{
  "projectDescription": "The goal of this restoration effort is to restore seabird habitat by removing non-native vegetation, installing artificial nesting boxes, and reducing human disturbance. Restoration is taking place off of mainland Santa Cruz Island (SCI) on Scorpion rock, Orizaba rock, and within sea caves surrounding SCI.Ashy Storm-petrels are rare and endemic to California and northwestern Baja California, with a world population of less than 10,000 individuals. At SCI, offshore rocks and sea caves continue to host important nesting colonies. Small colony sizes and fragile habitats make Ashy Storm-Petrels highly susceptible to natural or human impacts. MSRP restoration activities on Orizaba Rock and surrounding sea caves involve installing artificial nest sites for Ashy Storm-Petrels to provide a secure nesting habitat. Recorded vocalizations are used to attract Ashy Storm-Petrels to the artificial nests.Scorpion Rock is a small islet located off the northeast coast of Santa Cruz Island. Natural Cassin’s Auklet burrows are present in relatively small numbers on the rock, due to the scarce vegetation and associated high rate of soil erosion. MSRP restoration activities on Scorpion Rock has improved and enhanced existing natural habitat for Cassin’s Auklets by restoring native vegetation, stabilizing soil to minimize erosion, and removing invasive, non-native vegetation. Biologists have also installed artificial nesting habitat to provide stable and secure nest sites for Cassin’s Auklets.",
  "program": "DARRP",
  "name": "Montrose - Santa Cruz Island Seabird Restoration",
  "id": "2197",
  "state": "California",
  "state_abbr": "CA",
  "region": "SWR - Southwest",
  "darrpResponsibility": "NOAA",
  "orrId": "2632",
  "constructionStartDate": "2006-06-01 00:00:00.0",
  "nepaStatus": "Complete",
  "nepaCompliance": "Other programmatic EA",
  "fedLeverage": "0",
  "nonFedLeverage": "0",
  "accompReportStatus": "Completed",
  "accompReportDate": "2017-12-31 00:00:00.0",
  "accompAcresMilesFlag": "N",
  "accompVolFlag": "Y",
  "accompDebrisFlag": "N",
  "status": "Completed",
  "locations": [
    {
      "latitude": "34.0117",
      "longitude": "-119.771",
      "county": "Santa Barbara County",
      "city": "Ventura",
      "congDistrict": "24",
      "riverBasin": "Santa Cruz Island-Frontal Santa Barbara Channel",
      "huc": "181000000000"
    }
  ],
  "species": [
    {
      "species": "occidentalis",
      "genus": "Pelecanus",
      "commonName": "Pelican, brown",
      "listingStatus": "Endangered",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "aleuticus",
      "genus": "Ptychoramphus",
      "commonName": "Auklet, cassin's",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    },
    {
      "species": "homochroa",
      "genus": "Oceanodroma",
      "commonName": "Storm-petrel, ashy"
    },
    {
      "species": "hypoleucus",
      "genus": "Synthliboramphus",
      "commonName": "Murrelet, xantus's",
      "nmfsManagedFlag": "N"
    }
  ],
  "partners": [
    {
      "name": "The Nature Conservancy"
    },
    {
      "name": "Growing Solutions"
    },
    {
      "name": "Carter Biological Consulting"
    },
    {
      "name": "US Geological Survey"
    },
    {
      "name": "Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology"
    },
    {
      "name": "National Park Service"
    },
    {
      "name": "University of California, Santa Cruz"
    },
    {
      "name": "California Institute of Environmental Sciences"
    }
  ],
  "strategies": [
    {
      "name": "Does not fall under a strategy",
      "primaryFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "photos": [
    {
      "id": "238749",
      "name": "238749_P4180154_LH.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "6",
      "caption": "Biologists place signs in caves on Santa Cruz Island to prevent disturbance to nesting seabirds.",
      "credit": "Laurie Harvey, National Park Service",
      "date": "4/1/2009",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "4560",
      "name": "4560_F20219_clip_image005.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "1",
      "caption": "Aerial photo of Scorpion Rock, a small islet off the coast of Santa Cruz Island.",
      "credit": "David Mazurkiewicz, National Park Service",
      "date": "10/1/2009",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "Y"
    },
    {
      "id": "4562",
      "name": "4562_F16801_cave sillouettes.JPG",
      "webpageNumber": "7",
      "caption": "Photo showing a silouette of a cave on Santa Cruz Island where seabirds nest.",
      "credit": "Bill McIver, US Geological Survey",
      "date": "5/1/2005",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "4490",
      "name": "4490_F12243_PA240277.JPG",
      "webpageNumber": "5",
      "caption": "Volunteers create a fire line to move supplies onto Scorpion Rock from a small boat.",
      "credit": "Jennifer Boyce, NOAA",
      "date": "10/1/2009",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "4494",
      "name": "4494_F24897_PA240249.JPG",
      "webpageNumber": "4",
      "caption": "Native plants grown on Santa Cruz Island are trucked to the dock to be skiffed onto Scorpion Rock.",
