Oceanside gets $1M federal grant to protect, restore wetlands
A wetland enhancement project in south Oceanside has been selected as the recipient of a $1 million federal grant from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, it was announced Thursday. The award was issued through the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation grant program, which funds projects that protect, restore and enhance coastal wetland ecosystems. The grant will go toward construction of the first phase of the Loma Alta Slough Wetlands Enhancement project, which is intended to restore and enhance six acres of coastal wetland and upland habitat near Buccaneer Beach.