Ballona Wetlands Restoration
With The Friends of the Ballona Wetlands
Date and time: July 23rd, 8:30 am-12 pm
Location: 303 Culver Boulevard Playa del Rey, CA, 90293
Description of Event:
On July 23rd, 2022, Blue Sky LA partnered with the Friends of Ballona Wetlands to conduct a community volunteer restoration project on the Ballona Wetlands Saltwater Marsh. Volunteers assisted with clearing out invasive vegetation to allow for native plants to grow. By participating in this event, volunteers contributed to the restoration of the saltwater marsh which helps improve biodiversity, mitigate the impacts of climate change and improve our air quality, among many other things.
Why?
What are wetlands? Wetlands are areas of land that are covered by water permanently or seasonally. These areas can be salt water, brackish, or freshwater.
Wetlands are some of the most important ecosystems on the planet. They support a large variety of plants and animals. They help protect communities from floods and purify and store the water that comes through to the ocean. Wetlands are known to significantly have a higher carbon sequestering capacity, even when they cover less land, than forests. They store carbon within the vegetation, soils, and sediment. Unfortunately, there are many threats to wetlands every day. Some of these threats include alterations to the waterways, non-native species, land development, and pollution. Degraded wetlands are a threat to our planet and can become a source of carbon. Therefore it is critical that we make efforts to restore them.
Check out photos from the event!
Description of Hosting Organization
The Friends of Ballona Wetlands is a non-profit organization whose mission is to champion the restoration and protection of Los Angeles’ last coastal wetland and educate their diverse community as stewards of nature.
Learn more about The Friends of the Ballona Wetlands
Friends of Ballona Wetlands Statistics:
264 species of birds observed in restored areas
40 tons of trash has been removed in Ballona creek
Over 2,200 native plants have been restored
324 tons of invasive plants have been removed
Project Benefit Calculations
7/27/22
24
$1,830.96
300
Number of volunteers:
Volunteer estimate worth *$25.43 per hour*:
Invasive plants removed (lbs):
Contact Info
If you have any questions for Blue Sky LA, or about the Ballona Wetlands volunteer event, please contact Silvia Segura at ssegura@breathesocal.org