| We hope you have a happy Thanksgiving and are able to celebrate the holiday even though these times require we be socially distant and thoughtful in our interactions with other people. The Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust is thankful for you and your care and concern for our local wetlands. As an organization we have come a long way from that first group of citizens who gathered in someone’s living room to begin the conversation of how they, ordinary people, could work together to advocate for the protection and preservation of Los Cerritos Wetlands. Fast forward to today where almost half our wetlands are safely in the public’s hands, and the conversation is more and more about how best to restore and rehabilitate them. That is good news, and it’s important to take the time to celebrate it. With appreciation for your support and vision of a fully restored Los Cerritos Wetlands, Sincerely, Elizabeth Lambe Executive Director Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust The Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority’s review of their Environmental Impact Report will be Thursday, December 3rd. The Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority’s (LCWA) meeting to review and likely certify the Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR), as part of the plan to restore Los Cerritos Wetlands, has been rescheduled for Thursday, December 3rd at 12:30PM. Those of you who have been following the restoration planning for Los Cerritos Wetlands will likely remember the many community meetings, public feedback, and expert analysis that led to this moment. We, the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust have been involved in the restoration planning process every step of the way. We have publicized and attended all public meetings, submitted many comment letters (aka feedback), and have worked very closely with the LCWA to improve their final plan. After some serious discussion, we are supportive of the certification of the PEIR, and we plan to say so at the December 3rd meeting. Of course, that doesn’t mean the end of our watchdogging and advocacy. A PEIR is designed to be a broad overview document from which restoration projects will spin off, each of those projects requiring its own review in order to determine impacts and benefits. That’s how the system works, and given how important wetlands are and how so few of them remain, public input and oversight will be critical. What: Public Meeting of the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority (LCWA) When: Thursday, December 3rd, 2020, at 12:30PM Attend: Click this Zoom meeting link or attend by phone at 1-669-900-9128 Meeting ID: 862 8490 3707 Passcode: 504516 Why: To participate in the meeting and discussion about the certification of the LCWA’s Final Program Environmental Impact Report. Check out the LCWA’s proposed resolution certifying the Final Program Environmental Impact Report and adopting Findings and Facts, a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. I’ll be attending this meeting and hope you will too. |
Happy Thanksgiving and Mark Your Calendar
