The California Coastal Commission didn't take it lightly when an Orange County developer recently drained and filled a salt marsh in Huntington Beach recently in an effort to build a parking lot. The commission has ordered the developer to restore the marsh and pay a $250,000 fine.
By Garrison Frost
November 09, 2009
A New Colony of Caspian Tern Decoys on Aramburu Island
Richardson Bay Audubon Center is attacting breeding pairs of Caspian Terns with these newly painted tern decoys—a strategy successfully used by previous tern relocation efforts.