The tijuana river national estuarine research reserve (TRNERR) was designated in 1982 and is located in imperial beach, california (a suburb of SAN diego)

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $1.126 million under the Coastal Zone Management Estuarine Research Reserves program (CFDA 11.420) to the California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR) for a cooperative agreement from July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. $386,673 in federal funds will support operations, research and monitoring, education, training, and invasive species control activities at the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve (TRNERR) in Imperial Beach, California. CDPR will match $165,717 towards reserve management and education staff salaries. As the administering agency, CDPR will deliver programs that utilize the TRNERR as a natural field laboratory to conduct data gathering and studies advancing the goals of the Estuarine Research Reserves program.

The reserve is administered by the california department of parks and recreation (CA state parks; CSP) who is submitting this application for fiscal year 2022 funds to support operations, research and monitoring, education, training, and stewardship, and invasives control activities from july 2022 through december 2023. CA state parks is requesting $386,673 which will be matched by $165,717 from CA state parks in the form of portion of state salaries for the reserve manager, the reserve education coordinator, assistant reserve manager and a state park ranger.