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This project, along with CCBER's other management areas on campus, provides educational and research opportunities for UCSB as well as the local community. |
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CCBER staff installing coconut netting for erosion control in the storm water management system. |
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The upland area will be restored to grassland and oak woodland habitats. It is currently dominated by exotic species including annual grasses, mustard, fennel, and bermuda grass. Efforts are under way to remove the exotics using various techniques such as tilling, green flame, and manual methods. We will be conducting multiple grow/kill cycles to reduce the weed seed bank. This area will be planted with native grassland species, primarily purple needle grass (Nassella pulchra), and native forbs and shrubs. In addition to the grassland, a small coast live oak woodland will be planted around an existing coast live oak tree (Quercus agrifolia). A post and cable fence and coastal sage scrub shrub border will be installed around the project as well as a small trail to allow visitors access to the site. After the plants are established at the project site, there will be no supplemental irrigation required.
This project, along with CCBER’s other management areas on campus, provides educational and research opportunities for UCSB as well as the local community. Students from UCSB can receive course credit by interning during project implementation. They will get hands-on experience in the field of restoration ecology by assisting with planting, exotic species removal, seed collection, plant propagation, ecological monitoring, and site maintenance. If you would like more information about this project, please contact Melanie Powers.
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Water retention in the storm water management system following the first winter rains. |
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