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| | ECOLOG-L Digest - 1 May 2005 to 2 May 2005 (#2005-112) |
 | | The term river restoration applies to activities such as restoring wetlands o filter pollution, reforesting riverbanks to curb erosion, recreating the n tural river channel to reduce downstream flooding, and removing dams to allo fish to migrate freely up and downstream. |
 | | The Santa Clara River, which runs through Santa Clarita, is not included amo g those researched because it is not in a restoration phase, though another ational environmental group named it as one of 10 that is most threatened by development. |
 | | The four-year Santa Clara River Watershed Protection Plan Feasibility Study, which is largely funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will analyze fl od control, erosion, water quality and natural habitats in the 1,600-square- ile area where the river and its tributaries run. |
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