Who Knew You Could Find A Marshland in The Middle of a City?
![Left to right: Egret, Canada Goose and goslings](/sites/angeles.sierraclub.org/files/2_2.png)
Left to right: Egret, Canada Goose and goslings
![Top row: Rose hips, alder, mule fat bottom row: elderberry flowers and elderberry berries](/sites/angeles.sierraclub.org/files/1_2.png)
Top row: Rose hips, alder, mule fat, Bottom row: Elderberry flowers and elderberry berries
Wetlands Facts
- More than 95% of California’s wetlands have been destroyed
- Wetlands are home to 43% of federally-listed endangered and threatened species
- Wetlands absorb and slow down floodwaters
- Wetlands remove contaminants from water
Al Sattler is a long-time member of the Angeles Chapter Water Committee and a Docent at Bixby Marsh.
Header image by LACSD
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George Watland (not verified)
March 8, 2022 - 10:11am
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Wetlands Disturbed by Urban Development Are Worth Saving
Fran (not verified)
March 8, 2022 - 2:54pm
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Marshland
Susanna Domancich (not verified)
October 1, 2022 - 10:29am
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Thank you
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