Ocean Beach Estuary Enhancement Project

The project includes efforts to reduce threats to SO and SL species in the San Diego River estuary and allow human recreational use to coexist with high-quality habitat. The San Diego River estuary contains biologically valuable salt marsh and coastal dune habitats, which are increasingly rare in the region. Several SO and SL species occur in this project area including: salt marsh bird's beak, Nuttall's acmispon, western snowy plover, light-footed Ridgway's rail, and California least tern. The project will utilize management actions to minimize threats and encourage responsible human recreation including: improving access control through physical barriers to reduce threats of trampling, trash and illegal use, managing invasive weeds and planting native species to encourage pollinators of target native plant species, increasing community awareness through community education, and facilitating community investment with hands-on, meaningful volunteer projects, docent-led programs, and outreach, and growing a robust stewardship program to augment limited staff capacity for long-term maintenance of habitat and improvements. This project is partially funded by SANDAG TransNet EMP Land Management Grant #S1125510

Habitat restoration
Rare Plants
in progress
May 18, 2023
Project Groups
  • SDMMP17 Rare Plant Regional IMG Management and Monitoring

Project Focus

California least tern, Light-footed Ridgway's rail, Nuttall's acmispon, saltmarsh bird's-beak, Western snowy plover

dunes and coastal bluffs, freshwater marsh, salt marsh

FLOOD CONTROL CHANNEL SOUTHERN WILDLIFE PRESERVE

SANDAG

The San Diego River Park Foundation

San Diego River Park Foundation

City of San Diego, Multiple Species Conservation Program; City of San Diego, Park and Recreation Department; San Diego Audubon Society

Sarah Hutmacher

Sarah Hutmacher

The San Diego River Park Foundation

File name Lead Author Year Type
EMP Quarterly Progress Report Q4 2023 The San Diego River Park Foundation report
EMP Quarterly Progress Report_Inv 1_Q2 2023 The San Diego River Park Foundation report
EMP Quarterly Progress Report_Inv5_Q2-2024.pdf The San Diego River Park Foundation report
EMP Quarterly Progress Report_Inv6_Q3-2024.pdf The San Diego River Park Foundation 2024 report
EMP Quarterly Progress Report_Inv7_Q4-2024.docx The San Diego River Park Foundation 2024 report
EMP Quarterly Progress Report_Q1-2024 The San Diego River Park Foundation report
EMP Quarterly Progress Report_Q3-2023 The San Diego River Park Foundation 2023 report
FY22_Species and Habitat_ Exhibits A-C.xlsx San Diego River Park Foundation other
River Mouth project area map emailable.pdf San Diego River Park Foundation other