Invasive Plants at Bolsa Chica
An invasive species is a non-native species that aggressively takes over wild open spaces from native species. The invader gobbles up food, space, water and other resources that native species…
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Ecology
CA Biodiversity Day 2024
When is CA Biodiversity Day? September 7th is California Biodiversity Day. The 2024 California Biodiversity Week is celebrated from Saturday September 7th to Sunday September 15th! What is CA Biodiversity…
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Habitat Diversity at Bolsa Chica
Today is a beautiful day to wander the trails and explore at least 5 different habitats, don’t you think? And look, you don’t even have to drive way out into…
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Sharing Stories Among the Tarplant
BCLT hosts Irvine Ranch Conservancy for a Comprehensive Interpretive Hike In June, the Bolsa Chica Land Trust partnered with Irvine Ranch Conservancy to host a comprehensive interpretive hike for a…
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Bolsa Chica Fairy Shrimp!
A substantial rainstorm poured down on Bolsa Chica in the third weekend of January 2023. A few days after the storm past rare vernal pools were spotted on the…
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Mammals of Bolsa Chica
Bolsa Chica’s Furry Residents By far the most visitors to the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve (BCER) are here to see birds. It’s a world class birding site and well deserves…
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A Walk on the Wild Side
Protecting What You Love While Visiting Bolsa Chica by Bequi Howarth You park your car in the lot off Warner Ave, grab a water bottle and head out towards the…
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Birding with Babs: The Brant and Fall Migration
Fall Migration of Waterfowl to Bolsa Chica by Babs Levitan It’s Fall at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve (BCER) and migrating water fowl are arriving daily after flying as many…
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Bolsa Chica Bugs and Their Relatives
Written by Mike Armstrong If you do habitat restoration that involves planting native plants, at some point you have to get down and dirty in the dirt. Down here you…
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World Wetlands Day- The Importance of Bolsa Chica in the Global Effort to Protect Wetlands
February 2nd is World Wetlands Day. The Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve (BCER), also known as the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, was initially formed to protect the wetland habitat at Bolsa Chica….
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