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The Madrona Marsh Preserve, in the city of Torrance in the South Bay region of Southern California, is a seasonal wetland with vernal pools. The 43 acres (17 ha) was a former site of oil wells and is one of the few natural areas remaining within an urban landscape .
An urban wetland, the Madrona Marsh is a nature preserve on land once set for oil production and saved from development, with restoration projects enhancing the vital habitat for birds, wildlife, and native plants. [24] [25]
Operated by the City in the 1,940-acre Baylands Nature Preserve, 15 miles of trails Madrona Marsh Preserve & Nature Center: Torrance: Los Angeles: Operated by the City, exhibits about the plants, birds and animals of the marsh Mary Vagle Museum & Nature Center: Fontana: San Bernardino
A map of the “Crawdads” coastal setting, including the marsh, is available at the front of every “Crawdads” book and at the bottom of this page on author Owens’ website: deliaowens.com ...
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Los Cerritos Wetlands consists of two functioning marshes (Steamshovel Slough and Zedler Marsh), plus a number of seasonal brackish ponds, [3] all with an abundance of wildlife. The Zedler Marsh portion of the wetlands have multiple plant communities: adjacent uplands, coastal sage scrub, alkaline grasslands, willow/mulefat thicket, and salt ...
Spring tides flood the salt marshes bringing new life to one of my favorite features of a salt marsh, ... Send your photos and observations to spike3116@gmail.com. Read more of her Nature News ...