Chief of Engineers speaks at conference, advocates for change, innovat...
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, discusses the national perspective of the Corps’ civil works program, among other topics, during the Jan. 18 California Marine Aff... More
Col. Kirk Gibbs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles
Col. Kirk Gibbs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, views a map of the Santa Barbara basins while flying over the area Jan. 18 in a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The Corps completed clea... More
From left to right, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding
From left to right, Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District; Gary Lee Moore, Los Angeles c... More
Eileen Takata, landscape architect, lead water resources
Eileen Takata, landscape architect, lead water resources planner and public involvement specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Planning Division, right, and her son, Seth, left,... More
Ed De Mesa, chief of the Planning Division for the
Ed De Mesa, chief of the Planning Division for the LA District, talks about growing up as a child in the Philippines, immigrating to the U.S. as a young adult and joining the U.S. Air Force during the U.S. Army... More
Joe Goldstein, Dam Safety program manager for the U.S.
Joe Goldstein, Dam Safety program manager for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, center, works with representatives from Los Angeles County on how the team would respond during a flood-risk ... More
Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los
Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, center left, is greeted by Barbara Romero, deputy mayor of city services for Los Angeles, center right, as (from left to right) Mel... More
Brig. Gen. Pete Helmlinger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Brig. Gen. Pete Helmlinger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division commander, right, passes the flag to Col. Aaron Barta, incoming U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, left,... More
Gary Lee Moore, Los Angeles city engineer, second from
Gary Lee Moore, Los Angeles city engineer, second from right, talks to students and instructors with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning Associates Program about plans for ecosystem restoration along the ... More
From left to right, Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps
From left to right, Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander; Rep. Ken Calvert, 42nd Congressional District, California; and Jason Uhley, general manager of the Riverside Co... More
Commander reflects on time as member of 9/11 search-and-rescue team
Col. Aaron Barta, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, right, speaks with employees Aug. 29 at the Corps' Regulatory Office in Carlsbad, California. Early in Barta's military care... More
Amelia Jones, 4, picks up a plastic bottle out of the
Amelia Jones, 4, picks up a plastic bottle out of the Santa Ana River Marsh during California’s Coastal Cleanup Day Sept. 15 near Newport Beach, California. Amelia is the daughter of Erin Jones, a biologist wit... More
Col. Aaron Reisinger, commander of the U.S. Army Corps
Col. Aaron Reisinger, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District, speaks to community members during a public meeting about the Westminster/East Garden Grove Flood Risk Management Study, as ... More
From left to right, Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon, U.S.
From left to right, Maj. Gen. Scott Spellmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deputy commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations; Lillian Doherty, chief of the Operations Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engin... More
Marvel Comic cosplayers pose for pictures on the Red
Marvel Comic cosplayers pose for pictures on the Red Carpet prior to the start of “Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible and Uncanny Life of Stan Lee” Jan. 30 at the TCL Chinese Theatre... More
Peter Sheydayi, deputy director of design and construction
Peter Sheydayi, deputy director of design and construction for Complex Water Resources Projects for Ventura County Watershed Protection District, shares his thoughts during the Corps of Engineers' Seven County ... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employees
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employees Alfonso Quintero, Raina Fulton and Chadi Wahby talk about their careers with ninth to 12th grade students Feb. 13 during John Muir High School’s Engin... More
From left to right, Stephanie Hall, senior environmental
From left to right, Stephanie Hall, senior environmental protection specialist, Transportation and Special Projects Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District; Shirley Craig, donations and invent... More
From left, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles
From left, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employees Jenna May, Capt. Gus Madrigal and Linh Do talk about their careers with ninth to 12th grade students Feb. 12 during John Muir High School’s... More
Burn scars on the mountainsides overlooking Santa Barbara
Burn scars on the mountainsides overlooking Santa Barbara County can be seen Jan. 18 from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter
Carol Armstrong, executive officer to the Los Angeles
Carol Armstrong, executive officer to the Los Angeles Deputy Mayor of City Services, left, and Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, right, discuss the LA River Ecosystem R... More
Ed De Mesa, chief of the Planning Division for the
Ed De Mesa, chief of the Planning Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, talks about growing up as a child in the Philippines and immigrating to the U.S. as a young adult during the... More
David Silvertooth, study manager and Southern California
David Silvertooth, study manager and Southern California Silver Jackets coordinator with the Water Resources Planning Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, far left, listens to one of his ... More
From left to right, Brig. Gen. Pete Helmlinger, U.S.
