Restoration Documents

Montrose Settlements Restoration Program (MSRP) Restoration Plan

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Section 1: Purpose and Need for Proposed Action
Section 2: Summary of Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Litigation, and Montrose Settlements
Section 3: Affected Environment
Section 4: Restoration Goals and Plan Development
Section 5: Tier 1 and Tier 2 Evaluation of Restoration Ideas
Section 6: Restoration Alternatives
Section 7: Environmental Consequences
Section 8: Applicable Laws and Regulations
Section 9: Responses to Public Comments

Appendix A

Appendix A1: Construct artificial reefs and fishing access improvements
Appendix A2: Provide public information to restore lost fishing services
Appendix A3: Restore full tidal exchange wetlands
Appendix A4: Augument funds for implementing Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in California

Appendix B: Restore Bald Eagles to the Channel Islands

Appendix C

Appendix C1: Restore peregrine falcons to the Channel Islands
Appendix C2: Monitor the recovery of peregrine falcons on the Channel Islands
Appendix C3: Restore peregrine falcons to the Baja California Pacific Islands

Appendix D

Appendix D1: Restore seabirds to San Miguel Island
Appendix D2: Restore alcids to Santa Barbara Island
Appendix D3: Restore seabirds to San Nicolas Island
Appendix D4: Restore seabirds to Scorpion and Orizaba Rocks
Appendix D5: Restore seabirds to Baja California Pacific Islands
Appendix D6: Create/Enhance/Protect California brown pelican roost habitat
Appendix D7: Implement an entanglement reducation and outreach program to protect seabird populations
Appendix D8: Restore ashy storm-petrels to Anacapa Island

Appendix E: Montrose Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Litigation Timeline

Appendix F: Summary of Montrose Settlements

References

Response to public comments

 

Project Reports

Fishing Restoration

Seabird Restoration

Bald Eagle Restoration

Peregrine Falcon Restoration

Public Outreach

Fact Sheets

Newsletters

2011

Special Edition Newsletter

2010

Fall: New MSRP interactive kiosks

Spring: Bald eagles on the rise on the Channel Islands!

2009

Fall: Several stories about seabird restoration, wetland restoration, and outreach
Summer: A special seabird edition of newsletter with several stories about our seabird restoration projects
Winter: Latest news on an MSRP Funding opportunity, Channel Island Bald Eagles, replanting Santa Barbara Island, and Huntington Beach Wetlands restoration

2008

Fall: Information on the bald eagle season, outreach projects that MSRP is funding, seabird restoration on San Nicolas Island, and a congressional field trip to Santa Cruz Island

2007

Fall: A new study on fish contamination in Southern California and  an update on seabird and marine protected area projects

2006

Summer: Updates on project implementation, including requests for proposals for wetlands, fishing outreach, and the evaluation of MPAs

Outreach Products

Trustee Council Documents

Trustee Council Summaries

2010

December 7-8, trustee council meeting

2009

December 1-2, trustee council meeting

2008

October 29, phase 2 discussion
October 28, trustee council meeting
June 20, trustee council meeting

2007

November 28, trustee council meeting
July 19-20, trustee council meeting
May 22-23, trustee council meeting

2006

November 14, trustee council meeting
September 20, trustee council meeting
July 11, trustee council meeting
June 27, trustee council meeting
March 23, trustee council meeting
January 25, trustee council meeting

* To obtain meeting summaries from 2001 to 2005 email msrp@noaa.gov

Trustee Council Resolutions

2012

January 12, Calendar Year Budget

2011

January 6, Calendar Year Budget

2010

August 6, Additional funding for San Nicolas project
April 5, Funding for DDE in marine mammals study
January 13, Calendar year 2010 budget, Part 1
January 13, Calendar year 2010 budget, Part 2

2009

December 2, Amendment to calendar year 2009 budget

2008

December 9, Calendar year 2009, budget part 1
December 9, Calendar year 2009, budget part 2
October 29, Repayment of NOAA Past Restoration Costs
April 21, Amendment to calendar year 2008 budget
January 15, Calendar year 2008, budget part 1
January 15, Calendar year 2008, budget part 2

2007

October 18, Query Manager Database for the fish survey
October 18, Restore seabirds to San Nicolas Island
July 19, peregrine falcon monitoring on the Channel Islands
July 19, restore seabirds to San Nicolas Island
March 15, amended funds to augment implentation of Marine Protected Areas
January 24, funds to augment implementation of Marine Protected Areas
January 8, Calendar Year 2007 Budget, Part 1
January 8, Calendar Year 2007 Budget, Part 2
January 4, Repayment of NOAA Past Restoration Costs

2006

November 14, 2006 Fishing Outreach Mini-Grants
November 14, Restoration of Full Tidal Exchange Wetlands
November 14, Repayment of NOAA Past Damage Assessment Costs and Transfer of Funds from Court Registry Accounts to Department of Interior Damage Assessment and Restoration Fund
September 20, Peregrine Falcon 2007 Survey
August 30, amended Restore Seabirds to San Miguel Island
August 7, Reimbursement for the Montrose Settlements Restoration Program Expenditures: October 2000 through December 2002 time period
April 24, Restore Seabirds to San Miguel Island
April 24, Restore Seabirds to Scorpion and Orizaba Rocks
April 24, Restore Seabirds to San Nicolas Island
April 24, National Park Service Term Seabird Biologist
April 10, amended Calendar Year 2006 Budget
March 1, Calendar Year 2006 Budget
January 30, Further Clarification of Resolution of Past Damage Assessment Costs for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

* To obtain resolutions from 1994-2005 email msrp@noaa.gov