Laguna Canyon Foundation (LCF) announced the successful completion and sign off by US Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife of their decade-long habitat restoration project in Aliso Creek. The 55-acre project in Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park was funded by Orange County Transportation Authority’s Measure M2 as part of their Environmental Mitigation Program, and implemented by LCF staff and contractors in partnership with OC Parks. This landmark effort has transformed a heavily degraded riparian corridor into a thriving native habitat –improving water quality, supporting diverse wildlife and engaging the local community.
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Photos courtesy of LCF
Aliso Creek before restoration: Notice the prolific growth of giant reed which inhibits natural stream flow, replaces native habitat and prohibits Southwestern pond turtle breeding, circled in red.…