From left to right, Brig. Gen. Pete Helmlinger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division commander; Col. Kirk Gibbs, outgoing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander; and Col. Aar... More
Gary Lee Moore, Los Angeles city engineer, second from
Gary Lee Moore, Los Angeles city engineer, second from left, talks to students and instructors with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning Associates Program about plans for ecosystem restoration along the L... More
Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, the City of Temecula, Riverside County Flood Control District and Rep. Ken Calvert, 42nd Congressional District, look at Phase 1 of th... More
Amelia Jones, 4, foreground, looks off into the distance,
Amelia Jones, 4, foreground, looks off into the distance, as her father, Chris, background left, and her uncle, Andrew Hardison, background right, pick up trash during the Santa Ana River Marsh Cleanup Day Sept... More
Col. Aaron, Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los
Col. Aaron, Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, right, answers a question from a community member prior to a Nov. 7 public meeting about the Westminster/East Garden Grove Flood R... More
Crowds start to gather Jan. 30 in front of the TCL
Crowds start to gather Jan. 30 in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood prior to the start of “Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible and Uncanny Life of Stan Lee” Jan. 30 at the... More
Representatives with seven Southern California counties,
Representatives with seven Southern California counties, as well as the National Association of Flood and Stormwater Management Agencies meet with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District representativ... More
John Muir High School ninth-graders Ambur Germain and
John Muir High School ninth-graders Ambur Germain and Christopher Bustillo listen to representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District speak about their careers during the school’s Engi... More
From left to right, Gerry Salas, environmental engineer;
From left to right, Gerry Salas, environmental engineer; Arnecia Williams, regional value officer, Engineering Division; and Felicia Weaver, administrative assistant, Public Affairs, all with the U.S. Army Corp... More
A student writes down responses from U.S. Army Corps
A student writes down responses from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employees after asking them about their careers with the Corps during the John Muir High School’s Engineering and Environme... More
The contrast of burn scars on the mountainsides overlooking
The contrast of burn scars on the mountainsides overlooking plush green landscapes in Santa Barbara County can be seen Jan. 18 from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of U.S.
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, left, and Carol Armstrong, executive officer to the Los Angeles Deputy Mayor of City Services, right, discuss the LA River Ecosystem R... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s employees listen to Ed De Mesa, chief of the Planning Division for the LA District, speak about growing up as a child in the Philippines and immigrating to th... More
Juan Zuniga, a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps
Juan Zuniga, a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, right, listens to one of his team mates from Los Angeles County during a flood-risk tabletop exercise June 21 at the LA ... More
Brig. Gen. Pete Helmlinger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Brig. Gen. Pete Helmlinger, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division commander, speaks to the audience during a July 19 change of command ceremony at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California.
