Young girls help remove invasive plant from San Diego Bay Refuge

Three children kneeling on the ground pointing their hand trowels at a small, green plant.

Young girls help remove invasive plant from San Diego Bay Refuge

Three girls from Imperial Beach Elementary School attack the stubborn invasive iceplant from growing on the Habitat Heroes site on San Diego Bay Refuge. The Habitat Heroes site is an environmental education outdoor classroom in the South Bay where students learn about native wildlife and participate in planting/weeding of the site.

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Lisa Cox/USFWS

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Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge

San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge

Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge

San Diego National Wildlife Refuge

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Coastal

Urban

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Education programs

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Coasts

Environmental education

Habitat restoration

Invasive species

Urban refuge

Wildlife refuges

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