Local Interest Groups

Ballona Wetlands Foundation Friends of Ballona
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Ballona Wetlands Foundation


The Ballona Wetlands once encompassed an area of over 2,000 acres covering much of today's Venice, Marina del Rey and parts of West Los Angeles. Over the years the wetlands have been degraded and reduced by human activity and urban development (especially the development of Marina del Rey and the channeling of Ballona Creek in the 1930’s) to less than 190 acres.

Restoration
The planned restoration will increase wetland habitat to 249.6 acres plus an additional 99.5 acres of native terrestrial habitat (dunes, scrub, transitional freshwater marsh, transitional saltmarsh, native grassland and a plant nursery) for a total of approximately 340 acres.
Friends of Ballona

Tours

When:
 On the 2nd Sunday of the month
 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Where: Enter the Wetlands through the gate located in the parking lot behind Gordon's Market at 303 Culver Boulevard in Playa del Rey and meet at the trailer on the wetlands to begin the tour 

Join the Friends of Ballona Wetlands for an exciting, informative nature tour.  Explore the wonders of nature right in the middle of urban Los Angeles!  Meet us at 1:00 p.m.

 

Restoration Parties

When:
On the 4th Saturday of the month
from 9:00am to 12:00pm. 

Come help the Friends restore the last coastal wetland habit in Los Angeles County. Volunteers of all ages and from all parts of Los Angeles have participated in this crucial project, giving Ballona what it needs most, tender loving care.  Volunteers get a hands-on experience planting native plants and removing invasive, non-native vegetation, while learning about wetland ecology.  

Where: Enter the wetlands behind Gordon's Market at 303 Culver Boulevard in Playa del Rey.  Walk through the gate and join the team at the trailer.  Friends provides gloves and tools.