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...
Archive for category: Habitat Restoration

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...

A Restoration Update
The end of May marks the end of the planting season for the BCLT Stewards on the Bolsa Chica Mesa. Planting season matches the...

2017- Our 25th anniversary year in review (or numbers for nerds)
As 2017 wraps up, we reflect on the accomplishments of 2017. 2017 was the 25th anniversary of the Bolsa Chica Land Trust and we had...

Trash, tides, and an Endangered bird
This month we have been doing a fair amount of trash cleanup in Outer Bolsa Bay. We had two companies, Samsung and CSA Group, join...

Brown But Not Dead: A Reflection Nine Years in the Making
By Katrina Cone, Bolsa Chica Junior Stewards Class of 2017 My first summer on the mesa comes back to me in pieces—a patchwork quilt of...

The Proof is in the Flowers
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...

A record week for planting: 1,300 plants planted by volunteers
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...

Adopt-a-plot 2016 Environmental Heroes
It’s the beginning of Autumn and the Fountain Valley High School Sea Leaf Club and Cub Scout Pack 541 have...