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Santa Ana River’s long-time advocate gets satisfaction

Posted by: Maven on March 15, 2010 at 5:46 am

From the Riverside Press-Enterprise:

“When Ruth Anderson Wilson started campaigning to save the Santa Ana River in 1966 from being contained in a concrete channel, people were “laughing, jeering, and really quite nasty,” the 87-year-old activist said. “They said it was a dumb female idea.”

After years of work, Wilson can now have the last laugh when she considers the miles of multi-use trails and acres of public parkland that line the Santa Ana River, and a new plan by the city of Riverside that recommends an ambitious slate of restoration and amenities.

The City Council earlier this month accepted a plan that would restore wetlands and add trailheads, concessions, a visitor’s center and more in dozens of places along the nine miles of river within Riverside city limits. … “

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March 15, 2010 · Filed Under Southern California

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