Eileen Takata, lead water resources planner, U.S. Army
Eileen Takata, lead water resources planner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, second from right, points out the area of responsibility for the Corps and the Los Angeles County Flood Control Di... More
Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los
Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, left, and David Van Dorpe, deputy District engineer, right, look out over Oceanside Harbor following an Aug. 28 meeting with Oceans... More
Erin Jones, a biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of
Erin Jones, a biologist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, left, and her brother, Andrew Hardison, right, pick up trash during the Santa Ana River Marsh Cleanup Day Sept. 15 in Newport ... More
Justin Golliher with the Engineering Division of the
Justin Golliher with the Engineering Division of the Orange County Public Works, points out an area on the map of the Westminster Watershed for a community member during a Nov. 7 public meeting about the Westmi... More
An artist sketches a drawing of Marvel Comic creator
An artist sketches a drawing of Marvel Comic creator Stan Lee with actor, producer and director Kevin Smith during “Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible and Uncanny Life of Stan Lee” J... More
Jon Frye, engineering manager with Santa Barbara County
Jon Frye, engineering manager with Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, talks to a Corps representative after touring the Corps’ Reservoir Operation Center during a break from the... More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employee
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employee Alfonso Quintero, far left, answers a question posed by high school students, while Corps’ employees Raina Fulton, center, and Chadi Wahby, right, list... More
From left to right, Arnecia Williams, regional value
From left to right, Arnecia Williams, regional value officer, Engineering Division; Stephanie Hall, senior environmental protection specialist, Transportation and Special Projects Branch; and Gerry Salas, envir... More
From right, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles
From right, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employees Jenna May, Capt. Gus Madrigal and Linh Do talk about their careers with ninth to 12th grade students Feb. 12 during John Muir High School’... More
Burn scars on the mountainsides overlooking Santa Barbara
Burn scars on the mountainsides overlooking Santa Barbara County can be seen Jan. 18 from a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of the U.S.
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, asks a question about the LA River Ecosystem Restoration project during a Jan. 19 site visit.
Maj. Scotty Autin, deputy commander for the U.S. Army
Maj. Scotty Autin, deputy commander for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, right, presents Ed De Mesa, chief of the Planning Division for the LA District, left, with a certificate thanking h... More
David Silvertooth, study manager and Southern California
David Silvertooth, study manager and Southern California Silver Jackets coordinator with the Water Resources Planning Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, speaks to more than 45 local, st... More
Col. Kirk Gibbs, outgoing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Col. Kirk Gibbs, outgoing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, speaks during a July 19 change of command ceremony at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California.
Mark Kenyon with North East Trees, center standing,
Mark Kenyon with North East Trees, center standing, talks to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning Associates Program members about the organization and its mission July 25 at the LA River Center in Los Angeles.
Lawrence Monsalud, a civil engineer with the U.S. Army
Lawrence Monsalud, a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, discusses the Corps’ San Diego Veterans Affairs Hospital construction project during a site visit Aug. 29 in San D... More
Arlis Reynolds, left, and her mother, Olga Reynolds,
Arlis Reynolds, left, and her mother, Olga Reynolds, right, both of Costa Mesa, California, pick up trash during the Santa Ana River Marsh Cleanup Day Sept. 15 in Newport Beach, California. The event was part o... More
A moderator with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St.
A moderator with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District, provides guidance to community members about the question-and-answer period during a Nov. 7 public meeting about the Westminster/East Garden ... More
Paul Lilley, an Army veteran, actor, producer and member
Paul Lilley, an Army veteran, actor, producer and member of Veterans in Media and Entertainment, center, helps fold a flag to present to “Agents of Mayhem” “Legion M” and “POW! Entertainment!” during “Excelsior... More
Adam Bier, senior hydraulic engineer with the U.S.
Adam Bier, senior hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, briefs county flood control directors about 408 permitting during the Seven County Flood Control Directors meetin... More
Hollis Champlain, Equal Employment Opportunity specialist,
Hollis Champlain, Equal Employment Opportunity specialist, left, and Bridgett Hollier, procurement analyst, Contracting Division, right, both with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, load a b... More
Emergency responders take a break from recovery efforts
Emergency responders take a break from recovery efforts Jan. 18 in Montecito, California.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employees
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District employees who helped with the District’s Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month Observance May 22 pose for a picture following the ceremony at the Distr... More
David Silvertooth, study manager and Southern California
David Silvertooth, study manager and Southern California Silver Jackets coordinator with the Water Resources Planning Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, speaks to more than 45 local, st... More
Col. Aaron Barta, incoming U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Col. Aaron Barta, incoming U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, speaks during a July 19 change of command ceremony at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California.
