Join us on a hike of the Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Huntington Beach. We will be guided by a docent/scientist from the Bolsa Chica Conservancy. I've requested they go heavy on the science, so be prepared to learn.
The Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve is approximately 1,400 acres, and is one of the largest remaining salt water marshes in California. The reserve is home to mammals such as coyotes and desert cottontails; and reptiles such as California king snakes, southern pacific rattlesnakes, and alligator lizards.
It's also a home and stop over for approximately 200 species of birds such as herons, egrets, geese, ducks, hawks, eagles, owls, pelicans, shorebirds, songbirds...
Our hike will take approximately two hours, covering a few miles on mostly flat terrain. The trails are exposed to wind and sun, so dress accordingly.
Footwear should be suitable for dirt trails.
We will meet at the Bolsa Chica Conservancy interpretive center at 3842 Warner Avenue Huntington Beach, CA 92649. I'll do my best to have a sign, and if not, just look for the guy with long hair, a beard, and cowboy hat.
Parking is available, but limited, in the interpretive center's lot. Alternate parking is available across the street (Warner Ave) in a paid lot next to the fire department and yacht club. Alternate free parking across PCH at the end of Warner in a lot behind the Jack in the Box.
And for those interested, we may go to a nearby restaurant for a late lunch.
