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.
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Lisa Cox/USFWS

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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.
Facility
Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge
San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Coastal
Urban
Recreational Activity
Education programs
Subject tags
Coasts
Environmental education
Habitat restoration
Invasive species
Urban refuge
Wildlife refuges