Funds OKd for Bolsa Chica, Newport Bay
The Board of Governors of the Southern California Wetlands Clearinghouse on Friday authorized more than $5 million in funding for local restoration projects, including two in Orange County.
A project in the Bolsa Chica wetlands will receive $500,000. The authorization also completes funding for the $7.4-million Upper Newport Bay dredging project.
“This funding is vital to the efforts underway to restore this important aquatic habitat, improve water quality and still allow ample recreational boating use in the bay,” said Doug Wheeler, secretary for resources for the group.
Upper Newport Bay, at 752 acres, is the largest functioning salt marsh ecosystem in Southern California, providing habitat for rare and endangered species.
Along the Southern California coast, the funds will be used for the acquisition and restoration of more than 700 acres of wetlands.
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