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== Setting == | == Setting == | ||
| − | The Triple M Ranch | + | The Triple M Ranch, illustrated [http://elkhornsloughctp.org/uploads/1238016056Triple%20M%20in%20Context%20Map.pdf here] |
| − | <ref>[1] Location of Triple M Ranch, image courtesy of Laurel Marcus & Associates. [accessed 02 Feb 2011] </ref> | + | <ref>[1] Location of Triple M Ranch, image courtesy of Laurel Marcus & Associates. [accessed 02 Feb 2011] </ref>, is a 195 acre farm located in the lower [[Carneros Watershed]] at 420 Hall Road, Las Lomas, CA. 95076. The reach of Carneros Creek that bisects the property has historically been channelized and straightened in decades past. Currently, however, the creek is in the process of "self-restoration" as dredge spoil levees have been allowed to degrade and the flow is no longer confined within an artificial channel <ref>[2] Holloway R. 2010. Annual Sediment Retention and Hydraulic Residence Time Variability in a Riverine Wetland Receiving Unregulated Inflow from Agricultural Runoff. [Master‟s thesis]. Seaside (CA): California State University, Monterey Bay. Available |
| − | <ref>[2] Holloway R. 2010. Annual Sediment Retention and Hydraulic Residence Time Variability in a Riverine Wetland Receiving Unregulated Inflow from Agricultural Runoff. [Master‟s thesis]. Seaside (CA): California State University, Monterey Bay. Available | + | |
from: http://sep.csumb.edu/cwsp/theses/Holloway_Thesis_101217.pdf </ref> | from: http://sep.csumb.edu/cwsp/theses/Holloway_Thesis_101217.pdf </ref> | ||
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== Purpose and Goals == | == Purpose and Goals == | ||
| − | The Triple M Ranch is owned and operated by the Agriculture and Land Based Training Association ([[ALBA]]) | + | Purchases in 2000, with assistance from the California State Coastal Conservancy and the Packard Foundation, The Triple M Ranch is owned and operated by the Agriculture and Land Based Training Association ([[ALBA]])<ref>[3] http://www.albafarmers.org/about.html [accessed 30 Jan 2011] </ref>. As part of the conditional assistance with purchasing the property, ALBA has set aside 135 acres of the property as a natural land easement <ref>[4] http://www.albafarmers.org/farms.html [accessed 30 Jan 2011] </ref>. Development rights were given to the [[Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF)]], ensuring that the Triple M Ranch will remain undeveloped, with a substantial portion of the property preserved for natural lands. |
== Wetland Restoration Project == | == Wetland Restoration Project == | ||
| − | The ESF in conjunction with ALBA, completed a Land Management Plan | + | The ESF in conjunction with ALBA, completed a Land Management Plan which outlines the project that will restore or enhance the natural lands on the property. The goals of this management plan include (among others) the restoration of the Carneros Creek riparian corridor as well as on site wetlands, the creation of hills and ponds for the purpose of providing habitat for special status amphibians, providing flood protection, and the improvement of water quality. |
<ref>[5] Laurel Marcus & Associates. 2003. Triple M Ranch land management plan. Prepared for the Elkhorn Slough Foundation </ref> <ref>[6] Largay B. 2007. ALBA Triple M Wetlands Project: Existing conditions and Conceptual Design-Technical Advisory Committee Review Draft. Largay Hydrologic Sciences, LLC. http://hydro.csumb.edu/ALBA_CSUMB/ALBA_Triple_M_Conditions_Concepts.pdf. </ref>. | <ref>[5] Laurel Marcus & Associates. 2003. Triple M Ranch land management plan. Prepared for the Elkhorn Slough Foundation </ref> <ref>[6] Largay B. 2007. ALBA Triple M Wetlands Project: Existing conditions and Conceptual Design-Technical Advisory Committee Review Draft. Largay Hydrologic Sciences, LLC. http://hydro.csumb.edu/ALBA_CSUMB/ALBA_Triple_M_Conditions_Concepts.pdf. </ref>. | ||
This project will restore approximately 40 acres of wetlands and floodplains, which have been repeatedly dredged and used for agriculture in the 80 years prior to ALBA's ownership | This project will restore approximately 40 acres of wetlands and floodplains, which have been repeatedly dredged and used for agriculture in the 80 years prior to ALBA's ownership | ||
Revision as of 00:03, 8 February 2011
Contents
Setting
The Triple M Ranch, illustrated here [1], is a 195 acre farm located in the lower Carneros Watershed at 420 Hall Road, Las Lomas, CA. 95076. The reach of Carneros Creek that bisects the property has historically been channelized and straightened in decades past. Currently, however, the creek is in the process of "self-restoration" as dredge spoil levees have been allowed to degrade and the flow is no longer confined within an artificial channel [2]
Purpose and Goals
Purchases in 2000, with assistance from the California State Coastal Conservancy and the Packard Foundation, The Triple M Ranch is owned and operated by the Agriculture and Land Based Training Association (ALBA)[3]. As part of the conditional assistance with purchasing the property, ALBA has set aside 135 acres of the property as a natural land easement [4]. Development rights were given to the Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF), ensuring that the Triple M Ranch will remain undeveloped, with a substantial portion of the property preserved for natural lands.
Wetland Restoration Project
The ESF in conjunction with ALBA, completed a Land Management Plan which outlines the project that will restore or enhance the natural lands on the property. The goals of this management plan include (among others) the restoration of the Carneros Creek riparian corridor as well as on site wetlands, the creation of hills and ponds for the purpose of providing habitat for special status amphibians, providing flood protection, and the improvement of water quality. [5] [6]. This project will restore approximately 40 acres of wetlands and floodplains, which have been repeatedly dredged and used for agriculture in the 80 years prior to ALBA's ownership [7].
References
- ↑ [1] Location of Triple M Ranch, image courtesy of Laurel Marcus & Associates. [accessed 02 Feb 2011]
- ↑ [2] Holloway R. 2010. Annual Sediment Retention and Hydraulic Residence Time Variability in a Riverine Wetland Receiving Unregulated Inflow from Agricultural Runoff. [Master‟s thesis]. Seaside (CA): California State University, Monterey Bay. Available from: http://sep.csumb.edu/cwsp/theses/Holloway_Thesis_101217.pdf
- ↑ [3] http://www.albafarmers.org/about.html [accessed 30 Jan 2011]
- ↑ [4] http://www.albafarmers.org/farms.html [accessed 30 Jan 2011]
- ↑ [5] Laurel Marcus & Associates. 2003. Triple M Ranch land management plan. Prepared for the Elkhorn Slough Foundation
- ↑ [6] Largay B. 2007. ALBA Triple M Wetlands Project: Existing conditions and Conceptual Design-Technical Advisory Committee Review Draft. Largay Hydrologic Sciences, LLC. http://hydro.csumb.edu/ALBA_CSUMB/ALBA_Triple_M_Conditions_Concepts.pdf.
- ↑ [7] Coastal Training Program at the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. ALBA Wetland Restoration http://elkhornsloughctp.org/reference/subissue_detail.php?SUBISSUE_ID=48 [accessed 02 Feb 2011]
Links
Carneros Watershed Agriculture and Land Based Training Association (ALBA) Watershed Issues on the Central Coast of California Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF)
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