Topic Category: Revitalizing Wetlands

Disturbance at The Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve

This graphic helps you visualize the amount of sediment that has been added to the Reserve historically, and how that has changed the system. Take a look at how long it would take to redistribute construction fill that has been added to the site over time.

Invasives at The Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve

Below you will find a graphic showing the current state of the native and non-native plants found in the Reserve. If no changes are made towards restoration and existing management policies remain the same, the system will continue to degrade.

Project Update Memorandum: Ballona Wetlands Restoration through Community Partnership

The Bay Foundation, in partnership with California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Friends of Ballona Wetlands (FBW), Loyola Marymount University’s Center for Urban Resilience (CURes), and community volunteers are conducting a project to remove invasive vegetation while broadening public involvement and stewardship at the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve (Reserve). This memorandum serves as a… Continue reading Project Update Memorandum: Ballona Wetlands Restoration through Community Partnership

Ballona Creek Greenway Projects

Situated in Los Angeles County, the Ballona Creek watershed drains approximately 130 square miles of highly urbanized terrain from downtown Los Angeles west to the Pacific Ocean at Playa del Rey. Historically a perennial stream, today Ballona Creek is an entirely engineered channel. Half of its length is a buried culvert, the other half is… Continue reading Ballona Creek Greenway Projects