Crews will work Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. 21, and is expected to continue through early April. This management method is used to increase depth and remove nutrient-heavy sediments. “There’s a lot of aquatic species that we’ve never seen before. Dredging: Sediment Removal, Cattail Removal & Shoreline Restoration When a waterbody can no longer be saved through proactive management methods or hydro-raking, the next best solution is pond dredging. “The birds have just taken off,” he added.
“This is one of the largest habitat restoration projects the state has done. This is a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity, said Jared Corbitt, resident engineer with Caltrans overseeing the endeavor. It’s part of the $6-billion North Coast Corridor Program, which includes the widening of I-5 and double-tracking the adjacent rail corridor between La Jolla and Oceanside. We have needlefish that we’ve never seen in the lagoon before.”Ĭaltrans and the San Diego Association of Governments partnered on the project with the Nature Collective, as well as the city of Encinitas. “We found our first octopus in the lagoon,” he said. The lagoon is already starting to show signs of healing, said Doug Gibson, executive director and principal scientist for the Nature Collective, formerly the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy.
(Ana Ramirez/The San Diego Union-Tribune)
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