NamePhaseActivitySubActivitiesHabitatSubHabitatAcresActivity StatusWater Regime
Carpinteria Salt Marsh, Basin 1 None Unknown/Unspecified Unspecified Estuarine Wetland Marsh 29.00 Construction completed

Related Habitat Impacts

Impact Project NameHabitatAcres LostType of Loss
No Data

Sites

NameStatusAcres
No Data

Events

DateTypeDescriptionSite Name
2013-01-01 Monitoring end Estimated date Carpinteria Salt Marsh, Basin 1
2008-04-01 Project entered Project entered into database
2008-03-01 Project end date
2008-02-28 Groundwork end Estimated date Carpinteria Salt Marsh, Basin 1
2008-01-01 Monitoring start Estimated date Carpinteria Salt Marsh, Basin 1
2004-11-15 Groundwork start Estimated date Carpinteria Salt Marsh, Basin 1
2004-09-07 Permit CDFG SAA permit issued
2004-04-12 Project start date Estimated date
2004-04-12 Permit CDP permit issued

People

TypeNameOrganizationDepartment
Contact Michael Feeney Land Trust for Santa Barbara County Not applicable/Unknown
Contact Brent Spencer San Mateo County Department of Public Works
Contact Michael Feeney Land Trust for Santa Barbara County Not applicable/Unknown

Funding

PhaseActivityFunderAmount
None Unknown/Unspecified Land Trust for Santa Barbara County
None Unknown/Unspecified NOAA Community-Based Restoration Program
None Unknown/Unspecified Santa Barbara County
None Unknown/Unspecified SCC State Coastal Conservancy
None Unknown/Unspecified University of California, Natural Reserve System
None Unknown/Unspecified Unknown/Unspecified
None Unknown/Unspecified USFWS Coastal Program at San Francisco Bay

Related CRAM Assessments

Visit DateVersionSite NameWetland TypeIndex Score
2008-02-13 5.0.1 Carpinteria Marsh estuarine perennial saline 61
2008-02-13 5.0.1 Carpinteria Marsh estuarine perennial saline 56

Performance Criteria

StatusDetailsEvaluation Date
Original criteria See Carpenteria Salt Marsh Restoration Plan. 2008-04-01
Name File Type Submitted On Submitted By
Carpinteria Salt Marsh Restoration Plan Monitoring Report 2008-06-30 Christopher Solek, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project

How to Use the Habitat Development Curve

Habitat Development Curves (HDCs) are used to determine the developmental status and trajectory of on-the-ground projects to create, restore, or enhance California wetland and stream habitats. Each HDC is based on assessments of habitat condition for different age areas of one habitat type that in aggregate represent the full spectrum of habitat development. The assessments of condition are provided by expert applications of the California Rapid Assessment Method (CRAM). Visit the CRAM website for more information about CRAM.

For each HDC, reference condition is represented by areas of a habitat that consistently get very high CRAM scores, have not been subject to disruptive management practices, and exist within landscapes that are protected and managed for their natural conditions. The horizontal lines intersecting the top of an HDC represent the mean CRAM score and standard deviation of scores for 25 qualifying reference areas.

The age of a project is estimated as the elapsed time in years between the groundwork end date for the project and the date of the CRAM assessment. To add or update a groundwork end date, use the Project Events form in Project Tracker (ptrack.ecoatlas.org). The minimum age in years of a non-project area, including any natural reference area, is estimated from all available local information, including historical maps and imagery, historical written accounts, and place-specific scientific studies of habitat development.

An HDC can be used to address the following questions:

  1. At what time in the future will the area of assessed habitat achieve the reference condition or other milestones in habitat development? The HDC can answer this question if the CRAM score for the assessed area is within the confidence interval of the HDC. The answer is the time in years along the HDC between the current age of the assessed area and the future date corresponding to the intersection of the HDC and the reference condition or other milestone.
  2. Is the area of assessed habitat likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace as most other areas of the same habitat type? The habitat area is likely to develop faster, slower, or at the same pace if the CRAM score for the area is above, below, or within the confidence interval of the HDC, respectively.
  3. What can be done to improve the condition of the habitat area or to increase its rate of development? HDCs by themselves cannot answer this question. Possible answers can be inferred by the following analysis that involves HDCs:
    1. Examine the HDC for each of the four CRAM Attributes;
    2. Identify the Attribute(s) scoring below the HDC;
    3. For any low-scoring Attribute, examine the component Metric Scores (note: the Metric Scores for any public CRAM assessment in the CRAM database can be obtained through EcoAtlas);
    4. Assume the low score of an Attribute is due to its low-scoring Metric(s);
    5. Consider modifying the design or management of the habitat area in ways that will sustainably increase its score(s) for the low-scoring Metric(s).

For more information about CRAM Attributes and Metrics, including their scientific rationale, see the CRAM Manual.

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CRAM Site Scores