CCA Concerns:

Of the roughly 10,000 acres of Costa Mesa’s land, only 125 acres has the potential for native habitat – located on the western part of Fairview Park‘s 208 acres. Just 1.2% of the land is left. All of the land in our area has been severely impacted by a long list of human activities. We have only small fragments of semi-functional ecosystems left.

Fairview Park is extra special because it contains one of only two federally recognized vernal pool complexes in Orange County. These sensitive, ephemeral vernal pools provide habitat for two endangered species, but for their survival to work, these pools must be carefully stewarded. Actions taken in and around the vernal pools must be monitored, limited, and sensitive to the ecology.

Some of the key concerns CCA has for the Fairview Park Master Plan include:

• Impacts to the sensitive vernal pools and associated watersheds from human activities.
• Soil compaction in sensitive habitat from human uses.
• Location of human activities and potential impacts to foraging, nesting, and breeding birds
• Disruption to bird behaviors and birds themselves from fly field activities. 
• Human encroachment into sensitive and endangered plant and animal species.

See our previous letters to the City:

• 03/17/25 – Letter to the Costa Mesa City Council