      "credit": "Jennifer Boyce, NOAA",
      "date": "10/1/2009",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "4438",
      "name": "4438_F18954_Picture7.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "3",
      "caption": "Biologists find a Cassin's Auklet chick during nesting monitoring on Scorpion Rock.",
      "credit": "David Mazurkiewicz, National Park Service",
      "date": "10/1/2009",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    },
    {
      "id": "4325",
      "name": "4325_F16894_CAAU.jpg",
      "webpageNumber": "2",
      "caption": "Biologists determining the sex of an adult Cassin's Auklet on Scorpion Rock.",
      "credit": "Josh Adams, U.S. Geological Survey",
      "date": "5/1/2005",
      "imageType": "Project Photo",
      "feature": "N"
    }
  ],
  "volunteers": [
    {
      "fiscalYear": "2014",
      "count": "2",
      "hours": "26.0"
    },
    {
      "fiscalYear": "2013",
      "hours": "364.0"
    },
    {
      "count": "17",
      "hours": "668.0"
    }
  ],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "name": "Planting"
    },
    {
      "name": "Invasives removal: vegetation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bird habitat enhancement"
    }
  ],
  "monitoring": [
    {
      "monitorResultId": "F6FD96EA-1402-F111-8407-001DD800B5CB",
      "tier1Agreement": "N",
      "tier1CompleteDt": "2020-09-01 00:00:00.0",
      "tier1CompleteFlag": "Y",
      "tier1Flag": "Y",
      "tier2Flag": "N",
      "monitorConductFlag": "Y"
    }
  ],
  "accomplishments": [
    {
      "units": "pounds removed",
      "description": "Prior to restoration, on 15 April 2008, 96 ± 6% of the vegetative cover within vegetation restoration study plots on Scorpion Rock was composed of seven exotic species, mostly vegetative and desiccated Crystalline Ice Plant (M. crystallinum), 63% cover, Cheeseweed (Malva parviflora), 14% cover, Nettle-leaf Goosefoot (Chenopodium murale), 17%, and Brome Grass (Bromus diandrus) and Foxtail (Hordeum murinum); together <1%.",
      "name": "Invasive plants removed",
      "category": "Flora"
    },
    {
      "description": "Scorpion RockSite work to remove non-native plants, soil stabilization, and vegetation mapping has been ongoing on Scorpion Rock since 2007.Orizaba Rock and Sea CavesVideo and reconnaissance cameras were deployed at Orizaba Rock to assess Ashy Storm-Petrel behaviors and document raven occurrence and predation activities, respectively. Automated acoustic monitoring devices (song meters) were deployed for quantifying vocal activities of Ashy Storm-Petrels at Bat Cave, Cave of the Bird’s Eggs, and Cavern Point Cove Caves.",
      "name": "Habitat enhancement (describe)",
      "category": "Fauna"
    },
    {
      "units": "number of signs",
      "description": "CINP and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) signs deployed in 2009-10 to reduce human disturbance to seabirds were replaced as needed.",
      "name": "Signs",
      "category": "Community Enhancement - Education & Outreach"
    },
    {
      "description": "Vegetation mapping since 2007",
      "name": "Surveys/mapping (GIS)",
      "category": "Planning and Assessment"
    },
    {
      "quantity": "8,000.0",
      "units": "count",
      "description": "Over 8,000 plants of 19 species have been outplanted on Scorpion Rock. The more abundant native plant species used include: Alkalai Heath (Frankenia salina), C. gigantea, Island Buckwheat (Eriogonum grande), Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat (E. arborescens), California Saltbrush (Atriplex californica), Brewer’s Saltbrush (A. lentiformis breweri), M. saxitalis var. implicate, Lemonadeberry (Rhus integrifolia), Island Morning Glory (Calystegia m. macrostegia), and S. taxifolia.",
      "name": "Plants added",
      "category": "Flora"
    },
    {
      "quantity": "110.0",
      "units": "number of nests",
      "description": "Monitored since 2006, see project reports on http://www.montroserestoration.noaa.gov/multimedia/publications/. Various artificial nests were installed on Orizaba Rock and in Cavern Point Caves for Ashy Storm-petrels and are successfully hosting breeding pairs. At three monitored reference colonies and Orizaba Rock, a total of 110 nests were found and monitored in 2011 with a combined breeding success of 79%.",
      "name": "Nests",
      "category": "Birds"
    },
    {
      "quantity": "33.0",
      "units": "number of breeding pairs",
      "description": "Monitored since 2006, see project reports on http://www.montroserestoration.noaa.gov/multimedia/publications/. Continued increase in colony size at Orizaba Rock occurred with a total of 33 egg-laying pairs documented in 2011 (i.e., 26 natural and 7 artificial).",
      "name": "Breeding pairs",
      "category": "Fauna"
    }
  ],
  "funding": [
    {
      "mechanism": "DARRP Settlement Funds",
      "activityType": "Restoration",
      "fyAwarded": "2014",
      "noaaFundingFlag": "N",
      "partnerContribution": "145,833.0",
      "sourceProgram": "DARRP - Damage Assessment, Remediation & Restoration Program"
    }
  ]
}