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Supporting community-based wetland restoration initiatives
Compton Creek
Soft-Bottom Restoration: Trash cleanup and non-native plant control
Grantee: City of Compton
Award: $25000
Total Cost: $32450
There are three elements of the Compton Creek Restoration Project: youth education and employment, community outreach and involvement, and restoration. The project is ultimately designed to set the stage for a full scale restoration of the soft-bottom portion of the Compton Creek. Activities also include trash clean up and the removal of non-native plants.
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