Border Field State Park Resilience, Access, and Habitat Restoration Project
Status
SCH # 2025040060 - On April 2, 2025, California State Parks issued a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Border Field State Park Resilience, Access and Habitat Restoration Project (revised).
Second Public Information Meeting: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 from 5:30-7:00 PM
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Comments period extended through May 21, 2025.
Submit comments to the following:
- Via email: including the subject “Border Field RAHR”
- Via mail: Luke Serna, Associate Park & Recreation Specialist
CA Department of Parks and Recreation, Southern Service Center
2797 Truxtun Road
San Diego, California 92106
Description
The Project proposes to improve and relocate portions of Monument Road to address seasonal flooding of the existing roadway, provide improved public access to BFSP, establish resilience against the future effects of sea level rise (SLR) and improve the function of Tijuana Estuary including restoring native habitat and the removal of an existing approximately 2,300 foot road segment subject to regular flooding. Click on "read the full notice" to view all project and public meeting materials, including the link register for the public meeting.
Nelson Sloan Quarry Restoration and Beneficial Reuse of Sediment Project
Status
SCH # 2019049100 - On July 6, 2023, California State Parks issued a Notice of Determination (NOD) to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Nelson Sloan Quarry Restoration and Beneficial Reuse of Sediment Project. The NOD and the FEIR were published on the State Clearinghouse on July 6, 2023.
Description
The Project consists of the beneficial reuse of excess sediment excavated from flood control facilities and disturbed habitats in the Tijuana River Valley towards the reclamation of previously quarried slopes and restoration of the Nelson Sloan Quarry site to close to historic (i.e., pre-quarry operations) topography and habitat. Click on "read the full notice" to view all project and public meeting materials.
Tijuana Estuary Tidal Restoration Program (TETRP) II Phase I
Status
SCH # 2021050599 - The USFWS has issued the Record of Decision for the TETRP II Phase I project, stating that Alternative 2 has been selected for implementation. Both the Record of Decision and the Final EIS/EIR are available. California State Parks has issued a Notice of Determination; it was published on the State Clearinghouse on March 24, 2023. A Notice of Availability of the Final EIR/EIS was published in the Federal Register on March 31, 2023. Under Alternative 2, approximately 68 acres of coastal wetlands and 15 acres of native transitional and upland habitat would be restored within the Tijuana Estuary.
Description
TETRP II Phase I would restore between 82 to 87 acres of coastal wetlands and associated native upland habitats within the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve on portions of both Border Field State Park and the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge.