Have you ever volunteered on a Bolsa Chica Land Trust Stewards work day? Have you donated to the Bolsa Chica Land Trust? Do you wonder if your time and money are going to good use? If so, have you taken a stroll down the Mesa Trail at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve lately? If not,…
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Last week we were fortunate to have a little over 300 United Healthcare volunteers join us for some habitat restoration and education. We planted about 850 CA native plants in about 1hr and 30 min.!! Sunday, we had a great group from Pacific Life Good Guys, local scout troop 1201, local university, local high schools,…
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This Saturday will be a special day for the Sierra Club and the Bolsa Chica Land Trust. The Angeles Chapter Inspiring Connections Outdoors (ICO) branch of Sierra Club will be bringing a few schools to work at Bolsa Chica for the last planting day of the season. Paramount High School, Paramount High School- West Campus,…
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On Sunday March 6th it was pouring rain when I woke up. Regardless, I got dressed and drove down to Bolsa Chica. When I arrived the clouds were starting to dissipate and the sun was just starting to peak through. Therefore, the work day was on! However, I think the weather persuaded a lot of…
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The Stewards in February had great work days on Feb. 7th and 20th. We had church groups, high school groups, college groups, scouts, CSP volunteers and National Charity League families as well as our usual independent volunteers. These groups hailed from Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Westminster, Anaheim, Irvine, La Palma, other cities in Orange County,…
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This week I had the opportunity to interview one of our dedicated Sunday Stewards Kerry Martin. We are fortunate that Kerry joins us almost every Sunday work day, because we are just one of the many wonderful environmental non-profits he volunteers with; and we are by far the farthest drive for him. Kerry is a…
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January has been a busy month for us here at the Bolsa Chica Land Trust. Hence, I am combining the two Stewards volunteer work days we had this month into one post. Sunday, Jan. 3rd: Last year I noticed that a sneaky perennial non-native plant had started to really spread out and choke out the…
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The Bolsa Chica Stewards were joined by 92 members of the Paramount High School Green Club and Huntington Park High School’s AVID program for the kickoff to the planting season. We planted 225 native grasses on the mesa, a hundred yards past the first bench. We tried a new method this time, soaking the empty…
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The squirrel stole an apple slice right off the table. We were even standing next to the table when he stole that juicy apple. All we could do was laugh as he ran under a bush. The squirrels get bold when it’s hot and dry out on the Mesa. I did find him munching on…
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I recently had the opportunity to interview one of our dedicated Steward volunteers, Jeff Rokos. I’ve only been with the Stewards for 2.5 years while most of the Stewards have been out restoring the Mesa for decades. I continue to learn a lot from them and wanted to share some of their stories. When did…
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