Editing Huntington Beach, California (section)

===Natural resources===
Between Downtown Huntington Beach and [[Huntington Harbour, Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Harbour]] lies a large marshy wetland, much of which is protected within the [[Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve]]. A $110 million restoration of the wetlands was completed in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fws.gov//bolsachica/ |title=The official web page of the Bolsa Chica Lowlands Restoration Project |publisher=U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060619211326/http://www.fws.gov/bolsachica/ |archive-date=June 19, 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> The reserve is popular with bird watchers and photographers.

South of Downtown, the Talbert, Brookhurst and Magnolia Marshes, which lie across the street from Huntington State Beach, had restoration completed in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news | last = Brennan | first = Pat | title = Wetlands, ocean unite | newspaper = [[Orange County Register]] | page = Local 1| date = February 27, 2010}}</ref>

The northern and southern beaches ([[Bolsa Chica State Beach]] and [[Huntington State Beach]], respectively) are state parks. Only the city maintains the central beach (Huntington City Beach). Camping and RVs are permitted here, and popular campsites for the [[Fourth of July]] and the Surfing Championships must be reserved many months in advance. Bolsa Chica State Beach is actually a sand bar fronting the Bolsa Bay and Bolsa Chica State Ecological Reserve.

The Orange County run Sunset Marina Park next to {{Proper name|Huntington Harbour}} is part of [[Anaheim Bay]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocparks.com/Sunsetharbor/default.asp?Show=History |title=Sunset-Huntington Harbor History |access-date=March 10, 2008 |work=OCParks.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008165519/http://www.ocparks.com/Sunsetharbor/default.asp?Show=History |archive-date=October 8, 2007 }}</ref> It is suitable for light craft, and includes a marina, launching ramp, basic services, a picnic area and a few restaurants. The park is in [[Seal Beach, California|Seal Beach]], but is only reachable from Huntington Harbour. The Sunset/Huntington Harbour area is patrolled by the [[Orange County Sheriff's Department (California)|Orange County Sheriff]]'s Harbor Patrol.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ocsd.org/Operations/Harbor.asp |title=Orange County Sheriff's Harbor Patrol |access-date=March 11, 2008 |work=Orange County Sheriff's Department web site |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080204033809/http://www.ocsd.org/Operations/Harbor.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = February 4, 2008}}
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The harbor entrance for Anaheim Bay is sometimes restricted by the [[United States Navy]], which loads ships with [[ammunition|munitions]] at the [[Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach|Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station]] to the north of the main channel.