Watch The Last Stand: Heroes at Ballona Wetlands

THE LAST STAND: HEROES AT BALLONA WETLANDS is an updated short dealing with the high profile preservation and development controversy in Southern California. This spirited film includes highlights from earlier versions as well as well as dramatic new footage covering the excavation of native American remains and artifacts at the development site. It highlights the successful efforts by ordinary citizens that have resulted in the saving of over half of the Ballona Wetlands in Los Angeles, Bolsa Chica in Huntington Beach. and part of Madrona Marsh in Torrance. The film contains the wide ranging views and actions of scientists, environmentalists, native Americans, politicians and community activists. The film includes Martin Sheen risking arrest, Actor/activist removing developers fence and Tom Haydn's Here's the money speech, as well as interviews with U.S. Rep Maxine Waters at excavation site and actor Esai Morales discovering the wetlands.

The Last Stand: Heroes at Ballona Wetlands is a 2004 documentary with a runtime of 23 minutes.