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FEDERATION OF WESTERN OUTDOOR CLUBS







1996 FWOC Resolution No. 16:
BOLSA CHICA WETLANDS AND MESA

The Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Huntington Beach, California, is the largest unprotected coastal wetland area south of San Francisco.  It provides a vital habitat along the Pacific Flyway to at least five endangered bird species.
The Koll Real Estate Group -- some seven developers in all -- wish to build 3500 housing units on a portion of these wetlands.

Of the 1200 acres encompassed by these wetlands, the State of California owns some 300 acres, of which 200 have been restored by the Army Corps of Engineers to wetlands.  Two thousand homes are to slated to be built on 200 acres of the wetlands, but with adverse effects on the remainder of the wetlands.  Moreover, an additional 900 homes would be built on the nearby mesa area with further run-off effect on the wetlands.
The Bolsa Chica Land Trust, established three years ago, has been formed to combat this threat to this vital wetland area.

The Federation of Western Outdoor Clubs wholeheartedly endorses this vital effort to preserve and enhance on of the West coast's premier wetlands from destructive development.

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Members and Member Clubs of the Federation with an interest in protecting these irreplaceable wetlands from destructive development should contact the following with their comments, as well as sending a copy of the above Resolution, to:

Orange County Supervisor Jim Silva.  Mr. Silva is the Supervisor in whose district the wetlands are located, and who favors the Trust's efforts to preserve the wetlands through purchase of the area.  Supervisor Silva's address is: 10 Civic Center Place, 5th Floor, Santa Ana, CA 92701

Governor Pete Wilson, in Sacramento (See Listing at the end of these Resolutions)

The California Coastal Commission*, at either its San Francisco or Long Beach offices

Letters of encouragement to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers* for their part in wetland restoration would also be beneficial in behalf of the Bolsa Chica Land Trust's restoration goals

For further information on the project, including the addresses for the California Coastal Commission Offices and the Army Corps of Engineers Office, and the project's "Foot-Buy-Foot" fund raising program, contact Nancy Harris, c/o Bolsa Chica Land Trust, PO Box 2353, Huntington Beach, CA 92467



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