Tijuana
River National Estuarine Research Reserve
"A
Wetland of International Importance" International Ramsar
Convention, 2005
301 Caspian
Way
Imperial Beach, California 91932
Phone
(619) 575-3613
Fax (619) 575-6913
Planning
to go to Border Field State Park This
Weekend? Check entrance gate status, road and trail access, and
other important information by
clicking
here.
The
Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center is open to the general public 5 days per week,
Wednesday through Sunday, from 10:00am to 5:00pm.
Reserve
hours for trail use: 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset DAILY.
Visitor
Center is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Days,
but trails
remain open during daylight hours.
The
Visitor Center offers a variety of hands-on, interactive activities for all ages
as well as a collection of videos (including videos in Spanish) that are shown
upon request. Our educational videos aim to educate the public about estuaries
and watersheds, including estuary flora and fauna, estuarine ecology and natural
processes.
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the Visitor Center, guests can easily access our North and South McCoy trails
(open daily), which take visitors into prime bird-watching areas and to the mouth
of the Tijuana River. Equestrian trails are available on the south end of the
Tijuana Estuary in Border Field
State Park. (Call ahead for equestrian trails in case they are closed due
to bad weather.)
The Clapper Rail's Nest retail store is located
inside the Visitor Center where T-shirts, sweatshirts, field guides, videos and
other items are available for purchase. Proceeds go to the Friends
of San Diego Refuges. Tijuana
Estuary staff is available to answer your questions and update you on any important
environmental news as well as give tips on how to help preserve and protect our
natural resources. | 
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PROJECTS
AND PUBLIC NOTICES
TIJUANA
ESTUARY SEDIMENT FATE AND TRANSPORT STUDY
The
Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Tijuana Estuary Sediment
Fate and Transport Study has been adopted. To download,
click the links below:
Notice
of Completion (122KB) - summary of project description and impacts
Final
Mitigated Negative Declaration (9MB)
Thursday,
January 31 - Friday, February 29, 2008:
Public Review Period
Monday,
February 11, 2008 at 6:30 pm: Public Hearing at the Tijuana Estuary Visitor
Center, 301 Caspian Way, Imperial Beach, CA 91932.
October
15, 2008 through February 15, 2009: Project
underway. Certain trail sections will be temporarily closed, for
more details click here.
The
project proposes the implementation of a Sediment Fate and Transport Study within
Border Field State Park at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve.
The project would utilize sorted sediment from the Goat Canyon Sediment Retention
Basins and deposit it along designated areas of Border Field State Beach (also
known as Silver Strand Beach) north of Monument Road and south of the Tijuana
Rivermouth.
Based
on the Initial Study and supporting environmental analysis provided in the document,
together with the incorporation of mitigation measures into the project description,
the proposed project would result in less than significant impacts for the following
issue areas: aesthetics, agricultural resources, air quality, biological resources,
cultural resources, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology
and water quality, land use and planning, mineral resources, noise, population
and housing, public services, recreation, transportation/traffic, and utilities
and service systems. The Notice of Completion contains a summary of the project
description and impacts. Refer to Chapters 2 and 3 of the Final IS/MND for full
descriptions and analysis.
Please
direct questions or comments regarding this Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
to:
Christopher M. Peregrin
Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center
301 Caspian
Way
Imperial Beach, CA 91932
619-575-3613 ext.332
TIJUANA
ESTUARY TIDAL RESTORATION PROGRAM, PHASE II
RESTORATION, FEASIBILITY, AND
DESIGN STUDY
Executive
Summary (32MB)
Please
direct questions or comments regarding this study to:
Southwest
Wetlands Interpretive Association
708-A Seacoast Drive
Imperial Beach,
CA 91932
(619) 575-0550
COMPREHENSIVE
MANAGEMENT PLAN
The Tijuana Estuary is currently in the process of updating
our Comprehensive Management Plan. To review the following document simply click
on the link below:
TRNERR Comprehensive
Management Plan 2007-2012 Draft #3(1.2MB)
Please
direct questions and comments regarding the management plan update to:
Tessa Roper, Project Coordinator
"Comprehensive Management Plan
Update"
2916 Bayshore Ave.
Ventura, CA 93001
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