2007 Arroyo Seco Events
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| 2007-01-03 | 6:30 pm; 7 | WINTER SURVIVAL SKILLS | The Pasadena Group of the Sierra Club meeting on Wednesday, January 3, will feature a presentation "Winter Survival Skills" by Tom Burhenn, President of Sierra Madre Search and Rescue. The program, begining at 7:30 pm, will be held at Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N Altadena Dr in NE Pasadena; a social hour begins at 6:30 pm before the program. Sierra Club meetings are free and open to the public. | 2007-01-07 | 6:00 pm | Protecting Parks and Open Spaces | On Tuesday, January 9th, the Pasadena Recreation and Parks Commission will be taking one final look at the Citywide Parks Master Plan and the General Plan Green Space Element, before forwarding these on to the Planning Commission and ultimately the City Council. We will be meeting at 6 pm at the Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E Holly St (at Raymond) in Old Pasadena. These documents can be found at: http://www.cityofpasadena.net/planning/deptorg/commplng/greenspace.asp #RECREATION_&_PARKS_MASTER_PLAN or by going to the City's home page (http://www.cityofpasadena.net/) and selecting the "Green Space Element" on the left side. | 2007-01-18 | 6:30 pm | WPRA Meeting on Desiderio | WPRA Meeting on Desiderio – The WPRA invites the community to review and discuss the final 4 proposals for the 5.3 acres of Desiderio Army Reserve site at Arroyo and Westminster Drive, some of which may have been revised since the first review. The meeting will take place on Thursday, January 18, at 6:30 p.m., at the Ambassador West, Fine Arts Building, 440 W. Green St. The proposals are (1) Arroyo Center for Art and Environment: art museum, nature center and open space; (2) City of Pasadena: specialized event command center, training facility, and centralized storage facility; (3) Habitat for Humanity: 9 custom houses and 22 affordable housing units; and (4) Rossi Enterprise/Moule & Polyzoides: 22 single-family homes (from 1,800 to 4,800 sq. ft.). | 2007-01-20 | 10:00 am | Community Open House at the Rose Bowl | Pasadena Heritage and the Rose Bowl Operating Company is hosting a Community Open House at the Rose Bowl. This will be an opportunity for the public to come and see the Rose Bowl from top to bottom, from the field, from the seats, and from the press box. There will be tours and you will be able to learn about its history and the challenges of the National Landmark Stadium. At the end of the self-guided tour there will be a brief presentation of the Rose Bowl Strategic Plan process. The tour and presentation will take about 1 ˝ hours, so come anytime between 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. for the full program. It is free and bring your family. There will be free hot dogs too! For more information, contact Pasadena Heritage at (626) 441-6333. | 2007-01-20 | 9am | Water Quality Monitoring | 2007-01-22 | 7:00 pm | Eaton's Water Screening | The Altadena Historical Society will show the film "Eaton's Water" followed by a panel discussion on Monday at 7 p.m. at the Altadena Community Center. "Eaton's Water" is an educational film project of the Altadena Foothills Conservancy and was conceived to bring history alive for area youngsters. The film's story focuses on the Eaton family, pioneers who struggled to develop reliable, clean water sources in the foothills of Altadena. After the screening, a panel of speakers will discuss the making of this film and the education initiative. The program is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served. For more information, call the Altadena Historical Society at (626) 797-8016 or visit www.altadenahistorical.org. | 2007-01-24 | 6:15pm | Arroyo Center for Arts and the Environment | 2007-01-27 | 7:00 am | Kids Fitness Challenge | This event is the first of its kind to combine education, physical activity & follow up programs for local communities across the County to take the fitness challenge to lead a healthier lifestyle & fight the rising tide of child obesity. The Fitness Challenge Foundation offers this great event in an era marked by inactivity, obesity, & chronic disease. LACBC will be hosting a kids' bike education booth. During Take the Field there's a special surprise for all participants on the Rose Bowl Field. The Stretching on the Rose Bowl Field is w/Colleen Williams and Special Guests. The 5K starts & finishes on the Rose Bowl Field. Experience the feeling of coming out of the Rose Bowl Tunnel, through the end zone where some of the most famous plays in football history. (Please note that due to the nature of this event, bikes and skates are strongly discouraged.) 