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Lost Wetlands

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Los Angeles is no desert -- just ask the researchers who discovered a matrix of wetlands.

Los Angeles is no desert -- just ask the researchers who discovered a matrix of wetlands surrounding Ballona Creek that were paved over long ago.

01/29/2016 | Rating NR

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Lost Wetlands

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