Week in Review: Water and Wonderland

From our local water supply to dead dolphins and a sea lion, Hermosa Beach's natural environment made headlines this week. Here is a summary of the recent local news:

Earth Month Hero

Redondo Union High School science teacher  as an "Earth Month Hero." She aims to teach her students the "wow factor" of science, she told Patch on Tuesday.

Wonderland Trip

Casey Rohrer, 8, a student with cerebral palsy at Hermosa Valley School won a free trip to Morgan's Wonderland amusement park in San Antonio, Texas last year. He and his family visited the park, which provides fun and games to children and adults with special needs, last week. .

Dolphin Deaths

A total of 16 dolphins and one Dall's porpoise have been found dead or dying in Southern California since April 1. that domoic acid, a neurotoxin produced by algae blooms in ocean waters, have caused the sea mammals to become sick.

Water Origins

Patch that looks at the sources of our local water supply. The reports how city officials in towns across the South Bay have adopted conservation efforts.

Dead Sea Lion

A dead sea lion washed ashore just north of the Hermosa Beach Pier on Saturday morning. that the sea lion might have fallen ill from ingesting domoic acid, which is believed to have harmed at least 10 other sea lions in Hermosa Beach.

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