Massive Wetlands Projects Test Science

Two massive wetlands retoration projects in California -- Bolsa Chica and San Francisco Bay -- are testing the limits of science and engineering.

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October 28, 2002, 12:00 PM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

" Biologists are embarking on massive efforts to reclaim a pair of California wetlands -- campaigns that will take decades to unfold and push the limits of science and engineering.The projects -- to restore oil fields in Orange County and salt ponds in South San Francisco Bay to their natural, estuarine states -- are the biggest, most expensive such wetland projects in the Western United States. Both are nearing major milestones."

Thanks to Chris Steins

Read the full story: 2 Huge Wetlands Projects Advance

Monday, October 28, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

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