A project to bring hundreds of trees, a reclaimed wildlife habitat and a restored flowing creek to City Heights is now underway, with officials saying it could also help prevent future flooding in the area. The plan will allow a section of Chollas Creek to flow down a natural, vegetation-lined creek bed — replacing the current 50-foot-wide concrete channel and restoring 1,350 linear feet of the creek. It’s the first step in a project from Groundwork San Diego-Chollas Creek, supported by the City of San Diego, to help reduce surface runoff and improve water quality.

Related:

• CBS8 (San Diego): City of San Diego to restore Chollas Creek water channel​
• Inside San Diego: City breaks ground on channel restoration project in City Heights