'NIGHTMARE' PLANT FOCUS OF NEW STUDY.Byline: Kathleen Sweeney Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working on a study that could help rid the Santa Clara River Santa Clara River may refer to:
A preliminary restoration plan should be complete this spring before it's presented to federal officials who will determine if they want to move forward with studying the arrundo donax, a bamboo-like plant that sucks water from the river's bed, officials said. The corps received a $10,000 federal grant to conduct the study, and Rep. Howard ``Buck'' McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, is supporting a bill that could award the agency an extra $400,000 to study the river. That bill is expected to be introduced later this month. The arrundo donax, a miniature ornamental reed that grows up to 15 feet, was brought to the U.S. from Asia in the early part of the century and is noted for its rapid spread. It's proven an ecological nightmare, changing a habitat by taking over the water supply. And when it dries, it becomes a fire hazard fire hazard fire n that's a fire hazard → das ist feuergefährlich fire hazard n that's a fire hazard → comporta rischi in caso d'incendio . It plagues the Santa Clara River, the last natural river in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , and along with federal officials, city, county and Ventura County officials are frantically working on a plan to rid it from the 80-mile-long waterway that flows from the Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los to the Pacific Ocean. Heather Merenda, a city planner, said the arrundo is one of many invasive species
Invasive species is a phrase with many definitions. The first definition expresses the phrase in terms of non-indigenous species (e.g. that plague Southern California rivers. It chokes out native species, it grows rapidly and isn't easy to kill. ``It's the Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] of weeds,'' she said. ``It won't go away if you pull it out.'' The city, county and Ventura County are working on a Santa Clara River Enhancement and Management Plan that will discuss problems with exotic species in the river. It's part of the city's habitat conservation To conserve habitat life for wild species and prevent their extinction or reduction in range is a priority of a great many groups that cannot be easily characterized in terms of any one ideology. plan. The corps' study will benefit the city's comprehensive plan, and officials said there can't be enough money spent on this issue. Andrew Miller, assistant chief of planning at the corps, said after the study is approved, the corps will begin a detailed project report that will detail how the arrundo can be successfully removed from the river. That could be complete in September. ``It's a good idea to remove it,'' Miller said. ``What we'll need to do is identify the best way to do it.'' |
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