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Separating Fact from Fear:The Probable Impacts of El Niño on the Arroyo Seco WatershedThursday, November 19, 2015, 7 pm
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Each year we give out the Arroyo Verde Awards to deserving people, agencies, organizations and businesses. Who do you think has made a valuable contribution to the Arroyo this year? Please submit your favorite candidates here:
Congressmember Judy Chu | LA2050 Voters | Nursery Volunteers |
Arroyo Congressmember Judy Chu has introduced federal legislation to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument to include the Arroyo Seco and the upper LA River Watershed. More | Scores of Arroyo supporters voted in the LA2050 competition to back ASF's "Bring Back the River" and potentially win $100,000. The competition was intense, with 64 contestants in our category alone. While our campaign didn't win the popular vote, we made a big splash for river restoration. There is still a chance that "Bring Back the River" can win on its merits in the judges' vote. Thanks so much for your support. | There are now more than 3,500 plants and 82 native species in the Hahamongna Cooperative Nursery thanks to the diligent work of nursery manager Nick Hummingbird and the many volunteers who have pitched in to make the nursery come alive. The plants are being grown for the Arroyo Canyon Project and for other habitat restoration and conservation programs in our region. If you would like to volunteer, just send an email to: nursery@arroyoseco.org |
Saturday, November 7 |
Into the Garden: Native Plant Sale 2015 When: Sat, November 7, 9am – 2pm Where: Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena, CA (map) Sponsored by California Native Plant Society, San Gabriel Mountains Chapter |
Sunday, November 8 |
Devil’s Gate Dam Update Tour When: Sun, November 8, 9am – 12pm Where: West Parkling Lot, Hahamongna Watershed Park, Pasadena (map) Date: Sunday, November 8, 2015 The controversy over how to deal with the accumulated sediment above this flood-control dam in northwest Pasadena is likely to intensify with predictions of heavy El Niño rains this winter. L.A. County Flood Control proposes to remove 2.4 million cubic yards of sediment and debris. Neighbors and the City of Pasadena want a much less aggressive project. Join this 2-mile walk over the dam and around the Hahamongna basin to see and hear what’s involved. Meet at 9 am at the parking lot next to the ball field. Take Oak Grove Drive to the entrance to Hahamongna Watershed Park, turn right into park, take first left and at bottom of hill, bear right to parking lot. Leaders: Don Bremner, Ginny Heringer |
Sunday, November 8 |
Hahamongna Nursery Work Day
We will be sowing native plant seeds in anticipation of fall and the winter to come, while kicking off our growing season with propagating as many plants as possible. We will also be selling wildflower seed packets to raise money for the nursery. And a native plant raffle! Hahamongna Watershed Park, 4550 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91103 |
Thursday, November 19 |
Separating Fact From Fear: El Niño in the Arroyo
“Separating Fact from Fear” will analyze the possible and probable impacts of strong storms in the Arroyo this winter. Participants will discuss the adequacy of the current flood control system, sustainable flood management, and how to best prepare for future flooding in the light of climate change. Thursday, November 19, 2015 Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Dr., Altadena Hosted by Altadena Heritage and the Arroyo Seco Foundation |
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San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, restored | October 29, 2105 - All of the major treasures of the San Gabriel Mountains, including the Arroyo Seco, should to be included in the year-old San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Here the editorial writers of the San Gabriel Valley newspapers eloquently detail what was left out and why it should be put in, as Congresswoman Judy is attempting to do with new proposed legislation. | Why Judy Chu wants to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument | October 23, 2015 - There are lots of good reason why Congresswoman Judy Chu's bill to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument make sense. - | CORBA Analysis of Congresswoman Chu's Proposed San Gabriel Mountains Bill | October 23, 2015 - Steve Messer of CORBA offers this careful analysis of Congresswoman Judy Chu's proposed new bill to expand the boundaries of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and to establish a new unit of the National Park Service to the foothills of the San Gabriel River watershed. | LA DWP, other utilities to raise water rates because of drought | October 20, 2015 - Water rates are rising. There are two ways to look at it: 1) conservation is driving rates higher or 2) when water is scarce, it costs more. | What Coca-Cola’s $900,000 gift says about the future of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument | October 15, 2015 - They served Dasana water in plastic bottles with a tasty lunch on styrofoam plates at the US Forest Service-sponsored celebration of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. | El Niño keeps getting stronger, raises chance of drenching rains | October 15, 2015 - The predicted El Niño winter could bring heavy rainfall and storm conditions to the important mountain watershed of California and not just to the urban centers of Southern and Northern California according to federal weather forecasters from the National Weather Service. - | 'Climate of Complacency' | October 15, 2015 - A climate of complacency led to the $6.4 million embezzlement at Pasadena City Hall. Will the Mayor and City Council be complacent about the report and the problems it examines? |
Arroyo Seco Foundation
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