Palos Verdes Conservancy receives grant to weed out invaders
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by Louise Olfarnes
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy recently received a $55,000 Biodiversity Conservation Grant from the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF). The money will go toward the conservancy’s multiyear restoration project to restore 13 acres at Abalone Cove Reserve. This project’s goal is to provide habitat for rare wildlife, increase the numbers of rare plant species and decrease erosion and sediment movement along the bluffs. And it will engage the community in the stewardship of this precious coastal area.
The Abalone Cove Restoration Project began two years ago. The Coastal Conservancy and Natural Resources Conservation Service has provided over $360,000 in funding. California Water Service and Southern California Edison have provided additional gifts. The Conservancy still seeks to raise the final $100,000 from the community to complete funding for the
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