Los Angeles Times:
“Should the state embark on a decade-long, $250-million project to approximate what the wetlands might have looked like before humans desecrated them and nonnative species such as iceplant and mustard moved in?
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Bulldozing parts of ballona is no way to restore the wetlands
“The Ballona Wetlands Land Trust will almost certainly challenge the state’s restoration plan in court because we believe that substantial evidence supports our concern that the project, as designed, could wreak havoc on existing wildlife habitat.”
Continue reading:Bulldozing parts of ballona is no way to restore the wetlands
“Opponents fret that dozens of troubled species and much of their habitat would be sacrificed by restoration-related excavation. More than 2 million cubic yards of dredged or fill material would be re-positioned on the project site in order to create earthen levees around the northern perimeter of the area and north of Culver Boulevard…”
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https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ballona-rare-plant-20171123-story.html.
LA Weekly: https://www.laweekly.com/is-the-state-of-california-plotting-the-ballona-wetlands-demise/
Jane Unchained News: https://janeunchained.com/2020/02/16/animal-lovers-say-dont-bulldoze-ballona-wetlands/
World Animal Newshttps://worldanimalnews.com/dont-let-heal-the-bay-fool-you-bulldozing-ballona-wetlands-is-not-restoration/
Lady Freethinker: https://ladyfreethinker.org/join-the-virtual-town-hall-meeting-to-save-los-angeles-last-remaining-wetlands/
LA Weekly: https://www.laweekly.com/why-does-a-coastal-conservancy-exec-own-piles-of-offshore-oil-stock/.
IDA news release:
https://secure2.convio.net/ida/site/Advocacy?page=UserAction&id=3140
August 10, 2020
Press Release: Lawsuit Filed to Stop Bulldozing of Ballona Wetlands