This is Bergno.

The Arcada Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary in Northwest California is an important stop

along the Pacific Flyway.

One of the four main routes for bird migration through North America.

Great birding and trails through the marsh are a big draw for both locals and tourists

from around the world.

But community steward George Zominski says that many people are surprised to learn that

this wildlife sanctuary is also the city of Arcada's wastewater treatment facility.

You know, and they're wandering around over there just looking at all this beautiful stuff

going.

Where's this huge treatment plant?

In one part of the site, a treatment facility removes solids and sludge from wastewater.

After the initial cleansing steps, the water flows into wetlands where microbes, algae and

plants finish the job.

This is how the city of Arcada has turned its treated wastewater into a refuge for shorebirds

and other wildlife.

Coastal wetlands and marsh habitat have been filled in and built upon through much

of the west coast.

All those fields used to be intertidal in marsh.

It's really nice allowing some of these fields to revert back to being habitat for the

fish and the birds.

These Arcada wetlands provide homes and migratory resting places for over 300 species of birds.

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