Helping Famosa Slough

OUR STORY

For our project, we focused on marine ecosystems, specifically the Famosa Slough, which is one of the last wetlands in San Diego. Wetland ecosystems are some of the best at carbon sequestration and make a significant impact in the fight against climate change. We partnered with the Friends of Famosa Slough to help maintain the important ecosystem in the slough. Since COVID-19 has taken over our planet, the slough has gone uncared for and they needed more volunteers to help restore the wetland. By restoring the wetland and maintaining the ecosystem we are creating the best conditions for carbon sequestration.

OUR SOLUTION

Our group led a field trip of 25 students to the Famosa Slough. Jim Peugh, the Chairman of the board of Friends of Famosa Slough, showed us various parts of the slough that needed restorative work. Some of our students worked near the streets, cutting back the overgrowth of disrupting plants. Others worked on the uplands of the Slough, removing species that had invaded the ecosystem, making more room for native species. The rest of the students worked on the paths, clearing foliage and restoring the quality of the ground by getting rid of excess rocks and sticks that had fallen onto the path.