12-01-2005, 09:43 PM
SACRAMENTO, CA[font "Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"][size 2]—[/size][/font] The California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) has approved $6.38 million for conservation grants, $2.38 million of which will fund Southern California steelhead recovery projects.
The WCB says the steelhead projects will restore coastal streams and remove in-stream barriers that have prevented fish from migrating to historical spawning areas. Project areas include Trabuco Creek in Orange County, Solstice and Las Flores creeks in Los Angeles County, and the Arroyo Burro Estuary and Mesa Creek in Santa Barbara County. The grants will also fund a conservation easement project in Butte County and a Del Norte County land acquisition for habitat preservation.
All of the steelhead projects are part of the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project work plan, \which was approved in August to implement regional strategies to protect and restore coastal wetlands and adjoining uplands in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties.
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The WCB says the steelhead projects will restore coastal streams and remove in-stream barriers that have prevented fish from migrating to historical spawning areas. Project areas include Trabuco Creek in Orange County, Solstice and Las Flores creeks in Los Angeles County, and the Arroyo Burro Estuary and Mesa Creek in Santa Barbara County. The grants will also fund a conservation easement project in Butte County and a Del Norte County land acquisition for habitat preservation.
All of the steelhead projects are part of the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project work plan, \which was approved in August to implement regional strategies to protect and restore coastal wetlands and adjoining uplands in Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties.
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