Category: Bay Updates
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The Push for River Interceptors
This week, regional leaders, public agencies, and The Ocean Cleanup announced expanded efforts to intercept plastic pollution flowing through the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers before it ends up on our beaches, in our bay, and eventually in the Pacific Ocean. For those of us connected to Alamitos Bay, this is more than a…
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Colorado Lagoon: History, Restoration, and Bay Health
Colorado Lagoon is one of Long Beach’s most familiar, and most misunderstood, water bodies. To some, it looks like a quiet, enclosed lagoon. To others, it’s a place that has long struggled with water quality challenges. What’s often missing from the conversation is the deeper story: Colorado Lagoon is not a naturally occurring system in…
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Alamitos Bay is Now Recognized as a Place of Nature on iNaturalist
Alamitos Bay is often overlooked as a natural place, which is exactly what makes this moment significant. For the first time ever, Alamitos Bay has officially been added to iNaturalist as a recognized natural place. While that may sound technical on the surface, what it represents is much deeper. Alamitos Bay is now visible publicly,…
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The Story of Water Circulation in Alamitos Bay — and Why It Matters
Alamitos Bay is one of Long Beach’s most treasured waterways. It is a place of recreation for the community and a living ecosystem that sustains fish, birds, and marine life year round. But what many do not realize is that the Bay’s circulation, how water moves in and out, has not always been “natural.” For…
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Understanding the Recent Sewage Spill and How to Read Long Beach’s Water Quality Data
You may have seen recent news about a sewage spill into the San Gabriel River that led the City of Long Beach to temporarily close ocean beaches and, for a period of time, bay and lagoon waters as well. Events like this can raise understandable questions. What does this mean for our local waters? How…
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Why Paying Attention Matters Right Now
Alamitos Bay is changing — not in one big dramatic moment, but in a series of small shifts that, together, shape the future of our water. Decisions about infrastructure, local development, water flow, and public access are being made all the time, and many of them happen quietly, long before the community hears about them.…