Teens help revive California nature
<p><span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="Conservancy">Conservancy</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="teenagers">teenagers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="isolated">isolated</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="coast">coast</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="Changed">Changed</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span></p><p><span word="Located">Located</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span>, <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Cruz">Cruz</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="preserve">preserve</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="early">early</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="centuries">centuries</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ranching">ranching</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="wetlands">wetlands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="restored">restored</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="rugged">rugged</span> <span word="island">island</span>, <span word="at">at</span> 25,000 <span word="hectares">hectares</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Channel">Channel</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ranchers">ranchers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span> <span word="Irene">Irene</span> <span word="Bailey">Bailey</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="invasive">invasive</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span>.</p><p>“<span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="invasives">invasives</span> <span word="removed">removed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="grasses">grasses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="vegetation">vegetation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stuff">stuff</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span>,” <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="Bailey">Bailey</span>.</p><p><span word="Unique">Unique</span> <span word="species">species</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glimpse">glimpse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="fox">fox</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="scrub">scrub</span> <span word="jay">jay</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Charter">Charter</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="suburban">suburban</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="LEAF">LEAF</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Leaders">Leaders</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Action">Action</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Future">Future</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="Conservancy">Conservancy</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span>.</p>
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