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Groups steer direction of Bolsa Chica
The Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve is a refuge to many. It's where the endangered western snowy plover and the California least tern come to breed, where visitors snap photos of the fauna and flora, and on occasion, where even a few dolphins glide in...
Tags: Justice System, Landforms, Crime, Law and Justice, Mountains, Earth Day
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Truck lands in Bolsa Chica wetlands
A white Ford F150 pickup truck veered off Pacific Coast Highway into the Bolsa Chica wetlands Monday morning, police said. The driver was going south on PCH and plunged into the wetlands at 10:19 a.m., Huntington Beach police Sgt. Rob Warden said. The...
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Fight is on to stave off invasive weed
There's an invasion happening along Pacific Coast Highway between Brookhurst and Magnolia streets. They've come by the hundreds and more are on their way, slowly consuming Brookhurst Marsh and threatening the areas around it. It's the Sahara mustard, an...
Tags: State Parks, Invasive Species, Mustard, North Africa
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Dolphins visit the wetlands
The two dolphins that found their way into the Bolsa Chica Wetlands on Friday had plenty of water and the option to leave any time, according to Pacific Marine Mammal Center spokeswoman Melissa Sciacca. "They were sort of choosing to be in that wetlands...
Tags: Zoology
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Company: Wetland pipes may come out
The Huntington Beach City Council unanimously approved a property owner's plan to remove three oil tanks from the city's southeastern area at Monday's meeting, concluding a lengthy process that was drawn out by two appeals last year. Plains All...Tags: Southern California Edison Company, Nuclear Power, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Natural Perspectives: Live long and help the Earth prosper
For about 12 years now, Louann and I have been writing columns for these pages. We regret that this is our last. Presumably, the Independent will be going in a new direction. Unfortunately, the folks there have decided that we — and many other...
Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Arts and Culture, Sociology
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Shea Homes gets green light from state
It took only 10 years and several rejections and lawsuits, but on Thursday, the California Coastal Commission approved the Shea Homes housing project near the Bolsa Chica wetlands, to the dismay of local environmentalists. The commission voted 6 to 2...Tags: Arbitration, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Elections
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Developer: Coastal Commission not obeying court orders
Displeased with the California Coastal Commission's decision to hold off on voting through its housing project near the Bolsa Chica wetlands, Shea Homes has filed a statement with Orange County Superior Court that claims the commission is not honoring...Tags: Elections, Orange County Superior Court, Voting, Trials, Politics
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Natural Perspectives: A photographic tour of Surf City's varied scene
While Vic was out on the ocean this past weekend, searching for pelagic birds on a trip with Sea and Sage Audubon, I went to photography boot camp. Ralph Velasco, a noted local travel photographer, teaches this great refresher course periodically at...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Southern California Edison Company, Travel, Photography Supplies and Services, Photography
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Conservancy group may acquire last piece of wetlands
The Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy, a nonprofit that has spent a quarter-century acquiring and preserving the city's coastal area, may soon obtain the last stretch of wetlands not yet marked for restoration. The California Department of...Tags: California Department of Transportation, Property
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Vote on homes by Bolsa Chica is postponed
The California Coastal Commission on Wednesday postponed its vote on a housing project it once rejected because of its close proximity to protected habitat near the Bolsa Chica Wetlands. Shea Homes, a 50-acre, 111-home project at 17301 Graham St.,...Tags: Environmental Issues, FEMA, Elections, Natural Resources, Politics
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'We're letting him do his own thing'
When a dolphin swam into Bolsa Chica sometime before noon Friday, the wetlands got a surprise visitor. Now, they may have an unintended mascot. Five days and many media stories later, the dolphin still hadn't left the water near Warner Avenue and Pacific...
Tags: Science, Environmental Issues, Zoology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service
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