New protections are key parts of an updated wetlands ordinance adopted by Orange County commissioners Dec. 12, 2023, after more than two years of study.

Some cities, like Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Laguna Beach, have contracts with the WWCC, agreeing to pay the center $125 ...

The Huntington Beach nonprofit says 45% of the 8,000 wildlife it cares for annually comes from OC Animal Care's service area.

Orange County's new state Department of Environmental Conservation wetlands maps will be discussed from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Orange County Chamber of Commerce, 30 Scott's Corners ...

Orange County is strengthening its protections for the area’s vast expanse of wetlands, delicate but critical natural areas often imperiled by pressure for new development. The updated rules ...

IRVINE – Plants, dirt, birds and fish, all employed for Orange County.The first phase of the Natural Treatment System was unveiled Thursday, a group of constructed wetlands that uses plants and ...

Since the 1800s, Southern California from Ventura County to the Mexican border has lost 62 percent of its 33,400 acres of coastal wetlands, mostly to development and urbanization.

A pipeline failure sent at least 126,000 gallons of oil into the Pacific off the coast of Orange County, creating a 13-square-mile slick. Dead fish and birds washed ashore in some areas.

The 2-foot sea-level rise predicted by 2050 threatens to swallow huge chunks of Southern California’s wetlands, resulting not only in the loss of endangered wildlife habitat and popular ...