Native Plant Nursery Update
We are thrilled to share an update on the continuous growth and success of our Growing Space, the native plant nursery vital to our restoration efforts.For the first 22 years…
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Stewards
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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Garbage in the Wetlands
If you have visited Bolsa Chica over the past year you may have seen a lot of garbage along the wetlands’ edges. Garbage comes into the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve…
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CA Coastal Cleanup 2025
More than 1.8 million volunteers have removed over 27 million pounds of trash from beaches and inland waterways across our state. Come join the world’s largest community science project! Coastal…
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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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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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Bolsa Chica Ground Squirrels
by Mike Armstrong PROBABLY the most visible native mammal on the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve is Otospermophilus beecheyi, the Beechey’s Ground Squirrel. They are seen in many parts of the…
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Bolsa Chica Underground: Love and Hate
Written by Mike Armstrong Old maps of the New World often show blank spaces marked “Tierras Desconocidas” or “Lands Unknown.” Well, we have one of those lands right next door…
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Bolsa Chica Fire (7/26/20) from the Bolsa Chica Stewards’ Perspective
At around 4pm on July 26, 2020, there was a large brush fire that consumed approximately 62 acres of the dry upland Mesa habitat within the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve. …
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