Malibu Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project

Led by California State Parks with public outreach led by California Trout , the Malibu Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project (MCERP) is a once-in-a-generation effort to restore natural watershed function from the Santa Monica Mountains to Santa Monica Bay. The project will remove the obsolete Rindge Dam, manage and relocate approximately 800,000 cubic yards of stored sediment, and improve fish passage at eight upstream barriers. This project will reconnect roughly 15 miles of habitat for endangered Southern California steelhead while restoring “summit-to-sea” sediment and ecological connectivity that supports coastal habitats and beach nourishment. An informed and supportive community is essential to successfully delivering the MCERP and accomplishing the ecological goals of the project.