Over a year ago, a constituent contacted me about the death of 40 ducks around the lakes and ponds in the 5th district. After looking into the problem, I formed a Task Force on Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands and together we have been working on the problems related to these bodies of water and the […]

While attending a press conference at the El Dorado Duck Pond regarding the unveiling of the new signs telling visitors that feeding the ducks and birds in the pond is harmful to them, I talked with a couple of families who had come with bread and seed in hand to feed the ducks.
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 The Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands Task Force unveiled the new signs that are posted around the “duck pond” reminding people not to feed the ducks or other birds in the city’s man-made bodies of water.
The Task Force started a year ago after 5th District resident, Jill Brennan, brought to my attention the death of over […]

We had a meeting of the Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands this week. The group is growing — up to 25 people who are dedicated to finding solutions to taking care of the waterfowl and birds who migrate to these bodies of water in Long Beach. They are also focusing on the quality of the water […]

If you are eating right now, you might want to skip this blog until later.
Last year, I was contacted by constituents who were concerned about the 40+ ducks that died around the ponds and lakes in the 5th Council District. We tried to find an answer as to why they died and as we researched […]

No, this isn’t the title of a “spagetti western” it is the unfortunate announcement that a large number of fish died at the El Dorado Duck pond last week due to an extremely significant algae bloom that absorbed much of the oxygen in the pond. The algae bloom was noticed and last Friday and the Duck […]

City Council held a study session earlier today to listen to a staff report on the issues impacting the quality of water in our recreational areas. Included in the information was an update on our beaches and the outflow of the Los Angeles River into the Queensway Bay. Also discussed was the status of locating […]

More than 25 members of the public have signed up to go on a “field trip” tomorrow, Saturday, June 23 beginning at 10 am, to view first hand the City’s lakes, ponds and wetlands and to review the status of their condition as this task force puts together recommendations on how we can improve conditions […]