Ballona Wetlands Restoration Planning Process

Ballona Wetlands Restoration Goals and Objectives, Opportunities and Constraints

Ballona Wetlands Interim Stewardship and Access Management Plan

Draft Ballona Wetlands Early Action Plan

Descriptions of Typical Southern California Estuarine Ecosystems

Extent of Historical Ballona Wetlands

Legal constraints on the use of state property at the Ballona Wetlands

Input and outreach for proposed access improvements 

Draft Alternatives

Alternative 1

Alternative 2

Alternative 3

Alternative 4

Alternative 5

Revised Alternatives:

Subtidal connection to Marina del Rey

Reconnection of Ballona Creek and Wetlands

Feasibility Report

Feasibility Report (complete document) 

Feasibility Report (text only)

Feasibility Report (figures only)

Appendix A, B, and C

Appendix D

Science Advisory Committee Review and Recommendations

Draft Existing Conditions Report

Cover and Table of Contents

Section 1 - Introduction

Section 2 - Regional Context

Section 3 - Historical Ecology of the Ballona Wetlands

Section 4 - Physical Setting (text)

Section 4 - Physical Setting (figures)

Section 5 - Biological Resources

Section 6 - Cultural Resources

Section 7 - Water and Sediment Quality

Section 8 - Land Use

Section 9 - Public Access

Section 10 - Transportation and Circulation

Section 11 - Regulatory Framework

Section 12 - References

Appendices

Site Monitoring

Baseline Monitoring Summary

Sediment and Water Quality Issues Memo

Summary Results of Sediment Sampling

Water Quality Data Gaps Memo

Water Quality Monitoring Plan Memo

Draft Measures of Change Report

Existing Habitats Map (saline soils)

Existing Habitats Map (native species) 

Ballona Wetlands Plant and Wildlife Observation Form

Ballona Wetlands Plant and Wildlife Observation Form Map Grid

Instruction for Completing the Plant and Wildlife Observation Form

 photo provided courtesy Jonathan Coffin