Newport Bay Finds a Saving Army

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finalizes an epic $31 million restoration plan for Newport Bay.

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September 6, 2000, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Newport Bay is home to many endangered species but sediment threatens to choke the bay. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is finalizaing an epic $31 million restoration plan for Newport Bay."Wetlands with ocean tides that wash in and out, stimulating growthof rare salt-tolerant plants, are vanishing on the California coast; theones that remain amount to less than 5 percent of what existedbefore modern civilization."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Newport Bay finds a saving army

Tuesday, September 5, 2000 in Orange County Register

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