Vigil tonight. Help keep the pressure on. Plus special guest speaker
Dear Friend of the Los Cerritos Wetlands,
Don't forget we are vigiling tonight to help remind the city that an illegal act occurred and we expect them to do something about it.
Tonight we will once again line up along Loynes, just west of Studebaker, from 5:00PM until 6:30PM to protest this illegal landscraping and make the statement we expect the city to do something about it. We encourage you to join us for some or all of the time we are out there.
Our special pre-vigil guest speaker will be local attorney and former Coastal Commissioner Mel Nutter. Mr. Nutter will provide us with an overview of the remedies available at the city and state levels to make sure the land owner is held accountable and the land is restored to it's original condition.
Thanks for all you do help preserve our local wetlands. Working together we can protect and restore Los Cerritos Wetlands and its surrounding habitat area.
See you on Friday!
Elizabeth Lambe
Executive Director
Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust
Don't Forget We Need You Tonight! Illegal Actions Should Have Consequences
- What: Protest of the illegal scraping of a wetlands habitat area
- Where: Corner of Loynes and Studebaker
- When: Friday, June 26th from 5:00PM until 6:30PM
- Why: Because no one should be above the law, and all lands that surround the Los Cerritos Wetlands are important and should be preserved
Bring a sign if you have one or use one of ours!
Special Guest Speaker: Mel Nutter,
Mel Nutter has practiced law in Long Beach since 1965 with an emphasis on land use, environmental, estate planning and trust law. He was also a member of the California Coastal Commission and served as its Chair during the last three years of his tenure. As the Commission's Chair, he also was on the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy. Mel represents the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust on legal matters having to do with preservation of our local wetlands.
Vigil this Friday to keep the pressure on protecting your wetlands habitat area
Dear Friend of the Los Cerritos Wetlands,
We know it's been awhile since the illegal scraping of the wetlands habitat area near Loynes and Studebaker, but the land remains bare, and it is unclear what the City of Long Beach plans to do about it. So, as stewards of the fragile Los Cerritos Wetlands, we must keep the pressure on to ensure this land is put back the way it was.
Therefore we are resuming our monthly vigils at the site of the illegal earth scraping. On Friday, June 26th we will once again line up along Loynes, just west of Studebaker, from 5:00PM until 6:30PM. We encourage you to join us for some or all of the time we are out there.
Our special pre-vigil guest speaker will be local attorney and former Coastal Commissioner Mel Nutter. Mr. Nutter will provide us with an overview of the remedies available at the city and state levels to make sure the land owner is held accountable and the land is restored to it's original condition.
Thanks for all you do help preserve our local wetlands. Working together we can protect and restore Los Cerritos Wetlands and its surrounding habitat area.
See you on Friday!
Elizabeth Lambe
Executive Director
Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust
Last Weekend's Rummage Sale was a Great Success
Three cheers for everyone who worked so hard to make the rummage sale to benefit the Los Cerritos Wetlands such a resounding success. There are so many people to thank it is hard to know where to begin. Leslie HeuerOur biggest thank you is to Leslie Heuer, who is an organizational marvel for conceiving the rummage sale idea and making it happen. Another big thank you to her husband Chris who was "mover in chief" for all the items we sold.
And cheers for all Leslie's fellow Camp Fire parents, who helped arrange and sell items, brought with them and sold delicious baked goods, and arranged a kid's craft area staffed by their enthusiastic children. Everyone had a great time, and the frequent periods of drizzle did not seem to dampen the spirits of the participants. We know we want to do this rummage sale again (but not too soon) so start saving your cool stuff for the next one! To check out some photos of the rummage sale click here!
Don't Forget We Need You This Friday! Illegal Actions Should Have Consequences
- What: Protest of the illegal scraping of a wetlands habitat area
- Where: Corner of Loynes and Studebaker
- When: Friday, June 26th from 5:00PM until 6:30PM
- Why: Because no one should be above the law, and all lands that surround the Los Cerritos Wetlands are important and should be preserved
Bring a sign if you have one or use one of ours!
