| Photo by Jason Lustig The Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority (LCWA) will be hosting its third public meeting to discuss the Southern Los Cerritos Wetlands Restoration Project and the related environmental analysis document. The meeting will be via Zoom on Thursday, March 23, 2023, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Click here to access this virtual meeting. The Southern Los Cerritos Wetlands Restoration Project (Project) is in the planning stages of restoring tidal wetlands on 103.5 acres of the Los Cerritos Wetlands located in Seal Beach, California. The Project will facilitate the restoration of a range of wetland types extending from subtidal habitat to upland transition habitat. The restoration design considers factors such as historical ecology, natural ecosystem processes, tribal cultural resources, public access, resiliency to sea level rise, and current biotic and abiotic conditions of the site. As the lead agency under California Environmental Quality Act, the LCWA will release an Initial Study–Negative Declaration (IS/ND) analyzing the project’s potential impacts in early March. The IS/ND will be available for 30 days for the public to provide comments on the proposal. The upcoming March 23rd meeting will include a presentation of the restoration design and a discussion of the IS/ND. Also, the LCWA and their consultant team members will give a brief summary of the previous public meeting and share information on the next steps. There will be opportunities throughout the session to ask questions. We, the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust, have been involved in the restoration planning process every step of the way and have regularly provided comments and feedback. These LCWA-hosted meetings are a great way to get the latest news about the restoration process. We hope you will attend and share information about this meeting with friends, neighbors, and anyone else you think would be interested. Check out the LCWA website for additional information Elizabeth Lambe Executive Director Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust |
Important Wetlands Restoration Meeting on March 23rd
