Bixby Marshland is a wildlife area operated by the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts in

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, as part of the environmental mitigation of

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. The space is in area and is a restoration of the old Bixby Slough. The only other surviving piece of the Slough is Machado Lake at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park. Bixby Marsh is notable as a “unique

marsh A marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p Marshes can often be found at ...

habitat in an urban setting.” According to the Bixby Marshland Guide for Visitors, the Sanitation District and

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secured the land in mid-1970s, but “over time, non-native plants proliferated at the site.” To restore the marshland so that it was closer to its original ecological state, many introduced species were removed, and others like

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were killed but left standing as

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, which are important habitat resources. A “large variety of native plants” were selected to re-vegetate the area.Los Angeles County Sanitation District, “Bixby Marshland Map & Guide for Visitors” It is located next to the 110 freeway and the adjacent Wilmington Wash

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at the southwest corner of

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and

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. Established in 2009, the park is open to the public for tours on the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to noon (weather permitting) and by appointment.

External links

Los Angeles Sierra Club: Marshland in the Middle of the City

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