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Nov 6 7:00 am
  • Colorado Lagoon

Long Beach to break ground on tidal channel project connecting Colorado Lagoon to ocean

Jason Ruiz

The $32.5 million project will turn the western portion of Marina Vista Park into a tidal channel connecting Colorado Lagoon to Marine Stadium, a move that could improve water quality and restore marine habitats.

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May 25 9:07 am
  • Colorado Lagoon

Construction on tidal channel connecting Colorado Lagoon to Alamitos Bay to start later this year

Jason Ruiz

The tidal channel is the last feature of a 25-year push to increase circulation and improve water quality in the Colorado Lagoon in Southeast Long Beach.

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Jul 10 2019 2:03 pm
  • Colorado Lagoon

Harbor Commissioners approve $26 million for Colorado Lagoon open channel project

Jason Ruiz

The project would connect Colorado Lagoon to Marine Stadium by creating a channel between the two bodies of water. In return for funding it, the Port of Long Beach will receive mitigation credits.

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Feb 20 2019 4:30 pm
  • Colorado Lagoon

Colorado Lagoon could soon be connected to Marine Stadium—but who will pay for it?

Jason Ruiz

In order to provide better circulation to the lagoon, the city and advocates want to remove the westernmost portion of Marina Vista Park to create a tidal channel.

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May 22 2017 9:21 pm
  • Colorado Lagoon

Latest Colorado Lagoon Restorations Celebrated With Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Saturday

Asia Morris

Long Beach community members and dignitaries celebrated the completion of the latest phase of the Colorado Lagoon Restoration Project Saturday morning.

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Sep 16 2016 10:47 pm
  • Colorado Lagoon

Colorado Lagoon Improvements Enter New Stage, With Focus on Aquatic Life

Keeley Smith

After its initial announcement last May, Colorado Lagoon improvements will officially kick off next week, adding to the many ecological resources meant to enhance the lives of marine animals and birds.

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May 26 2016 11:29 pm
  • Colorado Lagoon

Start Date for Next Phase of Colorado Lagoon Improvements Set for September

Keeley Smith

The Long Beach City Council approved the next phase of the Colorado Lagoon’s restoration at its Tuesday meeting, looking to “further enhance the ecological value of the Lagoon through the creation of additional aquatic resources,” just after the lagoon received an A grade from Health the Bay.

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Oct 31 2014 7:18 pm
  • Colorado Lagoon

Colorado Lagoon Honored for Its Famed Restoration, Landscape Design

Brian Addison

Shortly after the Long Beach Airport was recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), the Colorado Lagoon was also awarded, marking Long Beach’s second acknowledgement this year from the esteemed society.

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May 27 2013 1:42 pm
  • Beaches

Long Beach Waters Continue to Improve According to Heal the Bay

Brian Addison

The latest report card issued to Long Beach from Heal the Bay gave our beaches an overwhelming positive amount of grades, with 10 of 13 beaches receiving A or B grades when in dry weather.

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Aug 23 2012 10:26 pm
  • Colorado Lagoon

With Dredging Complete, a Cleaner Colorado Lagoon Reopens to Public

Sarah Bennett

After nearly a decade of environmental cleanup efforts and more than six months of closed construction and dredging, the green fences came down around the Colorado Lagoon this week to reveal a healthy, clean saltwater marsh much different from the cesspool of bacteria it had over the years become.

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