Students and instructors with the U.S. Army Corps of
Students and instructors with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Planning Associates program, along with representatives from the City of Los Angeles and other agencies, pose for a picture July 25 at a site near ... More
Robert Klein, project manager with the U.S. Army Corps
Robert Klein, project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, center, discusses the Corps’ San Diego Veterans Affairs Hospital project with Col. Aaron Barta, LA District commander, r... More
Gary Reynolds of Costa Mesa, California, hauls off
Gary Reynolds of Costa Mesa, California, hauls off a crate of trash during the Santa Ana River Marsh Cleanup Day Sept. 15 in Newport Beach, California. The event was part of California Coastal Cleanup Day.
A community member makes a comment about the Bolsa
A community member makes a comment about the Bolsa Chica Basin during a Nov. 7 public meeting about the Westminster/East Garden Grove Flood Risk Management Study in Westminster, California.
Prior and active-duty military service members with
Prior and active-duty military service members with the Veterans in Media and Entertainment, Los Angeles; 311th Sustainment Command, U.S. Army Reserves, Los Angeles; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles Dis... More
Shirley Craig, donations and inventory associate, Downtown
Shirley Craig, donations and inventory associate, Downtown Women’s Center, Los Angeles, third from left, and Pauline Williams, parking attendant at the women’s center, second from right, pose for a picture with... More
A bulldozer clears boulders out of the Cold Springs
A bulldozer clears boulders out of the Cold Springs Creek Basin Jan. 18 in Montecito, California.
Brian Petree, deputy city manager for the City of Norco,
Brian Petree, deputy city manager for the City of Norco, California, displays a patch that was created to hand out to Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts during a community restoration-planting event May 12 in Norco, Cal... More
Kim Gibbs, wife of Col. Kirk Gibbs, outgoing U.S. Army
Kim Gibbs, wife of Col. Kirk Gibbs, outgoing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, left, receives flowers during a July 19 change of command ceremony at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California.
Robert Klein, project manager with the U.S. Army Corps
Robert Klein, project manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, center, discusses the Corps’ San Diego Veterans Affairs Hospital project with Col. Aaron Barta, LA District commander, r... More
Jill Prunella of Costa Mesa, California, holds up a
Jill Prunella of Costa Mesa, California, holds up a stuffed dolphin she found while picking up trash during the Santa Ana River Marsh Cleanup Day Sept. 15 in Newport Beach, California. Some of the other unusual... More
Col. Aaron Reisinger, commander of the U.S. Army Corps
Col. Aaron Reisinger, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District, left, speaks to community members during a public meeting about the Westminster/East Garden Grove Flood Risk Management Stud... More
Jimmy Weldon, World War II veteran and a member of
Jimmy Weldon, World War II veteran and a member of the American Legion Post No. 43, Hollywood, takes in all of the activities prior to the start of “Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredibl... More
From left to right, Stephanie Hall, senior environmental
From left to right, Stephanie Hall, senior environmental protection specialist, Transportation and Special Projects Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District; Shirley Craig, donations and invent... More
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general, U.S. Army
Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, left, and Col. Kirk Gibbs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, right, talk to members of the media during a joi... More
Seth Thomas, son of Eileen Takata, landscape architect,
Seth Thomas, son of Eileen Takata, landscape architect, lead water resources planner and public involvement specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Planning Division, gets assist... More
Melissa Barta, wife of Col. Aaron Barta, incoming U.S.
