{"id":1958,"date":"2003-02-02T01:56:23","date_gmt":"2003-02-02T01:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2003\/02\/02\/paradise-creek-californias-golden-coast-102\/"},"modified":"2003-02-02T01:56:23","modified_gmt":"2003-02-02T01:56:23","slug":"paradise-creek-californias-golden-coast-102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2003\/02\/02\/paradise-creek-californias-golden-coast-102\/","title":{"rendered":"Paradise Creek &#8211; California&#039;s Golden Coast (102)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join Huell as he visits Paradise Creek Educational Park. Paradise Creek is an urban salt marsh creek that connects San Diego Bay to the watershed of the surrounding mountains and city landscape. 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