last weekend was awesome. it was much anticipated and somehow everything went down even better than expected which is not always the case. first off: this was the first time in a couple years i was able to get camp fire groups to come together at one time for a wetlands restoration event. this is HUGE to me. we actually had enough response to split the participants between two dates (the next one is may 1st) which i love even more. i heard more than a few leaders say this was "an amazing place" "wow! i never knew this was out here!" and "i can't believe how quiet it is!!" plus many thank yous came my way. it gives me chills to hear those comments and i hope sooooo much that they can inspire other leaders, friends and families to come out and see the wetlands for themselves.
the kids learned about the difference between a puddle and a wetlands (do you know? i do now!)
we have had a lot of rain this year so there is much to see where the water remains
this is unrestored wetlands and has working oil rigs and pipes running between. i still see the beauty though, the birds and plants just doing their thing
pulling out non native plants. there are several endangered plants that live here as well as birds and butterflies that live and nest in those plants. these plants, birds, and bugs are specific to the wetlands. with 95 percent of the west coast wetlands developed (99 percent in California), there isn't much hope for their survival.
this is the biggest crowd i have seen here, so nice to see!
and lizzie loves the guys who run the event!
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