May 1997 BOLSA CHICA RESTORATION STEERING COMMITTEE FORMED Eight state and federal agencies will oversee the restoration of the Bolsa Chica lowlands: California Department of Fish and Game, State Lands Commission, State Coastal Conservancy, the State Resources Agency, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Marine Fisheries Service, and the EPA. During the following months, a total of five public meetings are conducted in Huntington Beach to discuss restoration plans.

May 1997 SAN DIEGO JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF LAWSUIT PROTECTING BOLSA CHICA Filed by the Bolsa Chica Land Trust, the Sierra Club, the Surfrider Foundation, Huntington Beach Tomorrow and the Shoshone Gabrieleño Nation, the suit claimed the Coastal Commission erred in approving development in the Bolsa Chica Wetlands, allowing Warner Pond to be fi lled, and approving the moving of the eucalyptus ESHA to the Huntington Mesa, and the court agreed.

June 1997 AERA ENERGY TAKES OVER OIL PRODUCTION IN THE BOLSA CHICA extended to the many group and individuals who sent letters to the Commission urging approval of the purchase. Over 300 letters were received, a Commission record, with none opposed to the transfer. Both Democrat and Republican elected representatives sent letters of support. Cities and city council members sent letters to. Business entities and the H.B. Chamber of Commerce also encouraged approval.

May 1997 AMIGOS ACQUISITION TEAM CONTINUES TO PURSUE PUBLIC ACQUISITION OF THE REMAINING 405 ACRES OF BOLSA CHICA Four hundred and twenty eight acres of the Bolsa Chica are still privately owned, including lowlands and uplands on both the Huntington Mesa (Linear park) and the Bolsa Chica mesa.


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