COSTA MESA, Calif. — Oiled Wildlife Care Network personnel released two previously oiled birds Wednesday at Seabridge Park beach in Huntington Beach. A Ruddy Duck and an Eared Grebe were rescued from the Orange County Oil Spill October 4 and later cleaned and rehabilitated at the Los Angeles Oiled Bird Care and Education Center in […]
Archives for October 2021
UPDATE 14: The Unified Command continues its response Wednesday to the coastal oil spill in Orange and San Diego Counties
COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Unified Command is continuing its response Wednesday to the coastal oil spill in Orange and San Diego Counties. As beach assessment and cleanup operations continue in Orange and San Diego Counties, the public can expect to see cleanup crews equipped in protective gear, monitoring, inspecting and cleaning the beaches. Sampling […]
Media availability for rehabilitated wildlife being released
WHO: Representatives from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Oiled Wildlife Care Network. WHAT: Representatives will talk about the wildlife recovery, rehabilitation process and will be releasing cleaned wildlife from the oil spill. WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 11 a.m. WHERE: Seabridge Park at 16252 Countess Dr., Huntington Beach, CA 92649
UPDATE 13: The Unified Command continues its response Monday to the coastal oil spill in Orange and San Diego Counties
COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Unified Command is continuing its response Tuesday to the coastal oil spill in Orange and San Diego Counties. After strong winds and elevated swell heights impacted Southern California, the Unified Command deployed five shoreline assessment teams early Tuesday morning to survey the Orange County beaches and three cleanup teams were […]
UPDATE 12: The Unified Command continues its response Monday to the coastal oil spill in Orange and San Diego Counties
COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Unified Command is continuing its response Monday to the coastal oil spill in Orange and San Diego Counties. As beach assessment and cleanup operations continue in Orange and San Diego Counties, the public can expect to see cleanup crews equipped in protective gear, monitoring, inspecting and cleaning the beaches. Beachgoers […]
IMAGERY RELEASE: Orange County Public Works employees open up the Santa Ana River berm to allow fresh salt water to enter the environmentally sensitive area
Orange County Public Works employees open up the Santa Ana River berm to allow fresh salt water to enter the environmentally sensitive area, Oct. 9, 2021. They also installed a water pump at Santa Ana River marsh to help increase oxygen levels to protect wildlife. The estuary was bermed off to protect it from oil. […]