Ballona Wetlands and Creek

 

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The Ballona Wetlands and Creek is one of the last significant coastal wetlands in the Los Angeles basin, and at one time was part of 14,000 acres of wetlands in the watershed. The wetlands is bordered by the Playa Vista residential complex, the subject of many skirmishes between developers and environmental organizations, and the recently constructed Silicon Beach, home to major and smaller tech companies.

Ballona Creek, once a natural stream, now a concreted flood channel, carries tons of trash, plastic, and other toxins downstream and into the ocean, especially after the first big rainstorm of the season.

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