Melissa Barta, wife of Col. Aaron Barta, incoming U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, left, receives flowers during a July 19 change of command ceremony at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, ... More
Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los
Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, second from left, meets with representatives from the City of Encinitas to discuss the Corps’ Encinitas and Solana Beach Coastal St... More
Seth Matson, a volunteer from Drains to Ocean, points
Seth Matson, a volunteer from Drains to Ocean, points to an area to put trash after it is weighed during the Santa Ana River Marsh Cleanup Day Sept. 15 in Newport Beach, California. The event was part of Califo... More
Joel Schmidt, hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army
Joel Schmidt, hydraulic engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District, right, speaks to a community member during a Nov. 8 public meeting about the Westminster/East Garden Grove Flood Risk Man... More
A military service member salutes the U.S. flag during
A military service member salutes the U.S. flag during the playing of “Taps” at “Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible and Uncanny Life of Stan Lee” Jan. 30 at the TCL Chinese Theatre i... More
Seth Thomas, son of Eileen Takata, landscape architect,
Seth Thomas, son of Eileen Takata, landscape architect, lead water resources planner and public involvement specialist with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District’s Planning Division, puts the la... More
Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los
Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, left, is briefed about border infrastructure at the San Diego and Mexico International Border during an Aug. 30 project site visit ... More
A “beach cleanup sign” sits in the foreground as volunteers
A “beach cleanup sign” sits in the foreground as volunteers pick up trash from the Santa Ana River Marsh Sept. 15 in Newport Beach, California. The event was part of California Coastal Cleanup Day.
Community members who live in the Westminster Watershed
Community members who live in the Westminster Watershed look over maps of a proposed project to help reduce flood risk in their area during a Nov. 8 public meeting about the Westminster/East Garden Grove Flood ... More
Jere Romano, post commander of the American Legion
Jere Romano, post commander of the American Legion No. 283, Pacific Palisades, California, left, along with his wife, Martha, place a wreath by a cement plaque of Marvel Comic book creator Stan Lee’s signature ... More
Workers put the finishing touches on the drip irrigation
Workers put the finishing touches on the drip irrigation system for the new vegetation planted by about 120 volunteers during a May 12 community restoration-planting event in Norco, California. The event was ho... More
Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los
Col. Aaron Barta, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District commander, far right, talks to Corps’ team members about the border infrastructure project in front of design prototypes near the San Diego an... More
A volunteer hauls in trash from the Santa Ana River
A volunteer hauls in trash from the Santa Ana River Marsh Sept. 15 at Newport Beach, California. The event was part of California Coastal Cleanup Day.
Community members who live in the Westminster Watershed
Community members who live in the Westminster Watershed sign in before the start of a Nov. 8 public meeting about the Westminster/East Garden Grove Flood Risk Management Study in Huntington Beach, California.
Members of the Veterans in Media and Entertainment
Members of the Veterans in Media and Entertainment present a U.S. flag to a Legion M representative during “Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible and Uncanny Life of Stan Lee” Jan. 30 a... More
A fiddler crab peaks out of its muddy hole at the Santa
A fiddler crab peaks out of its muddy hole at the Santa Ana River Marsh Sept. 15 in Newport Beach, California. It is one of many species that make the marsh its home.
Crowds of people gather in the TCL Chinese Theatre
Crowds of people gather in the TCL Chinese Theatre Courtyard in Hollywood during “Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing, Fantastic, Incredible and Uncanny Life of Stan Lee” Jan. 30 at the TCL Chinese Theatre ... More
A Great Blue Heron makes its way across the Santa Ana
A Great Blue Heron makes its way across the Santa Ana River Marsh Sept. 15 during California Coastal Cleanup Day. It is one of several bird species that make the marsh its home.
A cosplayer dressed as Spiderman holds a single red
A cosplayer dressed as Spiderman holds a single red rose while listening to friends and fellow colleagues of Marvel Comic book creator Stan Lee pay tribute to him during “Excelsior! A Celebration of the Amazing... More
Contractors hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Contractors hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District operate three bulldozers simultaneously to break up and remove large boulders out of the Santa Monica Basin Feb. 27 in Santa Barbara Co... More
About 25 volunteers pose for a picture after picking
About 25 volunteers pose for a picture after picking up trash Sept. 15 at the Santa Ana River Marsh in Newport Beach, California. The event was part of California Coastal Cleanup Day.