Inside The Inland Empire

We visited Heritage park in Rancho last week. It's a huge place with plenty to do.
We've got the details posted at the main site, here:
Heritage Park
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Responding to the die-off of millions of fish at the Salton Sea, Rep. Mary Bono, R-Palm Springs, on Friday [August 4, 2006] issued a release calling for immediate action to clean up the sea.

In the release, Bono asked for emergency funding from the Environmental Protection Agency, the California Resources Agency and other government agencies.

"Over the past decade, fish and bird fatalities at the Salton Sea have occurred with alarming frequency," Bono said in the release. "This most recent devastation demands immediate attention and cooperative action to address both the cleanup and the need for a long-term solution to restore the Salton Sea. Emergency funding would help speed the recovery process and protect against additional environmental and health impacts."

Bono has worked to secure federal funds in the past to help clean up the Salton Sea.

Source: David Hermann, The Press Enterprise

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Day Creek Park is great for parties, baseball, tennis, young kids and old-folks alike!

See the whole review at Day Creek Park in Rancho Cucamonga
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Even as far back as the late 1970's and early 80's the "Stink tide" at the Salton Sea was a yearly event. Each summer millions of fish, mostly small to mid-sized tilapia die and wash up on shore - resulting in a very distinct and pungent aroma. This aroma, combined with the stifling heat and high humidity make summer vacations at the Salton Sea rather unpleasant. The reason for the mass fish die-off is due largely to the elevated water temperatures combined with the red-tide or algae blooms that suck all the oxygen from the water.

In 2006, the "hottest year on record", the stink-tide has already begun, a full two months ahead of schedule. As usual millions of small tilapia are dying and washing up on shore, providing plenty of food for the seagulls and the bird-sized horseflies, but also creating a nose-full for summer visitors.

This year the dead fish will be gathered up by a state-contractor and turned into fertilizer.
Thirty years ago, when I was at the Salton Sea virtually every weekend during summer, the fish-drifts would grown several inches in height and cover virtually every inch of the shoreline in many areas. By September, the blanket of fish meat would be a blanket of bones that stretched as far as the eye could see - and yet, my parents kept dragging me back each weekend..
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