- BASELINE ASSESSMENT REPORTS
- CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF THE WETLAND HABITATS IN THE BALLONA WETLANDS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, LOS ANGELES, CA
- VEGETATION ALLIANCE AND HABITAT CROSSWALK MEMO
- FINAL EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORT
- BALLONA CREEK WATERSHED HISTORICAL ECOLOGY REPORT
- CONTEMPORARY AND HISTORICAL HYDROLOGIC ANALYSIS OF THE BALLONA CREEK WATERSHED
- CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS FOR BALLONA WETLANDS RESTORATION
- SEDIMENT AND WATER QUALITY MEMO
- SUMMARY RESULTS OF SEDIMENT SAMPLING
- TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS FOR SEDIMENT AND INVASIVE EXOTIC VEGETATION
- WATER QUALITY DATA GAPS MEMO
- 2007 HABITAT UNITS MAP
- 2013 HABITAT UNITS MAP
- 2013 EL SEGUNDO BLUE BUTTERFLY MEMO
- CURRENT TOPOGRAPHY MAP
- PATTERNS OF VEHICLE-BASED VERTEBRATE MORTALITY IN THE BALLONA WETLANDS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE
Ballona Wetlands Interim Stewardship and Access Management Plan (Draft, March 28, 2005)
- SAC PURPOSE, SELECTION PROCESS, AND PROPOSED MEMBERSHIP
- JANUARY 23, 2012 AGENDA
- JANUARY 23, 2012 SAC MEMORANDUM
- JANUARY 23, 2012 SAC PRESENTATION
- OCTOBER 15, 2008 SAC RECOMMENDATIONS MEMO
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 AGENDA
- MARCH 19, 2008 AGENDA
- AUGUST 20, 2007 WATER QUALITY SUBCOMMITTEE AGENDA
- JANUARY 15, 2007 AGENDA
- MARCH 28, 2006 AGENDA
- NOVEMBER 11, 2005 AGENDA
- OCTOBER 20, 2005 AGENDA
- JULY 20, 2005 AGENDA
Project EIR/EIS Timeline
Ballona in the News
July 26, 2017 – The Argonaut Online:
More Room for the Wetlands
March 13, 2016 – Daily Breeze:
Conservationists target ice plant invading Ballona Wetlands
March 2, 2016 – The Argonaut Online:
Killing Plants to Save the Wetlands
May 13, 2015 – The Argonaut:
Interview: A Crucial Moment for Wetlands
May 11, 2015 – High Country News:
The Los Angeles Wetland Wars
December 2, 2014 – The Argonaut:
Annenberg suspends $50 million Ballona involvement
November 17, 2014 – Los Angeles Times Editorial:
The homeless in the Ballona Wetlands should be moved, and given help
November 10, 2014 – Los Angeles Times:
In Ballona Wetlands preserve, homeless are unwanted intruders
October 16, 2014 – Venice – Mar Vista Patch:
The Bay Foundation Finds Non-Native Vegetation Dominates Ballona Wetlands:
July 19, 2014 – Marina del Rey Patch:
Ballona Restoration Supported by Numerous Studies
July 14, 2014 – Los Angeles Daily News:
Restoration project will enhance Ballona Wetlands
July 13, 2014 – Los Angeles Register:
New Housing Homeless Housing Facility Coming to Del Rey
May 31, 2014 – Marina del Rey Patch:
L.A. River Restoration Boosts Ballona Plans
May 2014 – Hometown News:
Interview: Annenberg shares vision for a visitor’s center with new website
March 24, 2014 – LA Weekly blogs:
Battle of the Bike Paths: Which Is Better, Ballona or the L.A. River?
March 19, 2014 – Argonaut Online
Police target Ballona Wetlands bike theft ring
February 25, 2014 – Annenberg Digital News:
Environmental Organizations Ask L.A. Residents to Save Wetlands
February 12, 2014 – The Argonaut:
Climate change a factor in Ballona restoration effort
February 5, 2014 – Daily Breeze:
Ballona Wetlands prepares for climate change with help from Obama administration mandates
November 22, 2013 – Culver City Times:
Ballona Wetlands – PART THREE: Annenberg Foundation Leonard Aube’s Explains Annenberg’s Proposal for Area C
August 14, 2013 – Culver City Times:
Ballona Wetlands – PART TWO: A Prescription
July 31, 2013 – Culver City Times:
Ballona Wetlands – PART ONE: A Century of Sabotage
April 5, 2013 – City Watch:
Can Urban Wetlands Help Make LA More Resilient to Climate Change?
January 26, 2013 – Los Angeles Times:
$50-million interpretive center planned for Ballona Wetlands
October 10, 2012 – The Argonaut:
Time for public input on wetlands restoration alternatives to end soon
September 9, 2012 – The Daily Breeze:
‘Ballona Bunnies’ now Culver City houseguests
August 23, 2012 – The Argonaut:
Ballona Wetlands: Restoration scoping meeting in Marina not what some attendees expected
August 14, 2012 – Daily Breeze:
Environmental Review Begins for Ballona
August 10, 2012 – KPCC:
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission seeks public input to restore Ballona’s not very-wetlands
August 2, 2012 – The Argonaut:
Ballona Wetlands: Environmental process for restoration of ecological reserve begins
August 1, 2012 – Department of Fish and Game
Ballona Wetlands restoration project underway with public input
July 19, 2012 – The Argonaut:
Ballona Wetlands: Research indicates new benefits to wetlands restoration
May 3, 2012 – The Argonaut:
Symptoms of global water crisis seen locally in nature, development
April 12, 2012 – The Argonaut:
Ballona Wetlands: EPA pollution reduction plan includes 600-acre ecological reserve
March 15, 2012 – Marina del Rey/ Culver City Patch:
Wetlands Symposium at LMU Highlighs Research on Ballona
March 15, 2012 – Los Angeles Loyolan:
11 Burning questions with a restoration ecologist
February 2, 2012 – The Argonaut:
Coastal Conservancy Approves Funding for Hydrological Studies, Public Access Design in Environmental Reserve
January 26, 2012 – Los Angeles Loyolan:
Wetlands restoration presents unique opportunity
January 21, 2012 – Los Angeles Times:
California OKs $6.5 million to plan Ballona Wetlands restoration
January 20, 2012 – KPCC:
Coastal Conservancy releases up to $6.5 million for Ballona Wetlands recovery
January 19, 2012 – Marina del Rey Patch:
Coastal Conservancy Approves $6.5 Million for Ballona Wetlands Restoration Plans
September 8, 2011 – The Argonaut:
Rare butterfly finding cited as sign of fruits of restoration effort
June 26, 2011 – Daily Breeze:
Assessing the wetlands
May 12, 2011 – The Argonaut:
Playa del Rey: Rediscovery of rare flower excites organization involved in dune restoration of state-owned ecological reserve
October 27, 2010 – Daily Breeze:
Biologist sees first California gnatcatcher recorded since 1880s in Ballona Wetlands
June 7, 2010 – Creek Freak:
Little chirps in praise of willows and floods
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