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Bolsa Chica
Restoration Objectives
To protect and enhance:
- Migratory shorebird, seabird, waterfowl
overwintering habitat value
- Nesting habitat for shorebirds and seabirds
- Estuarine fish habitat
- Nesting and foraging conditions for
Threatened or Endangered species (CLT, LFCR, WSP, BSS)
Mix of habitats to include:
- Perennial brackish ponds, seasonal ponds/salt
flats, pickleweed dominated flats, cordgrass and mud flat intertidal, and well-flushed
subtidal seawater volume
Other Objectives:
- Achieve minimum feasible operations and
maintenance burden, and no degradation of existing flood protection levels
- Protect the interests of contiguous property
owners
- Long-term management for native fish and
wildlife
- Incorporate passive and non-intrusive human
activity
- Phased removal of all oil activity
- Monitoring of biological success of completed
project
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