7:00a Registration Opens Live TV 7:30a Get Healthy California Expo Opens 8:30a Take the Field 8:45a 5K Stretching 9:15a 5K Start | 2007-02-10 | 9am | Water Quality Monitoring | The Stream Team meets every second Saturday of the month. | 2007-02-17 | 9:00 am | Nature Park Cleanup | we will be having another Nature Park Clean Up this Saturday, 2/17, starting at 9 am. We will meet at the info sign on Pasadena Ave and then head down into the park I was in the park with Jesse Barajas and the new maintenance company last week. Much to my surprise and delight I noticed that nearly all of the castor bean was gone. Furthermore the sycamore learning circle was fairly clean, though broken glass continues to be a problem. I do not think we will have enough work to do to fill 3 hours, so we will walk around, pick up litter, and discuss improvements that could be made to the park. I will also bring a couple of scrub oaks to plant that Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden donated to the park, and a large packet of CA poppy seeds. Looking forward to seeing you all there. Remember to: - wear sunscreen, hat, sunglasses - bring water - bring gardening gloves and tools (weeders, trowls, whatever you use in your own garden) - comfortable work clothes, including work shoes (sneakers or boots) Children must be under adult supervision at all times. There is poison oak in the park, which we will point out before be start. | 2007-02-17 | 9:00 am | Rainbow Canyon Cleanup | Come listen to the birds and see the progress that has been made in restoring habitat in lower Rainbow Cyn. through joint efforts of the Beautification Committees of the Mt. Washington Association and Homeowners Alliance. You are welcome to come to Rainbow Cyn. and just enjoy a visit or lend a hand with cleaning out the dry stream bed, pulling up castor bean or sowing locally collected seeds. Parking is easiest facing uphill on Ave. 44,above Glenalbyn and walk down from a trail at Glenmuir. | 2007-02-21 | 6:30 pm | Community Information Session-Pasadena | 2007-02-22 | 6:30 pm | Community Information Session-Altadena | JPL is the location of one of the national Superfund cleanup sites. | 2007-02-24 | 11:00 am | Dedication of Indiana Overcrossing Link Trail | The City of La Canada Flintridge invites you to the dedication of the Indiana Overcrossing Link Trail on Saturday, February 24 at 11:00 am (Indiana Avenue at Curran Street) This is an especially exciting trail dedication for the La Canada Flintridge Trails Council because the Loop Trail around the city has been a dream since the early 1970s. The trail on a flume over the 210 Freeway which will be opened on February 24 is the first of three trail segments which must be finished to complete the Loop Trail around the entire city. This first segment will connect the trail on the Edison right-of-way north of Foothill Boulevard with Verdugo Boulevard. The next will take the trail on Edison property from Verdugo Blvd to Descanso Drive. The final trail segment will run on Los Angeles County property west of Descanso Gardens and connect with the trails in Cherry Canyon. A man named Clem Glass, who loved to hike our hills with his dog Willie, first proposed the Loop Trail around the City in 1970. Through the leadership of the current City Council and the perseverance of the Trails Council over all these years , Clem's vision is finally being realized. We hope you will join the celebration! Mary Barrie LCF Trails Council | 2007-02-24 | 11 AM | Indiana Overcrossing Link Trail Dedication | The City of La Canada Flintridge invites you to the dedication of the Indiana Overcrossing Link Trail on Saturday, February 24 at 11:00 am (Indiana Avenue at Curran Street) This is an especially exciting trail dedication for the La Canada Flintridge Trails Council because the Loop Trail around the city has been a dream since the early 1970s. The trail on a flume over the 210 Freeway which will be opened on February 24 is the first of three trail segments which must be finished to complete the Loop Trail around the entire city. This first segment will connect the trail on the Edison right-of-way north of Foothill Boulevard with Verdugo Boulevard. The next will take the trail on Edison property from Verdugo Blvd to Descanso Drive. The final trail segment will run on Los Angeles County property west of Descanso Gardens