Thursday, June 21st at 6:30PM Meeting to discuss the Status of the Breakwater Feasibility Study at MADE by Millworks, 240 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California 90802:
At the meeting you will learn the latest news about the breakwater and hear from City Staff as well as the Army Corps of Engineers who are heading up the study. The Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust supports the responsible re-configuring of the breakwater in order to improve local wetlands habitat.
9th Annual Paddle Out for Clean Waves on June 2nd at 11:00AM at Granada Beach:
Bring something that floats, and paddle out about 40 yards from shore to commemorate our lost waves and celebrate that some day they will return. Come with your friends and family and show your support for bringing waves back to Long Beach. This event is co-hosted by Long Beach Surfrider and Assembly member Patrick O’Donnell.
Marketplace Marsh is an amazing watery feature of Los Cerritos Wetlands. Check it out for yourself. It’s springtime so there should be water within Marketplace Marsh, as well as lots of interesting plants and animals to learn about along the way. Our tour is led by our partners, biologists and environmental educators from Tidal Influence who will lead participants on a walking tour that will take us to Marketplace Marsh on the City of Long Beach’s wetlands and over to the San Gabriel River on property held by the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority.
During this 2-mile urban hike, you will learn about the history of land acquisitions in Los Cerritos Wetlands, and leaders will show us some freshwater marsh habitats that few people have ever viewed.We will likely come across great blue herons, as well as egrets and other water-loving wildlife. Participants will get a behind-the-scenes look at how wetlands and oil operations co-exist at Los Cerritos Wetlands.
WHAT: Nature walk of the Marketplace Marsh at Los Cerritos Wetlands.
WHEN: Saturday, May 5th, 2018, at 8:00AM. Parking lot gate will open at 7:45AM and close at 8:10AM. No late-comers can be admitted for the tour, and all participants must stay for the entire tour, which will end by 10:00AM.
Close-toed shoes are required to attend the walk, and kids under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
For more information or to rsvp, email elizabeth@lcwlandtrust.org.
The City Council voted to ban most polystyrene products within the City of Long Beach. Polystyrene is most frequently found in take-out containers or thick styrofoam drink cups. It breaks down into super small pieces that fragile species can mistake for food, lasts a really long time, and clutters up our local beaches and wetlands. A study authored by Algalita Marine Research and Education found roughly 4 million bits of styrofoam in just a 2 mile stretch of Long Beach coastline. Polystyrene is a threat to Los Cerritos Wetlands, which is why we voted to endorse the ban and sent in this letter of support to help eliminate this undeniably harmful product.
Three cheers for our allies: Surfrider Foundation-Long Beach Chapter, The Sierra Club, Algalita Marine Research, Don’t Waste Long Beach, and other environmental groups, who worked so hard to bring this issue to the City Council and advocate for it passage.
Three cheers for the City Council who, after a lively and in-depth discussion, voted unanimously to finalize the ban on polystyrene within the City of Long Beach, with extra protections for helping small businesses make the transition to an ocean friendly, foam-free way of working. And extra loud cheers for the three City Council sponsors of the measure, Lena Gonzales, Jeannine Pearce and Roberto Uranga.
Here’s to a cleaner, safer future for our children, our children’s children and the fragile blue planet that we call home.
Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust is a formal endorser of Proposition 68, the California Clean Water and Safe Parks Act. In endorsing we join other local wetlands protection groups like the Bolsa Chica Land Trust and Banning Ranch Conservancy as well as impressive statewide and national environmental protection organizations like the Sierra Club and Audubon Society.
We support Proposition 68 because of the myriad of good things it will do for California open space and our local wetlands.
California faces growing challenges to our water supplies and natural resources due to a changing climate that has put us and our environment in jeopardy as we face increasingly intense wildfires, droughts, and floods. But there is much that we can do to prepare California’s natural resources, and local wetlands, for the future. Now is the time to invest in clean water, safe parks and natural areas, to protect our economy and public health, and to safeguard California’s unique resources for the next generation.
Prop 68 will help California deal with droughts and wildfires that could become more frequent and severe. It takes a smart, efficient approach, recycling more water locally, and making local water systems more effective with proven cost-saving solutions.
Prop 68 will also keep toxic pollutants out of our water supplies, clean up groundwater, and protect land around the rivers, lakes, and streams that are the sources of our drinking water.
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- $540 million to ensuring safe drinking water
- $180 million to increase water supplies with groundwater cleanup and water recycling
- $550 million to protect local communities from flooding
- $367 million to protect and restore our rivers, lakes, and streams
We encourage you to learn more about this comprehensive and meaningful investment in California’s natural resources and join us in voting for Proposition 68.
At Tuesday night’s meeting, we hope the City Council will finalize a ban on most polystyrene products within the City of Long Beach. Polystyrene is most frequently found in take-out containers or thick styrofoam drink cups. It breaks down into super small pieces that fragile species can mistake as food, lasts a really long time, and clutters up our local beaches and wetlands.
A study authored by Algalita Marine Research and Education found roughly 4 million bits of styrofoam in just a 2 mile stretch of Long Beach coastline. Polystyrene is a threat to Los Cerritos Wetlands, which is why we voted to endorse the ban and send in this letter of support to help eliminate this undeniably harmful product.
Therefore we hope you will join us and our allies: Surfrider Foundation – Long Beach Chapter, The Sierra Club, Algalita Marine Research, Don’t Waste Long Beach, and other environmental groups, in support of the Long Beach City Council’s vote on the drafted ordinance.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
1. Sign Up to ATTEND City Council’s April 17th Meeting
2. Wear Green Shirts to show your support at the City Council meeting
3. Call or Email your Councilmember about your support for the item.
For more information, contact Cory Allen at 562-570-6919 or cory.allen@longbeach.gov
