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CARCD WCB Oak Restoration and Management

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Project Overview

Basics

Resource Area

Wildlife Habitat Improvement

Program

Multi-Species Habitat Improvement

Project

CARCD WCB Oak Restoration and Management

Project Stage

Implementation

Project Description

To conserve/restore critical live oak woodland habitat, our project includes 3 elements:
1.) Oak restoration at Trippet Ranch in Topanga State Park to include planting and caring for 150 oak saplings over a 3-year period.
2.) Oak restoration at Nicholas Flats in Leo Carrillo State Park to include replanting 300 oak saplings and caring for remaining oaks from burned over areas over a 3-year period.
3.) Development and implementation of a citizen science program to aid in identifying, detecting, and responding to invasive beetle infestations.

Both oak plantings were developed as extensions of past restoration work completed at each site, and incorporates past successes and lessons le

Planning / Design Start Year

2023

Implementation Start Year

2024

Completion Year

2027

Last Updated

7/9/2024

Project Attributes

Census Tract Income

None

Direct Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)

None

EnviroScreen

None

Free and Reduced Lunch

None

Indirect Benefits to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)

The project is located within the ancestral lands of the Gabrieleno/Tongva and Chumash peoples. Tribal input has been solicited regarding these restoration efforts and the project enhances and restores ancestral lands that are accessible to the public within Leo Carrillo and Topanga State Park.

Tribal Engagement (True/False)

None

Tribal Engagement

None

Location

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Location Notes

Multiple locations: 1.) Topanga State Park, Entrada Rd, Topanga, CA, 90290 2.) Nicholas Flats, Decker School Rd, Malibu, CA, 90265

Location Information

Watersheds

Organizations

Project Association	Organization
Funder	California Wildlife Conservation Board
Lead Implementer	Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains
Partners	California Association of Resource Conservation Districts California Wildlife Conservation Board
Primary RCD	Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains
Stakeholder	California Department of Parks and Recreation
State Assembly Voting District	State Assembly District 42
State Senate Voting Districts	State Senate District 24 State Senate District 27

Contacts

Project Primary Contact

Jamie King - Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains (Santa Monica Mountains RCD) (jamiekingrcd@gmail.com)

Performance Measures

Expected Performance Measures

Performance Measure	Subcategory	Expected Value
Forest Pest Management	Pest Type: Insects Property Ownership: State	Not Provided
Habitat Restoration/Creation	Action Taken: Enhanced Habitat Type: Oak woodland	Not Provided
Plants Installed		450

Reported Performance Measures

Habitat Restoration/Creation
Action Taken	Habitat Type	2024	Units
Enhanced	Oak woodland	26	acres
Total		26	acres

Invasive Species Control
Land Use	Property Ownership	Site Type	Treatment Type	2024	Units
Recreation Area	State	Terrestrial	Other	3,000	acres
Total				3,000	acres

Plants Installed
	2024	Units
	266	number
Total	266	number

Financials

Budget

Estimated Total Cost

$654,760.00

Secured Funding

$654,760.00

Targeted Funding

$0.00

No Funding Source Identified Yet

$0.00

Funding Source	Secured Funding	Targeted Funding	Total
CARCD Climate Habitat Block Grant (WCB)	$654,760.00	$0.00	$654,760.00
Total	$654,760.00	$0.00	$654,760.00

Comment:	None provided

Reported Expenditures

Funding Source	2023	2024	2025	2026	Total
CARCD Climate Habitat Block Grant (WCB)	$22,161.12	$29,925.36	$0.00	$0.00	$52,086.48
Grand Total	$22,161.12	$29,925.36	$0.00	$0.00	$52,086.48

Note:

Implementation has not started and expenditure data will be updated once invoicing begins

Project Themes

Education

Public outreach/education for invasive pest identification and proper management techniques at the local level.

Wildlife/Endangered Species

This project involves planting of threatened live oak trees to increase size/cover of oak woodland habitats. In addition, live oak woodlands provide critical habitat for over 200 species of animals and wildlife.