The 5th Annual Joy ZedlerMarsh Clean-Up at Los Cerritos Wetlands is
Saturday, September 25th, 2010,
1pm-3pm
This event has limited space. Please RSVP to reserve a spot.
Email Eric Zahn: eric@tidalinfluence.com
Download the flier
All participants should wear closed-toed shoes and protect themselves appropriately from the sun; wear sunscreen. All other tools and materials will be provided.
Three nonprofits, a university, and an oil company in the Long Beach/Seal Beach area have stepped forward to provide assistance to the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority in studying and conducting cleanups of the Wetlands. They are:
- Los Cerritos Wetland Stewards
- Save Our Beach
- El Dorado Audubon
- California State University Long Beach
- Signal Hill Petroleum
LOS CERRITOS WETLANDS STEWARDS
The Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewards, Inc. (Stewards) is an independent group whose mission is the long-term protection and enhancement of the Los Cerritos Wetlands. With the aid of grants the Stewards have created a Stewardship Program that includes a calendar of activities (Monthly Trash Cleanup, Nature Walk, Habitat Restoration, Adopt-A-Wetland ) to which the public is invited. You can view a scrollable online calendar of these activities.
Save Our Beach recruits volunteers and conducts cleanups of beaches, rivers and wetlands in Long Beach and Seal Beach. Click here to link to their website where you can learn more about and volunteer to participate in the cleanups.
El Dorado Audubon is a chapter of the National Audubon Society which meets in El Dorado Park in Long Beach. Click here to link to their website.
The chapter conducts bird walks in the area that bring leaders to teach people about the importance of wetlands. Topics include history, plants, animals, and ecology; and will stress the importance of the connectivity between the San Gabriel River, Los Cerritos Wetlands, Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge and Bolsa Chica Wetlands.
Contact El Dorado Audubon for reservations and meeting location at eldoradoaudubon@yahoo.com. Please print the bird list (3-page PDF file) and bring it to the bird walk for use in recording bird counts. You may also wish to download a set of seven bird counts conducted between October 10, 2009 and February 2, 2010 (8-page PDF file).
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
Every spring, students from the Environmental Science and Policy Department at California State University of Long Beach spend the entire semester finding out as much as they can about the Los Cerritos Wetlands Complex. Click here to link to their website where you can learn why they are studying the wetlands, what they have discovered so far, and where to learn more. The website also includes this short video of the Los Cerritos Wetlands.
Along with many other concerned partners Signal Hill Petroleum is working collaboratively to successfully implement the Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewardship Program and help return 66 acres of habitat to the wild. The Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewardship Program enlists volunteers to assist in the first restoration project for these long neglected wetlands. A variety of activities are conducted by the volunteers:
• Collection of southern tarplant seeds
• Removal of non-native plants
• Removal of brush and debris
As of February 2010 more than 200 volunteers in 400 volunteer hours have collected more than a quarter ton of trash! Signal Hill Petroleum provides the necessary resources and facilities for these clean-up events. We will continue to do our part and invite you to participate in one of these upcoming public restoration events.