Despite extensive anthropogenic modification, Malibu Lagoon provides suitable habitat for a variety of fish species. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution. Rent this article via DeepDyve.
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The project involved excavation of 12 acres in the western half of the Lagoon and the subsequent planting of thousands of native wetland plants. The restoration team removed contaminated soil and decades of built-up trash, and re-contoured the channels to improve water flows and circulation.
Construction began on June 1, , and was completed on March 31, More Projects. Development of the Malibu Lagoon Restoration and Enhancement Project Malibu Lagoon is a acre shallow water estuary occurring at the terminus of the Malibu Creek Watershed, the second largest watershed draining into Santa Monica Bay.
His concerns were validated on August 12, when the Los Angeles County Health Department issued a water quality warning, cautioning citizens to refrain from swimming, surfing, and playing in ocean waters at Surfrider Beach and the Malibu Lagoon due to potentially hazardous conditions, including exceeding bacteria standards, and to exercise caution where Malibu Creek discharges into the ocean and near discharging storm drains.
Such warnings have been intermittently issued recently. Lyon added that many surfers and Malibu residents believe that before a restoration, the Lagoon, a acre shallow water embayment at the terminus of the Malibu Creek watershed and a wetland connected to Surfrider Beach, was cleaner, surfing at the famous Third Point was more enjoyable, and Surfrider beach was in better condition. Officials who oversaw the restoration efforts vociferously disagree, maintaining the project succeeded and did not contribute to the significant beach erosion that has recently damaged the Adamson House grounds.
Although stakeholders do not agree on proper next steps, they do agree on one thing — something must be done immediately to address the beach erosion as it threatens to cause more dam- age.
Environmentalists and citizens are mindful that the Lagoon is a resting and feeding estuary for more than species of migrating and native birds, including the California least tern and western snowy plover, both federally endangered species.
Federally endangered tidewater goby and southern steelhead trout also inhabit the Lagoon, which receives year-round fresh- water from sources upstream. And, of course, visitors would like to enjoy the Lagoon, the Beach, and the Adamson House, with its historical treasures and event lawn amenities. All these constituencies and factors are in play as officials try to determine how best to address concerns about the Lagoon and attempt to thwart beach erosion affecting Surfrider Beach and the Adamson House.
As they do so, they are ever mindful that Mother Nature has a mind of her own. There was a time, Malibu historian and journalist Ben Marcus wrote for Malibu Magazine in , when steelhead rainbow trout, an indicator species for creeks and streams, flourished in Malibu Creek which feeds into the Malibu Lagoon.
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