OC Public Works will be removing non-native invasive trees within Peters Canyon Wash, which will require daily temporary trail closure and need for traffic control along the southern portion of the Mountains to Sea Trail. Peters Canyon Wash and Regional Park provide open space for recreation, water conveyance and offer California Native Habitat for diverse flora and fauna. This habitat restoration project will improve CA native habitat.
Peters Canyon Trail at Peters Canyon Regional Park to be used for access during habitat restoration work. Activities include site preparation, non-native tree and plant removals and plant establishment.
This project is being conducted in compliance with applicable state and federal environmental laws and regulations and is being implemented to offset environmental impacts from OCPW flood control channel maintenance projects.
WHAT:
OCPW and contractor personnel will be removing nonnative invasive tree species located throughout Peters Canyon Wash within the southern portion of Peters Regional Park. Equipment (skid steers, excavators, trucks) will enter the Park at Peters Canyon Rd., xst Silverado Terrace, and will use the maintenance road east of Lower Peters Basin, up through the “Mountains to Sea Trail”. (see map for locations) Each work day, 0.5 mile of the trail will experience temporary closures starting from the bathrooms at the southern entrance while equipment and dumpsters are delivered and removed.
WHERE:
Haul route and traffic control area along Mountains to Sea Trail, Peters Canyon Regional Park.
Please observe all safety barriers, signs and personnel when near the project area.
WHEN:
October 23, 2023 – January 31, 2024
The construction schedule is tentative and subject to change due to weather and other factors.
Working Days/Hours:
Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Equipment and hauling traffic along the trail will be as needed, but will always be monitored and controlled by Helix Environmental staff, signs and cones.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Cort DiStanislao
714-263-5312
ProjectInfo@ocpw.ocgov.com
ocpublicworks.com
