New webcam gives bird watchers front-row seat to species in SJ wetlands
PERRIS (CNS) - Bird watchers seeking a year-round look at dozens of
species that nest or migrate through the San Jacinto Wetlands now have an
opportunity, thanks to a newly installed webcam at the site, Eastern Municipal
Water District officials said today."We hope that this technology will bring even greater access to the
public to see the amazing wildlife that rely on our Wetlands,'' EMWD Board
President Phil Paule said. "This facility is renowned in the birding
community, and we are proud to make it accessible to a larger audience through
this new online viewing platform.''The agency operates a water reclamation facility in the 60-acre
protected space, which is south of Mystic Lake and just west of Highway 79. It
was constructed using U.S. Bureau of Reclamation funds mo