Project Description:  

This project developed a conceptual model of ecosystem processes and functions and habitat enhancement alternatives for Pilarcitos Lagoon at Half Moon Bay State Beach. 

Our work focused on assessing the hydrologic, geomorphic and ecological drivers on lagoon ecology associated with coastal, fluvial, and human processes and influences, all as they relate to lagoon habitat availability for steelhead, effects on western snowy plover that nest on these coastal beach habitats, and other special-status species that utilize the lagoon-beach-stream complex.

Project involved working closely with an interagency and private landowner stakeholder group.