Newpaper article from July 2004 announcing restoration project kickoff in October 2004.

Bolsa Chica is largely divided up by "cells" bordered by elevated roads.  This map shows the cell numbering designations that are referenced in the following photos.

Photo taken before project construction started.

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Photo taken before project construction started (cell 51).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 51).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 14).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 11).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 11).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 11).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 11).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 13).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 13).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 13).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell14).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 18).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 21).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 21).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 22).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 22).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 22).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 22).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 22).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 23).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 30).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 32).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 33-32).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 33).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 33).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 33).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 39).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 40).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 41).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 42).

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 51).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 51).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 51).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 59).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 8).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 9-10).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 9).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 9).

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 18).

Egrets foraging in Bolsa Chica

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 18).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 21).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 49).

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 41).

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 10).

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Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

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Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 2).

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Photo taken before project construction started.

An oil well diagram

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Photo taken before project construction started (cell 66).

Photo taken before project construction started (10).

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 4).

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Photo taken before project construction started (cell 33).

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Photo taken before project construction started.

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Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

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Photo taken before project construction started.

Shorebirds resting in cell 4.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 51).

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started (cell 8).

Photo taken before project construction started.

Photo taken before project construction started.

Woollyheads survey map

A male western snowy plover with chick.

Western snowy plover chicks in a mini-exclosure, which is used to protect chicks from predators.

A western snowy plover nest.

Western snowy plover nest

A western snowy plover nest prior to restoration

Western snowy plover nest in cell 11

A western snowy plover intermixed with other shorebirds.