New plan helps protect wetlands at Ormond Beach

In a big win for California’s coast, the Oxnard City Council adopted a final 2030 General Plan that firmly advances the protection and restoration of the Ormond Beach wetlands.

The Sierra Club’s Los Padres Chapter has been fighting to preserve the vast ecosystem of green wetlands and unique coastline habitat in Oxnard since the 1980s.

The beach is a crucial resting spot for more than 200 species of migrating birds and home to 12 threatened and endangered species and species of concern. If restored as the state Coastal Conservancy envisions, the beach could be part of a ninemile stretch of wetlands from Point Hueneme to Point Mugu.