This page is dedicated to providing information about Los Cerritos Wetlands, promotes education about our wetlands and supports it's preservation and restoration. A good story about Los Cerritos Wetlands, "Lost Jewel of the Coast": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPctD2Ebwoo
Also see our historic marsh photo gallery, the only remaining original piece of Los Cerritos Wetlands left--we hope it all
looks this way some day! https://www.facebook.com/225058050842078/photos/?tab=album&album_id=225431644138052
The main purpose of this page is a "one stop shop" for information related to Los Cerritos Wetlands and makes every attempt to be very helpful, accurate, factual and science based. Although created, maintained & operated by individuals, you'll see references to this FB page from a variety of organizations -- Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority, Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust, El Dorado Audubon and more – along with members of the public, all of us are "Save Los Cerritos Wetlands". Posting policy: Please feel free to post to our wall any comments, questions, your Los Cerritos Wetlands photos, etc. We realize not everyone agrees on what "saving" is sometimes, but please keep it respectful on this page. More info:
Los Cerritos Wetlands is a National Audubon Society Important Bird Area, included in the area defined as "Orange Coast Wetlands" which stretches from Los Cerritos Wetlands to Santa Ana River (Banning Ranch) and Newport Bay, an important part of the Pacific Flyway in SoCal. http://netapp.audubon.org/IBA/Site/205
The Final Conceptual Restoration Plan for Los Cerritos Wetland is available, see http://intoloscerritoswetlands.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/FinalLCWCRP-PUBLICRELEASE8-11-2015.compressed.pdf. This plan includes four restoration alternatives and will become the Draft EIR at some point. Additional information (including technical reports) are found on the restoration website at http://www.intoloscerritoswetlands.org/restoration.php
Check out the events we share to find a variety of volunteer opportunities including: restorations/plantings, nature walks, birds walks...and more! Check out bird sightings at Los Cerritos Wetlands on eBird:
http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L1783992
http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L1046666
http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L608023
http://ebird.org/ebird/hotspot/L4259750
Citizen science: Check out Los Cerritos Wetlands on iNaturalist! Have any photographic observations at our wetlands? Feel free to join in this effort https://www.inaturalist.org/places/los-cerritos-wetlands
Also follow Los Cerritos Wetlands on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/LCWetlands
Check out our LCW photo slideshow on Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/saveloscerritoswetlands/pool/show/
Links to organizations restoring or advocating for preservation & restoration:
http://intoloscerritoswetlands.org/los-cerritos-wetlands-authority/ (LCWA)
http://www.intoloscerritoswetlands.org
http://eldoradoaudubon.org/ (El Dorado Audubon)
http://www.lcwlandtrust.org (Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust)
www.aquariumofpacific.org (Aquarium of the Pacific)
Others:
Tidal Influence, a subcontractor for various LCW related activities such as public education wetlands tours/stewardship program and more
http://tidalinfluence.com
Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewards
http://www.lcwstewards.org/
Videos:
Tadpoles at Los Cerritos Wetlands! (at Campground Marsh, by Tidal Influence)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeXKLjabFrE
Frog at Los Cerritos Wetlands (by Tidal Influence)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKxP9phZLcE
Great Horned Owl at Los Cerritos Wetlands (by Tidal Influence)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ1oV72bp8s
Removing Pampas Grass from Los Cerritos Wetlands (by Tidal Influence)
Wow, this invasive stuff is really difficult to remove! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrMY-iq02_A
White Faced Ibis at Los Cerritos Wetlands (by Tidal Influence)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tx_ZYH2EWQ
Birds & Bugs of Los Cerritos Wetlands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAqRWaz88Zc
