Federal officials Thursday extended the public comment period for a study evaluating whether portions of the Los Angeles coastline, including popular beaches in Santa Monica and Venice, could be designated as part of the National Park System.
The National Park Service announced Thursday that comments on the Los Angeles Coastal Area Special Resource Study will now be accepted through May 23.
The study is examining whether portions of the coastline meet criteria for national park designation, including significance, suitability and feasibility, along with the need for National Park Service management.
The agency said the study’s purpose is to “gather information about select sites along the Los Angeles coast through research and public input, and then to report these findings to Congress.”
The study area stretches from Will Rogers State Beach near Pacific Palisades south to Torrance Beach, and also includes portions of the San Pedro coastline.
National park designation would ultimately require action by Congress or a presidential proclamation.
The study was authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 and includes an evaluation of the region’s historical, cultural and environmental resources.
More information about the study and how to submit comments is available at parkplanning.nps.gov/LosAngelesCoastal.
Who in the hell edits the selection of pictures to be added to your, so called news? Most of the time they don’t even come close to matching the article.
You people post the most ridiculous pictures. Why would you show a picture of Big Sur up in northern California when the article is about Southern California?