Special Guest Speaker: Mel Nutter,
Mel Nutter has practiced law in Long Beach since 1965 with an emphasis on land use, environmental, estate planning and trust law. He was also a member of the California Coastal Commission and served as its Chair during the last three years of his tenure. As the Commission's Chair, he also was on the Board of the State Coastal Conservancy. Mel represents the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust on legal matters having to do with preservation of our local wetlands.
Photos from our rummage sale
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Rummage sale is coming up fast...donate or shop...but don't forget to join us!
Rummage Sale to benefit the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust is this Saturday. You won't want to miss it.
There is still time to donate by contacting Leslie Heuer at mrfoo12@mac.com or give her a call at 562/477-5556. And if you don't have anything to donate to the sale, then be sure to stop by and shop. Not only will there be great donated items for sale but tasty baked goods and yummy lemonade will also be available for purchase. You can also join or renew your membership at the sale.
See you Saturday!
Whether the destroyed land this egret is standing on is wetlands is really not the point. We have not had the opportunity to verify the developers claim that it isn't. But one thing we know for sure ......that this illegally scraped land is part of an ecosystem that supports and nourishes the Los Cerritos Wetlands. It needs to be put back the way it was.
The latest on the illegally scraped wetlands habitat area is that a biological consulting company hired by the land owner has determined that land next to Loynes Drive bulldozed earlier this spring is not and never was wetlands. Wow! Amazing they could draw such sweeping conclusions by studying a piece of land that had recently been illegally and relentlessly scraped nearly bare and graded for close to 24 hours and then, because the land started to leak methane gas, was then smothered in 6 inches of "clean" but foreign soil.
But there is another very important point to consider. The scraping was illegal. The land owner must not be allowed simply to go ahead with his plans and profit from his illegal activity.
There is a remedy: the land needs to be put back the way it was, and then the landowner must follow a process that ensures our vital and fragile wetlands and surrounding habitat area are protected and preserved. Is there a "win-win" out there? We hope so, but first the land must be restored to it's original condition.
Click here to read the story in the Grunion Gazette.
Land Swap. The saga continues. Read below for the latest on some new developments.
We sure don't know much, but what we do know is that the Long Beach City Council went into closed session recently to discuss modifications to the proposed land swap. It is rumored that slightly less than ten acres of wetlands may be added to the the deal.
Click here to read the Long Beach Press Telegram story about the proposed land swap.
Click here to read the LBReport.com story...includes some fascinating maps.
When we learn more details you can be sure we will be sharing that information with our members and supporters.
Rummage Sale is coming up fast. We need your stuff!
What would we do without hard-working volunteers like Leslie Heuer. Leslie, an active hiker and Camp Fire mom, is donating her time and talents to organizing a huge rummage and bake sale for us. But it won't be huge if we don't have your donated items by next Saturday! Leslie, in addition to everything else she does, is accepting donations at her house. All she needs is a phone call or email in advance to let her know you are coming by. Leslie can be reached by email at mrfoo12@mac.com or give her a call at 562/477-5556.
Don't Forget our Birdwalk this Saturday, June 13th!
Saturday, June 13, 8:00 a.m.
Check out the Los Cerritos Wetlands.
Join us as we explore Gum Grove Park, which overlooks the Los Cerritos Wetlands from the Orange County side. We are sure to see lots of colorful butterflies, swallows, hawks and hummingbirds on this early summer walk. It's a fun way to start off your day, and we always have a great time!
From Long Beach, take PCH to Mar Vista, turn left on Mar Vista, turn right on Catalina, turn left on Avalon. Avalon dead-ends into the parking lot of Gum Grove Park in Seal Beach. For more information email Mary at mfp2001@hotmail.com.
June has great weather for seeing the diverse and fascinating wildlife in our local wetlands. Mark your calendar and plan to join us.
Don't forget. We will be vigiling at Studebaker and Loynes until the illegally scraped habitat area is brought back to life. Next Vigil will be Friday, June 26th.
