B.5 Big Canyon Creek Restoration Project, Upper Newport Bay Estuary, Orange County, 2003
Scope and Contents
Historic Tidal Wetlands Conceptual Plan, background, project maps and site information. Reports, planning documents, public outreach and communication materials, site concept plan, newsletters.
Dates
- Creation: 2003
Creator
- From the Collection: Feldman, Esther (Person)
- From the Collection: Community Conservation Solutions (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access. This collection includes both analog and digital files. The collection's digital files have been copied to the USC Digital Repository. The digital files are not publicly accessible online. Researchers wishing to request access to the digital files should email specol@usc.edu.
Biographical / Historical
CCS' Big Canyon Creek Restoration Project plan successfully brought together federal, state, regional and local agencies, homeowners and local community organizations. The plan dealt with water contamination, habitat restoration, flood damage, dredge spoils and public access. The plan focused on restoring tidal influence for the 70-acre Big Canyon, and laid the critical foundation for restoration efforts still underway today (as of 2022), led by the City of Newport Beach with funding from the California Coastal Conservancy.
Upper Newport Bay is one of the highest quality coastal wetlands in Southern California. Big Canyon Creek is located withing the Upper Newport Bay State Ecological Reserve, and flows into Orange County’s Upper Newport Bay. This is one of the most heavily-visited areas in Upper Newport Bay. The Big Canyon Creek Restoration Project planned to restore the natural transition between woodlands, freshwater marsh, salt marsh, mudflats and Upper Newport Bay's open water channels.
Funded by California Coastal Conservancy, Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, City of Newport Beach, Community Conservancy International and Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends.
Extent
From the Collection: 6.83 Linear Feet (8 boxes)
From the Collection: 3.75 Gigabytes (38 computer folders and 142 computer files)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu