Ballona Watershed: Historical Photos 1923-1952 Presentation Slide Show
Ballona Watershed Historical Photos 1923-1952
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Ballona Watershed: Bus Tour with Jessica Hall Photos October 2006
In October 2006, Jessica Hall, Ballona Watershed Coordinator, did a bus tour of Ballona Watershed.
Earthrise starts the Environment Movement to Sustainability today
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Earthrise, The Blue Marble, Pale Blue Dot, was taken December 24, 1968 by Apollo 8 astronauts circling the moon, the first men to do so.
From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthrise on December 27, 2015:
CITIZEN'S MONITOR RESTORATION at Oxford Lagoon Bird Sanctuary: Marina del Rey - Doc 389 Promise
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In 1954 U.S. Congress Document 389 created Marina del Rey from 950 acres of Ballona Wetlands. To compensate for the loss of marshlands (bird habitat) they promised:
Ballona Watershed Past, Present and Future Presentation Slide Show
Los Angeles City's Jessica Hall's Ballona Watershed PowerPoint Presentation converted to a web slide show.
Ballona Wetlands Flood Plain: In 1952 they were really wet!
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Ballona Lower Wetlands in 1952. Notice Lincoln Blvd is a levee road surrounded on both sites by water.
When a developer uses the word "restoration" do you think they mean the wetlands state before Marina Del Rey Harbor was built in 1954? Or does the developer mean bulldoze current animal homes, and replant a careful, artful designed and manicured modern native plant selection, and hope the animals come back? Suitable as a tourist attraction and for hotel guests to gaze upon from their hi-rise rental rooms?
Jeanette's Slideshow Presentations: coming
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Please review the link list below for the presentation slideshow of interest to you. Click on the link to view the slideshow. You may start/pause/resume the slideshow, or use the Next or Previous button to move through the show.
Seven Ballona Wetlands Power-Point Presentations prepared by Patrica McPherson, President of Grassroots Coalition
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About Patricia McPherson. In 1989 Patrica started the Wetlands Committee for Sierra Club, Los Angeles Chapter. It focused on acquisition and preservation of the Ballona Wetlands. (In 2003-4 the wetlands were successfully purchased with public funding.) In 1993 she founded Grassroots Coalition (GR).
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