June 19 and 20 will be the 3-month anniversary of the illegal scraping of the wetlands habitat near the corner of Loynes and Studebaker. We don't have a lot of new information to share with you at this point. However, we believe the biological assessment of the damaged land will be finished soon, and we will have access to it and look forward not only to learning about the damage that was done but how to fix the injured land and return it to it's original condition. In the meantime we need to ensure that we keep the pressure on, and in order to do so we are continuing our vigiling. Our next vigil will be at Loynes and Studebaker at 5:30PM on Friday, June 26th. For more information, email Elizabeth at ejlambe@verizon.net
Easy and Fun things you can do this month to help protect the Los Cerritos Wetlands
I've spent most of my life working to protect the environment, and one thing I have learned along the way is that we are most likely to be successful when we all pitch in and do what we can to steward and protect the places we care about. And while it is important and necessary to have experts and lawyers who can interpret biological reports and read legal briefings, what makes the most difference is when regular people, community members like you and me, step up and offer up their time and talent.
So, for all of you who have put off cleaning out that garage (and that includes me!) or thinning out the stuff in your cupboards and closets, now is the time to do so and donate your cool, reusable items to to our rummage sale. Not only will you be doing something that helps our local wetlands, but reusing and recycling is another to way to help the environment since it keeps stuff out of our local landfills.
To learn further details or to donate to our rummage sale you can contact Leslie at mrfoo12@mac.com or call her at 562/477-5556
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Lambe
Executive Director
Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust
Tell A Friend.....Rummage sale to benefit the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust is Saturday, June 20, from 7:00AM until noon. See below for further details
The rummage sale is being held at the parking lot of the Gaslamp restaurant on the corner of Loynes and PCH. There are several ways you can help.
- Donate your reusable and sellable stuff. And ask friends, neighbors and relatives for their stuff too. It all makes a difference. For details about where to drop off items for the sale, email Leslie at mrfoo12@mac.com or call her at 562/477-5556. And if you happen to have a table or shade canopy you can lend us, we would appreciate that too!
- Donate baked goods. In addition to the rummage sale, we will be selling coffee and bakery type items. If you are handy in the kitchen and can contribute something tasty for the baked goods table, give Leslie a call or email her. Any and all contributions welcome.
- Volunteer to spread the word. Click here for a flyer about the rummage sale you can print out and distribute family and friends.
- Volunteer on the day of the event. We will need people to help unload items, staff tables, sell baked goods or hold signs near the street directing people to the rummage sale. Let Leslie know if you are willing to help out for a couple of hours.
From Bird Walks to Zeppelin Rides to a Cool Event at Rancho Los Alamitos . . . Fun Stuff to Do Here in Long Beach.
Saturday, June 13, 8:00 a.m.
Check out the Los Cerritos Wetlands
Join us as we explore Gum Grove Park which overlooks the Los Cerritos Wetlands from the Orange County side. We are sure to see lots of colorful butterflies, swallows, hawks and hummingbirds on this early summer walk. It's a fun way to start off your day, and we always have a great time!
From Long Beach, take PCH to Mar Vista, turn left on Mar Vista, turn right on Catalina, turn left on Avalon. Avalon dead-ends into the parking lot of Gum Grove Park in Seal Beach. For more information email Mary at mfp2001@hotmail.com.
Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch and Gardens
In collaboration with Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Presents In the Nature of the Place
Native Plants and Mediterranean Gardens
Saturday, June 6
11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Free Admission to Rancho Los Alamitos Site Activities
Keynote Speaker Seminars
Require Pre-registration
Program Details and Seminar Registration Link: http://rancholosalamitos.com/events.htm
Check out the story on LBReport.com about Zeppelin rides you can take over Long Beach. The story has some great aerial photos of the Los Cerritos Wetlands. Click here to read the article and see the photos.
For some more fun Zeppelin photos check out the photo galleries section of the Long Beach Press Telegram by clicking here.
