August 2015
ASF Is Looking for Two New Employees
Two Positions Available: | Here's an exciting opportunity to work for environmental sustainability and river restoration in the Arroyo Seco, a key tributary of the Los Angeles River. Make a difference! |
A San Gabriel Mnts Monument Without the Arroyo Seco???
What a shame it would be if many of the most treasured spots in our mountains were left out of the new San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Yet, when the official map
was released after President Obama's proclamation last October, the Arroyo Seco, Big and Little Tujunga Canyons, the front range of the San Gabriel Mountains, and the upper watershed of the Los Angeles River were omitted.
You can do something about that though, if you act promptly. The US Forest Service has released for public comment the scoping document for the National Monument Plan that will be developed over the next three years. We urge you to write and tell the Forest Service to extend the Monument area to include all the heritage areas of the Angeles National Forest that were left out of the Monument at the last minute. We can't let them continue to be neglected.
Learn More | Submit your comments here:National Monument Comments
SGM Nat'l Monument Comments Now Due August 11
Water: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Recycled water may soon be coming to Pasadena. The Pasadena Non-Potable Water Project will bring up to 6,000 acre feet of non-potable water annually to Pasadena from the Los Angeles-Glendale Water Reclamation plant. This water is tertiary treated through a three-step process imitating nature’s own cleaning processes. The Los Angeles-Glendale Water Reclamation plant processes 20 million gallons of non-potable water.
A community meeting will be held at 6:30 pm on August 13 in the Arroyo Room of Brookside Golf Club - Arroyo Room 1133 Rosemont Ave. Pasadena, CA 91103 to discuss the recycling program. Your feedback on the project is welcome. Please support the proposed project and provide your comments on the Environmental Impact Report in writing by August 31, 2015.
Top Ten Benefits of the Arroyo Seco Canyon Project
- Local water supplies will be enhanced and more reliable.
- Fish and aquatic species will benefit from intake screens and better flow management.
- More than 60 species of native plants will be grown in the project nursery in Hahamongna.
- The old JPL east parking lot will be removed, replaced with a much smaller parking lot dedicated strictly for recreational users.
- Outdated upstream water infrastructure will be removed.
- Station Fire erosion and damage will be fixed.
- A bathroom for hikers will improve convenience and water quality.
- Large swaths of invaluable stream zone habitat will be renewed and upgraded.
- Recreational users will benefit from interpretive signs, picnic tables, a drinking fountain, and a horse trough.
- Community members will be directly involved, volunteering in the Hahamongna nursery and restoring habitat.
For more information: Arroyo Seco Canyon Project | Hahamongna Nursery
We're Doing Great!
Southern Californians are really pitching in to meet the challenge of the worst drought in recent history. Residents in LA met the conservation target, and other communities came very close. Click on the image for more information on your community.
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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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Community Meeting: East Arroyo Neighborhood Connector Trail Project 9:00am – 10:30am West side of North Arroyo Boulevard between Howard and Del Monte Streets Please join Councilmember Tyron Hampton and the Department of Public Works for a Community Meeting on the East Arroyo Neighborhood Connector Trail Project. The purpose of the meeting is to review conceptual plans and receive community input Saturday, August 8, 2015 9:00 a.m. |
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Recycled Water Project Meeting 6:30pm – 8:30pm Arroyo Room at Brookside Golf Club, 1133 Rosemont Ave, Pasadena The Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR ) for the Pasadena Non-Potable Water Project is now available for public review. The City of Pasadena has an agreement in place with the City of Glendale to provide up to 6,000 acre-feet of recycled water annually to Pasadena from the Los Angeles-Glendale Water Reclamation plant. |
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Hahamongna Nursery Volunteer Day 9am – 12pm Hahamongna Watershed Park, Foothill Blvd & Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena Be a part of Arroyo Seco Restoration! ASF invites you to join us at our nursery in Hahamongna Watershed Park for a fun morning of plant propagation and nursery upkeep. Activities vary week-to-week and include seed collection, sowing, watering, facilities development, and site maintenance.
Sun, Aug 16 |
Hahamongna Nursery Volunteer Day |
9am – 12pm Hahamongna Watershed Park, Foothill Blvd & Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena Be a part of Arroyo Seco Restoration! ASF invites you to join us at our nursery in Hahamongna Watershed Park for a fun morning of plant propagation and nursery upkeep. Activities vary week-to-week and include seed collection, sowing, watering, facilities development, and site maintenance.
Sat, Aug 29 |
Drought Tolerant Landscape Workshop |
9am – 12pm William Carey University, Fraser Hall, 1539 E. Howard St, Pasadena, CA 91104 This half-day workshop will give participants in-depth information for converting high water-use conventional lawns into beautiful drought tolerant landscapes. It will provide a variety of landscape options in a number of different styles, including for parkways. |
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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| 2 children hurt by falling Pasadena tree released from hospital | August 3, 2015 — The two children who were seriously injured by a 75-foot tree falling in Brookside Park in front of Kidspace Museum have now been released from the hospital. |
| Bringing Brookside Golf the purple pipes: Larry Wilson | July 28, 2015 — After many years of planning, recycled water might finally be coming to Pasadena, first to Brookside Golf Course. |
| Flowing Waters, Many Questions | July 23, 2015 — A lawsuit has been filed by two organizations to block the Arroyo Seco Canyon Project. The project, a partnership between the Arroyo Seco Foundation and the Pasadena Water & Power Department, would expand local water resources during a drought period and improve conditions for fish and wildlife in the Arroyo Seco. |
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
