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Seven-year old Madison Makoff
gave the first contribution of $601 to the Bolsa Chica Land Trust
campaign from birthday donation gifts her classmates
and friends gave her (instead of presents) for the walkbridge.
That's something to be proud
of! When a press
conference was held to present a check for $75,000 to
the State of California and Wildlife Conservation Board in Aug.
2007, the young, thin blonde with a proud smile rocked back and
forth in her shoes as she stood next to the podium and adults
cheered on, congratulating and thanking this model citizen for
her donation.
The Bolsa Chica Land Trust held a press conference to announce
their organization successfully raised to build a new walkbridge on Warner Avenue connecting to the
Bolsa Chica
Wetlands. The bridge is going to be built by May 2008.
Who benefits from the
walkbridge? In addition to the public now having another access
point to the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve, busloads of school
kids who visit the interpretive center on Warner Ave. can stroll
on guided walks over the bridge to a trail that circles a huge
body of water (wetland) that rises and falls twice per day with
the ocean tides.
That water that looks like a
lake is filled with all sorts of bugs, fish, snails and plants,
plus migrating fowl and local bird residents that rely on this
place to stop and rest during their long flights. In the evening
you can hear coyotes howling, you may occasional cross paths
with a snake and you'll usually see small ground squirrels
scampering around the perimeter of the parking lot.
Open to the public daily, be
sure to visit and enjoy the natural treasure located along
Pacific Coast Highway between Seapoint and Warner Ave. in
Huntington Beach.
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