Sixth graders at the base of Matilija Dam

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Written by Christopher Cantu

Lessons at the Dam.
Ojai Valley News, November 2023. Reporter TK.

"Not only does the dam block sediment from moving downstream and replenishing the beaches, it blocks passage of endangered southern steelhead, White told students."

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Once Upon a Watershed takes students to the base of Matilija Dam so they see the problem before anyone explains it. Program Director David White walked an Ojai Valley School sixth grade class through it in November 2023. When the dam comes down, they will know why. That is the program in one field trip.

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