June 2015
A Quick Email Can Help Save Hahamongna
LA County has applied for a permit from the US Army Corps of Engineers to pursue their Big Dig sediment trucking program in Hahamongna Watershed Park.
Please Submit Comments by June 18!
The Corps' primary responsibility is to fully protect aquatic and riparian habitat in Hahamongna. The scale of County Flood's program would devastate the habitat and wildlife there. A smaller, slower ongoing sediment management program is the best approach to flood protection and preserving critical Hahamongna environmental resources.
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Insist on a Public Hearing on the Application due to widspread public interest
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Urge the Corps to extend the public comment period to give the public additional time to review the documents, some of which are still not publically available
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Ask the Corps to release a full Environmental Impact Study
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Urge the Corps to deny the permit as the County failed to adopt the least damaging practical alternative as resquired.
Hahamongna Lawsuit Update
Pasadena Council Approves Arroyo Canyon Project
The LA River Rover
will be featured at the
2015 Hahamongna Walkabout in July.
Look for event details soon.
Here's the Latest on How You Can Help Beat the Drought
Arroyo cities are responding to the continuing drought with new limitations on use as well as practical guidance about how you can use water more wisely. Click on the image for more information.
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Arroyo River Parks Planning Workshops
The Arroyo Seco Foundation will sponsor a series of community planning workshops in the late summer and early fall to re-envision various stretches of the Arroyo, including Pasadena's Lower Arroyo, and how they can best be enhanced by the USACE Arroyo Seco Ecosystem Program. Stay tuned for details or send an email to info@arroyoseco.org to be informed of the meetings.
US Forest Service to Hold Meetings on New National Monument
The Angeles National Forest will hold five public meetings to discuss the development of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Management Plan and how you can participate in the process. The official comment period will be open from June 12 – July 27, 2015 for a 45 day comment period.
These meetings are our chance to raise concerns about how the Arroyo Seco and the front range of the San Gabriel Mountains have been left out of the new National Monument. These areas have suffered from the devastating Station Fire and from long neglect by the Forest Service. We need to insist that the all of the Angeles National Forest receive the benefits of the Monument.
Arroyo Seco Calendar
Your guide to special events related to the Arroyo Seco, the Los Angeles River,
the San Gabriel Mountains, and key environmental issues in our region.
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California's Drought & The Human Right to Water 9am – 12:30pm All Saints Church - The Forum, 132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena 91101 Join us as Meredith McKenzie, California water expert and lecturer at Cal Poly Pomona, talks about the depth and ramifications of the crisis and ways that All Saints members and the community at large can support effective water availability and environmental justice for our poorest citizens. The event is being cosponsored by Sustainable World, EDEN (Environmental Defense of the Earth Now), Transition Pasadena and the Arroyo Interfaith Environmental Coalition. |
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San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Meeting 4pm – 8pm Pacific Community Center , 501 S. Pacific Ave., Glendale, CA 91204 The Angeles National Forest will hold five public meetings to discuss the development of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Management Plan and how you can participate in the process. The official comment period will be open from June 12 ñ July 27, 2015 for a 45 day comment period. The Forest is required to have the Monument Plan completed with the next three years from the October 10, 2015 designation. The plan, once developed and approved, will guide how Monument resources and uses will be managed until the plan is revised. During the official comment period you may attend one of the five open house style meeting, comment through email or contact the Forest service for more information or a hard copy of the scoping letter by calling (626) 574-5278 and ask for Justin Seastrand, Forest Planner or visit our website at: http:llfs.fed. us/nepa/nepa_project exp.php?project=46964 |
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San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Meeting 4pm – 8pm Pico House, 424 N. Main St., Los Angeles, CA 90012 Details same as above. |
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LADWP to Present Final Stormwater Capture Master Plan 6pm – 7pm LADWP Headquarters - Auditorium, 111 N. Hope St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is hosting a public meeting to present the Final Stormwater Capture Master Plan. The Plan considers the public's input from throughout the two year development process which started in 2013, and will serve as LADWP's blueprint for capturing more stormwater in the City of Los Angeles. The Stormwater Capture Master Plan will serve as an important component of LADWP's strategy to increase local water supplies and reduce the City's reliance on more expensive imported water. |
News of the Arroyo
An archive of news stories about and related to life in the Arroyo Seco.
Click on the title link to read the entire story.
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| Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Welcomes New Forest Supervisor | June 9, 2015 — A new supervisor has been selected for the Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. He is USFS veteran Jeffrey Vail. |
| Will the Arroyo Seco flow back to life? | May 28, 2015 — The Eastsider covers the potential for restoring a living stream in the Arroyo Seco in this review of the Army Corps ecosystem study. |
| Under new EPA rule, Clean Water Act protections will cover all active tributaries | May 27, 2015 — The Clean Water Rule, drafted by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers, extends the Clean Water Act's protections to all tributaries with signs of flowing water. |
| Water wonks drowning in good drought ideas at Huntington Gardens: Larry Wilson | May 23, 2015 — A groups of water users and experts got together at the Huntington Library to discuss responsible approaches to the current drought. |
| The Los Angeles wetland wars | May 11, 2015 — Why every discussion about the Ballona Wetlands divides environmentalists into camps so entrenched they can barely talk to one another is a question that stumps even some of the people involved in the fight. . . Southern California has lost 90 percent of its original 49,000 acres of coastal wetlands. For Los Angeles, Ballona is the very last patch. |
Arroyo Seco Foundation
Los Angeles River Center, 570 W. Avenue 26 #450, Los Angeles, CA 90065
PO Box 91622, Pasadena, CA 91109
(323) 405-7326 | info@arroyoseco.org
