For many months, the Los Cerritos Wetlands Trust and local residents have urged the City of Seal Beach to order a full environmental review for a proposed 4.6-acre solar panel project near the Los Cerritos Wetlands, due to environmental concerns over its threats to nearby wildlife and endangered species. Running through Long Beach and Seal Beach, the Los Cerritos Wetlands make up about 500 acres of precious ecological habitat for numerous wildlife, flora and fauna, including rare and endangered species. It is all that remains of the historic 2,400-acre wetlands complex that previously went through areas of Los Angeles, the San Gabriel River and Orange County. 

Other wetlands news:

• Marin Independent Journal (San Rafael, Calif.): State awards Marin Audubon Society $2M for Novato baylands project
• Tribal Business News: California regulators order developer to transfer Humboldt Bay property to Wiyot-area tribes