The Nature Conservancy Purchases 227 acres of coastal wetlands in Ventura County

The Nature Conservancy purchased a 276-acre parcel for $13 million from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the City of Oxnard. Plans to collaborate with the Coastal Conservancy, Ormond Beach Task Force and other local partners in an ambitious effort to restore 750 acres of what were once tidal marsh lands but were drained many years ago. Ultimate goal is to connect Ormond Beach to neighboring wetlands including 1,500 acres at Mugu Lagoon, resulting in southern California's largest coastal wetlands.