Invasive Tree Removal, Restoration and Community Education Project at Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve

Location: Los Angeles County

Project Type: Restoration

Status: Completed

Habitat Type: Exotics Control, Interpretive/Education, Tidal Wetland

Cost: $30,000

Project Lead/Grantee: Friends of Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve, Inc.

Project Lead Website: www.gardenawillows.org/

The project removed 84 invasive trees in the Friends of Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve. A diverse local community was engaged in planting and maintaining local, native vegetation and educated about Dominguez Slough and the crucial role of the Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve as a remnant of southern California’s natural wetland ecosystems.