Salinas River Lagoon/Old Salinas River Floodplain Resiliency and Connectivity Project (Coastal Conservation and Research)

This project is strengthening local management of the Salinas River Lagoon and the Old Salinas River channel, in Monterey County, as both a flood-control system and an estuarine ecosystem. 

Efforts are underway to overcome constraints caused by outdated water-control infrastructure and an undersized, degraded channel that currently limit flood resilience and ecosystem recovery. Coastal Conservation and Research (CC&R), in partnership with the Central Coast Wetlands Group (CCWG), the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA), California Marine Sanctuary Foundation (CMSF), local landowners, and state and federal agencies, is working to increase climate resilience, enhance hydrologic connectivity, reduce flood risk to coastal farmland and disadvantaged communities, and improve estuarine habitat quality.