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Turning back the clock in south San Diego Bay: Restoring wetlands for habitat isn’t as easy as it may sound

Posted by: Maven on January 31, 2010 at 7:53 am

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

“A $7.7 million restoration project in south San Diego Bay highlights just how difficult it is to manipulate nature — even when the goal is to make the landscape look more like it did before development took over.

It’s part of a national debate about how to balance competing demands on highly altered terrain used by people and animals.

The federal dredging and grading process, which started last week, is the largest undertaking of its kind for the bay and marks the first step in a much bigger vision for turning back the clock on tideland development.

The setting is a sprawling network of shallow ponds that a company is using to draw bay water for making salt for road de-icing, cattle feed and other industrial purposes. The ponds have existed since the late 1800s and are an integral part of what’s widely recognized as one of the world’s most important shorebird areas. Tens of thousands of migratory birds visit the site each year. … “

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January 31, 2010 · Filed Under San Diego

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