North Campus Open Space Restoration Project Restoration Plan

This Restoration Plan is the result of a collaborative effort between UCSB’s Cheadle Center for Biological Diversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) and a team of consultants lead by Environmental Science Associates (ESA). ESA conducted studies and prepared the design and construction documents for the earthwork to restore the landform of the project site to conditions suitable to support estuarine and transitional habitats, and to restore the South Parcel mesa to topography similar to its historic form. True Nature Design led the design of public access elements and designed the recycled water irrigation system to provide establishment irrigation to the restored native plant communities. Stantec provided civil engineering designs for the structural components of the project public access elements (crossing structures and finished trail surfaces). CCBER designed the plan for the matrix of aquatic, wetland, and upland habitats to be restored to the site, including species selection; planting methods; and habitat features to benefit wildlife. CCBER also lead the development  of the maintenance and monitoring methods and adaptive management strategy.The intent of this Restoration Plan is to describe the methodology for post grading restoration, enhancement, monitoring, and management of native habitats within the North Campus Open Space (NCOS) Restoration Project

North Campus Open Space Restoration Project Annual Monitoring Report: Year 2 (2019)

Born out of a vision shared by the local community, students, faculty, researchers and state and federal agencies, the North Campus Open Space (NCOS) restoration project is recreating more than 40 acres of estuarine and palustrine wetlands that historically comprised the upper portion of Devereux Slough that was filled in the mid-1960s to create the Ocean Meadows golf course. Led by the UC Santa Barbara Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) in collaboration with other UCSB departments, faculty, student and local community groups, contractors and government agencies, the project is also restoring more than 60 acres of upland habitats that include native grassland, coastal sage scrub, riparian, oak chaparral woodland, vernal pools and patches of annual wildflowers in clay and sandy soils. In addition to wetland and upland habitat restoration, the goals of the NCOS project include flood reduction, support for threatened and endangered species, public access and the provision of educational opportunities. Ancillary benefits of the project include carbon sequestration, preservation of local genotypes, and protection of adjacent ecological values and infrastructure through a design that integrates sea level rise considerations.Currently in its third year of implementation, the main planting phase of the project is approximately 90% complete, and the focus is now turning towards maintenance, continued monitoring, new research projects, and supplemental planting to add diversity, including special status species such as the Ventura marsh milk-vetch (Astragalus pycnostachys var. lanosissimus). This report describes the methods and results of monitoring for the first two years of the project, from vegetation and wildlife to wetland geomorphology, hydrology and water quality, carbon sequestration studies, community use and a detailed record of restoration efforts by type of worker, task and site location. This work documents the progress of the project and supports longer-term research and monitoring programs. Results from the second year of monitoring show substantial progress towards the project’s restoration goals, with many being met or exceeded

North Campus Open Space Restoration Project As-Built Grading and Hydrology Report

This report describes the as-built geomorphology and hydrology of the North Campus Open Space (NCOS) restoration project at the completion of the grading phase of the project. Topics covered include: a comparison of the predicted and as-built grading elevations, as-built cross-sections and thalwegs of the two main channels, and a comparison of the hydrology of the project site before and after the completion of the grading phase. A selection of photos of the project site taken before and after the completion of grading are provided at the end of the report. Ongoing project work not covered in this report includes: trail and bridge construction, planting and site maintenance, and the planned construction of a visitor interpretative plaza and maintenance equipment shed

Ethnobotanical Walking Tour: University of California, Santa Barbara

The University of California, Santa Barbara is an institution that prides itself on diversity. This commitment extends to the ornamental horticulture found throughout the campus. This tour starts at Snidecor Hall and continues around the south western end of the main campus. It con­cludes at the Student Resource Building. Each plant has a corresponding numbered point and picture

Exotic Flora Walking Tour: University of California, Santa Barbara

 The University of California, Santa Barbara is an institution that prides itself on diversity. This sense of diversity and variety is also evident in the or­namental horticulture found throughout the cam­pus. UCSB is home to plants from six of the seven continents on Earth. A few species are unique to campus and are not found anywhere else in Santa Barbara County

North Campus Open Space Walking Tour 2020

This is a self-guided walking tour of the UC Santa Barbara North Campus Open Space, a 136-acre ecosystem restoration project. This walking tour was created for the 21st Santa Barbara Creek Week in September 2020

Exotic Flora Walking Tour: University of California, Santa Barbara

 The University of California, Santa Barbara is an institution that prides itself on diversity. This sense of diversity and variety is also evident in the or­namental horticulture found throughout the cam­pus. UCSB is home to plants from six of the seven continents on Earth. A few species are unique to campus and are not found anywhere else in Santa Barbara County

Palms: Campus Flora Walking Tour, University of California, Santa Barbara

The University of California, Santa Barbara is an institution that prides itself on diversity. This commitment extends to the ornamental horticulture found throughout the campus. UCSB is home to several interesting palm species. This tour provides an opportunity to see eleven palms that provide a distinct landscape on the UCSB campus

Walking Tour of UC Santa Barbara Campus Lagoon Restoration Projects

The University of California, Santa Barbara's Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration (CCBER) manages and restores campus natural areas

Ethnobotanical Walking Tour: University of California, Santa Barbara

The University of California, Santa Barbara is an institution that prides itself on diversity. This commitment extends to the ornamental horticulture found throughout the campus. This tour starts at Snidecor Hall and continues around the south western end of the main campus. It con­cludes at the Student Resource Building. Each plant has a corresponding numbered point and picture