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Ballona Wetlands Interim Stewardship and Access Management Plan Ballona Wetlands Interim Stewardship and Access Management Plan Prepared for State Coastal Conservancy, Department of Fish and Game and State Lands Commission JUNE 15, 2005 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION, 1 III. RECOMMENDATIONS, 16 Vision for Community Stewardship, 1 Signage, 16 Goals, 1 Access Points, 18 Guiding Principles, 1 Access Modes, 21 II. EXISTING CONDITIONS, 3 Security, Litter and Trash Management, 23 Description of Physical Setting, 3 Public Access and Recreation, 24 Management Environment, 4 Resource Stewardship, 26 Current Usage, 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 29 Signage, 5 Access Points, 6 Access Modes, 8 Security, Litter and Trash Management, 10 Public Access and Recreation, 11 Resource Stewardship, 13 I. Introduction 1 I. INTRODUCTION Vision for Community Stewardship Goals Guiding Principles The State of California acquired the Ballona Wet- • Create a handbook and a working plan for short- • Build on what is working now — the ability lands in 2003 and 2004 because it is one of the term stewardship and access over the next 3+ of projects and programs to build on already most significant wetland resources in Southern years. successful efforts. California. Following its acquisition, the State Coastal Conservancy (SCC), in collaboration with • Provide public access and recreation opportuni- • Enhance partnering and improve working the California Department of Fish and Game ties, compatible with habitat, fish and wildlife relationships — build on the existing strengths (DFG), State Lands Commission (SLC), and other conservation. of community non profits and encourage joint agencies, as well as various community and con- problem solving and public-private partnerships. servation organizations, began the wetland restora- • Encourage public appreciation of Ballona Wet- tion planning process. lands. • Encourage operational simplicity — undertake programs and projects that facilitate monitoring The Interim Stewardship and Access Management • Develop a functional equivalent of a DFG Land and management without complex arrange- Plan is the first visible step in a series of Management Plan for the near-term until the ments. planning efforts for the Ballona Wetlands. This final plan is adopted. working plan is intended to serve as a guide to • Provide linkages to other ongoing or manage short-term access, restoration and educa- • Complement and advance existing activities emerging efforts being undertaken in tional opportunities now and over the next three being undertaken within Ballona Wetlands. the watershed — encourage communication plus years, through the completion of the Wetland between agencies and organizations working in Restoration Plan. • Redirect non-complementary uses and activities the Ballona Watershed. related to the health of Ballona Wetlands. The long-term Wetland Restoration Plan will be • Don’t compromise future restoration efforts developed to restore and enhance the natural • Develop and utilize signage in a form and scale — work smart, focus interim stewardship efforts resources of the site and to create compatible appropriate to the setting and need for restora- on projects that will be consistent with and sup- public access opportunities. tion and visitor education. portive of the long term restoration plan. The development of the Wetland Restoration Plan, • Facilitate trash management. • Leverage projects for their educational and guided by adaptive management principles, will interpretive aspects — provide teaching tools offer a long-range vision for a healthy Ballona and articulate lessons learned with each under- Wetlands. This vision requires broad community taking within the wetlands. support and participation, for only through com- munity stewardship will wetland improvements be • Offer an appropriate level of managed com- maintained in perpetuity. munity access — provide a balance of resource protection, public safety and passive recreation. I. Introduction 1 MARINA EXPRESSWAY Mother’s Beach Centinela Creek AREA C Chase Burton Park Marina Del Rey AREA A LINCOLN BLVD. Freshwater Marsh Ballona BALLONA CREEK Lagoon JEFFERSON BLVD. AREA B Designated Least Loyola Tern Nesting Site Marymount Saltwater Marsh University CULVER BLVD. Dunes Del Rey Lagoon Aerial of Planning Area 2 Ballona Wetlands Interim Stewardship and Access Management Plan II. Existing Conditions 3 II. EXISTING CONDITIONS Description of Physical Setting The Ballona Wetlands planning area is the last Environmental Assets include: • Nearby Endangered species habitat include remaining 600 acres of historic wetlands at the • Adjacent to estuary at the mouth of Ballona Least Tern habitat on beach north of Ballona base of the Ballona Creek watershed. It drains Creek/Marina