Reserve Management
Thoughtful management leads to enduring ecosystems. Our team of restoration ecologists conducts purposeful monitoring to guide our field crew in completing adaptive management actions that result in long-term conservation of native habitat reserves.
Project Example: Otay River Restoration
Focus: Riparian habitat restoration
Location: Chula Vista, CA
Habitat Type: Riparian and upland habitats including maritime succulent scrub
Implementation: Irrigation system, container plants, and plant salvage
Maintenance: Five-year maintenance and monitoring
This restoration project is located in the upstream portion of Otay River, located in the city of Chula Vista, California. Forty acres of restoration is occurring in a variety of habitats, including a combination of wetlands, floodplains, channels, riparian, and upland habitats. Restoration included successful salvaging and translocation of succulents, dudleya, bulbs, and associated maritime succulent scrub species. An aboveground temporary irrigation system was designed, installed, and maintained by RECON. Over 15,000 container plantings were implemented throughout all habitat types.
Beginning of Restoration Process
After Restoration and Continued Maintenance
The Otay River project site overview and RECON field crew maintaining spraying non-native invasive species.
