U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Border Field State Park Seek Public Input for Tijuana Estuary Wetland Restoration Project

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Border Field State Park Seek Public Input for Tijuana Estuary Wetland Restoration Project

Imperial Beach, Calif. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and the California Department of Parks and Recreation’s Border Field State Park are announcing a proposal to prepare a joint draft environmental impact statement/environmental impact report on the Tijuana Estuary Wetland Restoration Project. This announcement opens a 45-day public comment period.

The DEIS/EIR will evaluate the effects of restoring approximately 80 to 85 acres of coastal wetland habitat within the Tijuana Estuary at the southwestern corner of San Diego County, California. The need for this proposed action is to reverse ongoing degradation of coastal resources essential to the long-term survival of migratory birds, fish, and other aquatic resources, while also increasing the estuary’s tidal prism to improve water quality.

Public participation is a vital component in the preparation of the DEIS/EIR. Local residents, public agencies, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders are encouraged to participate in the scoping process by providing written comments and participate in the upcoming public scoping meeting.

The Service and the California Department of Parks and Recreation will host two virtual public meetings on June 16, 2021 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. https://trnerr.org/about/public-notices/

This notice published in the Federal Register on May 27, 2021 opening a 45-day public comment period. The Service will consider comments from all interested parties received by July 12, 2021. You may submit written comments and materials by one of the following methods:

  • U.S. Mail: Brian Collins, USFWS, San Diego NWR Complex, 1080 Gunpowder Point Drive, Chula Vista, CA 91910.
  • Email: fw8plancomments@fws.gov; please include “TETRP NOI” in the email subject line.

For additional information about the project, visit the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife website.   

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service works with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. For more information about our work and the people who make it happen, visit https://www.fws.gov/cno/ or connect with us via Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr.

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