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Bolsa Chica Wetlands 34 March 2013 City Employees Club of Los Angeles, Alive! Angel Gomez, Club Director of Sales Angel’s 34 BeAlive! Bolsa Chica Wetlands Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve 3842 Warner Ave. Huntington Beach, CA 92649 (714) 846-1114 Area: More than 300 acres Difficulty Rating: Easy walking, 1.5-mile trail Features: Wildlife, bird watching, animal and A view from the bridge. plant life education Restrictions: No dogs, bicycles or horses Hello everyone! Admission: Free Parking: Free his month we visit Huntington Directions: From the north, exit San Diego TBeach and the Bolsa Chica Freeway (405) at Seal Beach Boulevard and Ecological Reserve. The reserve is des- travel west toward the beach. Take a left on ignated by the California Department Pacific Coast Highway and drive south past of Fish and Game to protect a coastal Warner Avenue intersection. Turn left at the next stoplight into the reserve. From the south, wetland, with its threatened and take the San Diego Freeway (405), exit Golden endangered species. The Bolsa Chica Aden and Kathy West Street. Drive west to Pacific Coast look at displays. Ecological Reserve boundaries are Highway and turn right where Golden West Warner Avenue to the north, Seapoint ends. Drive two stoplights and turn right into the parking lot of the reserve at the second Avenue to the south, Pacific Coast smaller support bunker still exists but is light (past Seapoint). Highway (PCH) to the west, and residential closed off from public access. All that is left Hours: Open seven days a week from development to the east. of the turrets is their circular frame. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. In the 1960s, most of Bolsa Chica was Interpretive Center: The Center offers live Let’s begin! acquired by a housing developer, and in animal exhibits, aquaria, maps and information The history of Bolsa Chica is a long and response, fans created the Amigos de Bolsa about Bolsa Chica and education programs varied one. The earliest peoples were the Chica (Friends of Bolsa Chica), to save and on wetland science. It is the starting point for native Indians of California. Archaeologists the Mesa Trail, which leads to the overlook preserve more of the wetlands. The Amigos and rest stop at Mesa Point. The south lot is have found cog stones that date back 8,000 was founded in 1976, and the 20-year battle the starting point for the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) Loop years and are the only surviving relic of to save the wetlands began. Trail, which crosses a wooden bridge, passes the Indian lifestyle. The exact purpose of The Bolsa Chica Wetlands area is an two overlooks, and returns to the parking lot via a sand-dune trail paralleling PCH. the stones is unknown, but speculation amazing adventure if you want to take a has centered on religious or astronomical simple walk, explore plant life or animal Tours: Free public tours are offered each month by three organizations at Bolsa Chica: use. Cog stones can be seen at the Bowers life, or just want to get outside. I liked Museum in Santa Ana. the all the information and exhibits in the • First Saturday at 9 a.m., offered by the Amigos de Bolsa Chica from the south parking lot Once Spain colonized California, Interpretive Center. There is much diversity • Second Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon, Spanish officials created vast land grants describing the center – there is information called ranchos. One such grant, Rancho offered by the Bolsa Chica Conservancy from on life in the water, life in the air, and of the north lot. Los Nietos, was given to Manuel Nieto. course wildlife on the ground all around us. After Nieto died, the grant was partitioned • Third Sunday at 10 a.m., conducted by the Try your best to get outside and Bolsa Chica Land Trust. in 1834 into five Mexican ranchos, including This sign describes birds typically flying explore. This place is right by the beach in the area. Rancho Las Bolsas. Rancho La Bolsa Chica and takes only about an hour to walk was separated from Rancho Las Bolsas in through. And also guess what – is it totally 1841. The grant was later owned by Abel free! Bring Stearns. your fam- In July 1920, the Standard Oil Company ily, bring began oil extraction in and around the your Bolsa Wetlands. friends and In the 1940s, the U.S. military con- enjoy all structed two bunkers at Bolsa Chica to the beauty defend the coastline. Gun turrets were of the wet- also mounted on the mesa, but were fired lands. This The wetlands up close. only for testing purposes. The larger of the is a place two bunkers was demolished in 1995. The you can come back to week Aden and I in after week front of the Bolsa or month after month and see something Chica Wetlands new each time. I really recommend this Interpretive Center. place for everyone in your family. Don’t forget to bring your camera and take lots of photos and send them to me at [email protected]. Bring water, snacks and maybe some sunscreen. Angel Jr. and Aden As always, Be Alive!, at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. Lots of people walk and jog, too. Angel Our new feathered friend..
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