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BOLSA CHICA RESTORATION - TIDAL INLET OPENED!
A small gallery of the historic morning, August 24, 2006:
Bolsa Chica tidal inlet opened 8-24-06
Mid-day, Thursday, August 24, 2006, the Pacific flows freely into the restored Bolsa Chica wetland. Photo courtesy of Jack Fancher, USFWS
Crews working through the night to remove dam
Crews working through the night to remove the sand dam. Photo: Dave Carlberg.
One scoop at a time
Photo by Mark Bixby
First tide rising through the inlet
The first tide rising through the new channel. Photo: Mark Bixby
Amigos toasts the occasion
A toast to the inlet and to Amigos de Bolsa Chica! Photo: Mark Bixby
Crowd gathers at historic moment Crowd watches first tide rise through the channel
A crowd of over 100 people gathered on PCH bridge to watch the historic occasion. Photos: Dave Carlberg and Mark Bixby
Amigos thumbs up
Amigos Board member Margaret Carlberg is interviewed by KNX radio
Amigos members l to r: Margaret Carlberg, Thomas Anderson, Dave Carlberg, Brian Westcott, Shirley Dettloff, Mel Nutter and Chuck Nelson. Photo: Laurie Payne
Amigos board member, Margaret Carlberg, is interviewed by KNX radio. Photo: Dave Carlberg
From inlet mouth toward the bridge
The new inlet looking from the ocean towards the bridge. Photo: Mark Bixby

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