Agencies Sign Plan to Restore Wetlands in California
May 2, 1998 - 0:0
SANTA BARBARA, California Many of southern California's remaining wetlands would be restored and enhanced under a plan signed by 13 federal and state agencies. The April 15 agreement, which took five years to forge, establishes a working agreement for buying, restoring and enhancing the areas. It targets 11 initial projects in five counties from point conception to the Mexican border, said Craig Denisoff, California's assistant secretary for resources.
We would say it's a historic agreement, he said. The money to buy or repair hundreds of acres of wetlands would come from $6.75 million that Gov. Pete Wilson is proposing in the new budget, which requires legislative approval. The wetlands are important because they help in flood control and provide habitat for endangered species and stopovers for migrating fowl. Southern California's rapid development has destroyed much of the acreage.
(AP)
We would say it's a historic agreement, he said. The money to buy or repair hundreds of acres of wetlands would come from $6.75 million that Gov. Pete Wilson is proposing in the new budget, which requires legislative approval. The wetlands are important because they help in flood control and provide habitat for endangered species and stopovers for migrating fowl. Southern California's rapid development has destroyed much of the acreage.
(AP)