This Action Plan is one component of the Santa Monica Bay National Estuary Program’s (SMBNEPs) Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP), with the goal of providing a long-term framework for action in the Santa Monica Bay and its watersheds. Prepared by TBF and SMBRC staff for approval by SMBNEP’s Management Conference.
Topic: Butterflies
Life Finds a Way: Native Species Get a Helping Hand from Restoration Efforts in the LAX Dunes
Standing amid the sand and brush on the north end of the LAX Dunes, it’s strange to think there once was a neighborhood here — and very hard to believe that a few decades ago this nature preserve was slated to become a golf resort. The LAX Dunes stretch 302 acres between Vista Del Mar… Continue reading Life Finds a Way: Native Species Get a Helping Hand from Restoration Efforts in the LAX Dunes
Coastal Dune Community Stewardship Project: Quarter 4 (Year 2) – Report SCC 15-110 Explore the Coast Grant
This report provides a status update for community stewardship activities at LAX Dunes that occurred from 1 April 2018 through 30 June 2018 and a Year Two demographic assessment.
Los Angeles International Airport Coastal Dunes Improvement Project Ecological Monitoring Report 20 June 2018
In September 2012, Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) of the City of Los Angeles applied for a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) through the California Coastal Commission (CCC) to implement the Coastal Dunes Improvement Project (CDIP). The CDP permitted restoration activities in the CDIP area of the northern LAX Dunes. This Ecological Monitoring Report includes documentation… Continue reading Los Angeles International Airport Coastal Dunes Improvement Project Ecological Monitoring Report 20 June 2018
The Bay Foundation Expands Its Role at the LAX Dunes
The Bay Foundation (TBF) has signed a one-year agreement with the Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA) to conduct monitoring and continue restoration at the LAX Dunes. The LAX Dunes are the largest remaining coastal dune community in Southern California. TBF monitoring will assess the extent of LAWA’s restoration and provide reports with recommendations. Continued restoration… Continue reading The Bay Foundation Expands Its Role at the LAX Dunes
The LAX Dunes: Restoring Our Natural Environment
Trash and pollution affect natural habitats from the mountains to the sea. Similarly, invasive vegetation deprives animals of their preferred habitats, limiting their health and growth. To help reverse this negative trend at the LAX Dunes, The Bay Foundation (TBF) along with Friends of the LAX Dunes (FOLD) and community volunteers are making valiant efforts… Continue reading The LAX Dunes: Restoring Our Natural Environment
Five Dunes That Will Make You Forget You’re in Southern California
Whether it’s hiking to the top of them and trying to make them “sing” as we slide down, or flopping down upon their ripples and making “angels” in the sand, for many, the dunes of SoCal are Mother Nature’s sandbox — a playground for all ages. …Here are the five best places to enjoy the… Continue reading Five Dunes That Will Make You Forget You’re in Southern California
S.O.S. (Save our Sea): Coastal Cleanup Day – LAX Dunes: Fighting Plant Pollution
Directly beneath the LAX flight path lies Southern California’s largest contiguous coastal dune ecosystem, the greatest threat to which is not plastic or Styrofoam litter but invasive, non-native species muscling out native flora supporting threatened animal species. About two-thirds of the LAX Dunes between Pershing Drive and Vista Del Mar is set aside as a… Continue reading S.O.S. (Save our Sea): Coastal Cleanup Day – LAX Dunes: Fighting Plant Pollution
Recovery Plan for the El Segundo Blue Butterfly
The El Segundo Blue Butterfly is federally listed as endangered, and occurs at four disjunct locations in southwestern coastal Los Angeles County, California. The species is managed at two of the sites. The butterfly is not permanently protected at any of the four locations. The area of this species occurrence is highly urbanized and there… Continue reading Recovery Plan for the El Segundo Blue Butterfly
Los Angeles/El Segundo Dunes Habitat Restoration Plan
Los Angeles/El Segundo Dunes Habitat Restoration Plan prepared for the U.S Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration.