LCWS MANAGED SITES AND PROJECTS

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Dunes of this nature have been disappearing from California's coast for a long time. These rare habitats are used by species that are on the endangered species list, such as: the California least tern and the dune tiger beetle.

Hidden in between the Pete Archer Rowing Center and Spinnaker Bay community is Jack Dunster Marine Biological Reserve. 

Our namesake and one of two of the last remaining salt-marshes in LA County. Out of a complex of 2400 functioning acres only 44 remain. The Los Cerritos Wetland functions on all trophic levels and provides habitat, breeding grounds, feeding grounds, rest and respite for migratory birds and a myriad of local resident birds.

What used to be a pond for Sims' Bait Shop is now a thriving riparian habitat full of cattails, Red-Wing Blackbirds and Black-Crowned Night Herons. 

Across from Shoreline Village in Downtown Long Beach is a little saltwater lagoon full of fish, anemones and other invertebrates. Although it is concrete lined, the lagoon supports enough aquatic life to have a perennial Osprey scoping out the scene atop the adjacent Hyatt hotel. 

Golden Shore is one of three mitigated marshes in the LA county and lies directly off the mouth of the Los Angeles River. Golden Shores offers a unique refuge for birds of all sorts, several species of salt marsh plants and numerous invertebrates in the middle of the bustle of downtown Long Beach.

To experience the natural beauty of undeveloped land in Southern California, Long Beach residents don't have to go much further than their own backyard. In the late 1990's the Greenbelt Committee was formed to revitalize the neglected old Pacific & Electric Right-of-way. 

A mixture of recreational space and beach, wetland and marine habitat, Colorado Lagoon offers a bit of everything for everything. Walking around this dynamic East Long Beach environment you can easily become a bird-watcher, plant enthusiast, swimmer, sun-bather, or playground participant.