A Long Beach oil field will soon be restored to roughly 156 acres of public wetlands. City leaders and oil operators came together Thursday at the groundbreaking ceremony on the Synergy Oil Field, where privately owned oil operations have been ongoing for over 60 years. “We are shutting down an oil field that’s been here since the late 20’s and we are doing a complete wetlands restoration project, to about 156 acres,” John McKeown, CEO, Synergy Oil & Gas said … with publicly accessible wetlands, walking trails, habitat restoration, and a nature center focused on environmental education. … It’s part of a broader effort to restore the Los Cerritos Wetlands. Another 103 acres are set to be restored through the Southern Los Cerritos Wetlands Restoration Project in Seal Beach—led by the Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority.

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