Del Rey. Creek, and El Segundo Blue butterfly habitat a total of 130 square miles of highly urbanized • Subject to tidal action and seasonal rainfall. west of LAX, as well as rare dune beach and area. While the Ballona Wetlands ecosystem has • Largest remaining coastal estuary/wetland habi- bluffs extending south of Ballona Wetlands to been substantially degraded over the years due tat within Los Angeles Basin. Palos Verdes Peninsula. to human activity and urban development, it is • Culturally sensitive archaeological sites. The Ballona Wetlands is divided into three parcels, still a rich ecological system that bridges the areas A, B and C . gap between aquatic and land environments and provides crucial habitat for hundreds of plant and animal species, including Belding’s Savannah Sparrow, an Endangered species. Within the wet- lands many different habitat types occur including: • Open water • Saltwater Marsh/wetland • Freshwater Marsh/wetland • Dunes • Upland - coastal sage scrub, southern fore dune Area A and non-native annual grassland. • Urbanized/recreation The Ballona Wetlands is divided into three parcels, areas A and B (west of Lincoln Boulevard) and area C (east of Lincoln Boulevard). Existing relationships to surrounding uses are: • Nearby open spaces - State beaches at Venice, Santa Monica and Dockweiler Area B - Marina Del Rey and Burton Chase Park - Del Rey Lagoon - Baldwin Hills including Kenneth Hahn State Recreational Area. • Residential uses impact wetland area through formal and informal access. • Bikeway network links perimeter of wetlands to surrounding neighborhoods. • Storm water from neighboring lands drains into wetlands and creek. Area C 2 Ballona Wetlands Interim Stewardship and Access Management Plan II. Existing Conditions 3 Management Environment Current Usage Ballona Wetlands, areas A, portions of B, and C General Uses • Underground storage of natural gas, and gas well are in public ownership under the stewardship of monitoring, maintenance and operation within DFG. Two areas in B, known as the Freshwater • habitat restoration easements. Marsh (FWM) and the Expanded Wetlands parcel, • educational tours and field trips • Utility access, operations and maintenance within are under the jurisdiction of the SLC. In con- • scientific research and monitoring rights of way and utility easements accommodat- veying the FWM to the SLC, Playa Capital Com- • active and passive recreation ing electric power transmission, flood control and pany, LLC (Playa Capital) reserved certain rights • supervised public access roadway maintenance. and responsibilities with respect to the construc- • flood control and water quality maintenance • Water and sediment sampling: Loyola Mary- tion, maintenance and monitoring of the FWM. mount University (LMU). The Ballona Wetlands Conservancy (BWC) holds Types of Uses • Workdays, maintenance and land management: a conservation easement over the FWM. • Birding and bird counts: Audubon Society, BWC Ballona Wetlands Land Trust, Friends of Ballona and Wetlands Action Network. Wetlands and CNLM (limited to the FWM). Current activities, which are regulated by Access • Dune restoration: Friends of Ballona Wetlands. Agreements between DFG and authorized users/ • Environmental education, tours and school field stewards must be consistent with: trips (K-12): Audubon Society, Ballona Wetlands • DFG habitat protection mission Land Trust and Friends of Ballona Wetlands. • restoration and enhancement goals • Environmental monitoring and wetlands research: • existing regulations BWC, Center for Natural Lands Management • wildlife needs (CNLM) and City of Los Angeles Environmental • safety of users Monitoring Division (CLAEMD). • adverse-free impacts on sensitive species and • Invasive species removal: BWC, Ballona Wet- habitats. lands Land Trust and Friends of Ballona Wet- lands. Interim stewardship and access management is • Natural history and site tours: Ballona Wetlands being coordinated by the SCC, DFG and SLC. Land Trust, Friends of Ballona Wetlands and Future Restoration efforts will be guided by the Wetlands Action Network. Ballona Wetlands Restoration Plan being devel- • Recreation (organized): Playa Vista Little League Ballona Wetlands, 1941 oped jointly by SCC, DFG and SLC. Program. • Recreation (walking, dog walking, biking, boat- Ecological Reserve (ER) designation being pur- ing and fishing): General public. Baldwin Hills sued by DFG is to provide: • Scientific symposia: Ballona Wetlands Founda- • protection for rare, threatened and Endangered tion and Friends of Ballona Wetlands. species • Security patrols and trash removal: Ballona Wet- • compatible public entry for: lands Land Trust, Friends of Ballona Wetlands - pedestrian use on designated trails only and Trust for Public Land (TPL). - bicycle use on north side of creek
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