and connect with the trails in Cherry Canyon. A man named Clem Glass, who loved to hike our hills with his dog Willie, first proposed the Loop Trail around the City in 1970. Through the leadership of the current City Council and the perseverance of the Trails Council over all these years , Clem's vision is finally being realized. We hope you will join the celebration! Mary Barrie LCF Trails Council | 2007-02-26 | 7:30 pm | Funding for Annandale Canyon Preservation | SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY MEETING Funding for acquisition of the Annandale Canyon wild lands tract will be considered at the regular February meeting of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. The agenda can be accessed at http://www.smmc.ca.gov . Please attend. Your presence and voice will show the SMMC Board our commitment to preserving, for future generations, some of Pasadena’s last remaining natural open space. There will be an opportunity for you to speak on the issue during public testimony scheduled at 8:00 PM. Comments on the beauty of the area, proximity and accessibility for the public, value of the watershed, natural flora and fauna, value as a natural parkland etc. will be appropriate. Special thanks and recognition are due to California State Assemblymember Anthony Portantino, who spearheaded the effort to acquire the Annandale Canyon Estates property in the City of Pasadena and has worked diligently in the State legislature and with the Santa Monica Mountains conservancy to generate funds for preservation of open space. Please encourage your neighbors and other supporters to attend. | 2007-02-27 | 6:00 pm | "One Mile at a Time" Kickoff Event | A wide array of speakers including 4 commuter testimonials and the Mayor of Pasadena, Bill Bogaard will host an evening of casual discussion on car-free commuting. Light refreshments and Prize Giveaways as well. | 2007-03-04 | 9:00 am | El Prieto Cyn to Little Roundtop | Moderately easy 5 mi, 800' gain hike along Arroyo Seco tributary to home site of Owen and Jason Brown (sons of John Brown of Harper's Ferry fame) and gravesite of Owen. Learn about history of early mountain settlers and their impact on forest habitat. Newcomers welcome. Meet 9 am W end of Altadena Dr in NW Altadena (exit I-210 at Lincoln Ave, go N 1.5 mi to Altadena Dr, W to end). Bring water, lunch, hiking boots suitable for stream crossings. Rain cancels. Leaders: David Czamanske, Elizabeth Pomeroy. | 2007-03-10 | 9 AM | Greening the Arroyo | 2007-03-10 | 8:30 am | Native Landscaping Workshop | If you’re a residential water customer in Pasadena, attend a free workshop sponsored by Pasadena Water and Power at Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N. Altadena Dr., and learn how native plants, smart plant selection, proper locations and good maintenance can help reduce your water bills. Reservations are required, so hurry and reserve your spot! Future workshops include March 24 (landscape sprinkler systems) and April 7 (soils, watering and fertilizer). www.cityofpasadena.net/waterandpower (click on Your Water). | 2007-03-11 | 10:00 AM | Arroyo Seco Eco Ride | Take a short ride to Pasadena's Lower Arroyo Park to see how the city is restoring this famous stream. Learn about water quality, habitat, and discuss whether this could be a model for other southern California streams. This relaxed-paced bike ride is led by C.I.C.L.E. board-member Jeff Chapman, who is also teacher/naturalist at the Audubon Center in Debs Park. Bring your own bicycle. Light refreshments and Prize Giveaways provided. | 2007-03-15 | 7:00 pm | Fish Study & Fish Forum | As a kick off event, FoLAR will be hosting a Los Angeles River Fish Forum event on Thursday March 15th from 7pm to 9pm, at the Los Angeles River Center. Save the date - plan to come and hear an expert panel speak about fish and fishing on the mighty Los Angeles. More information soon at the FoLAR website and in the next e-newsletter. | 2007-03-17 | 9:00 am | Rubio Canyon Restoration | The first step in the restoration of Rubio Canyon will be taken on March 17, 2007 when volunteers begin removing junk pipe and other debris from the canyon bottom. This effort is being spearheaded by Alpine Training Services ("ATS") and has been approved by USDA-FS. I will be along to help direct, mind historical artifacts and administer some overflow trail maintenance activities. Participants will meet at the Rubio trailhead [Corner of Pleasant Ridge Dr. and Rubio Vista Rd., Altadena, Thomas Guide-page 536, grid B-4] at 8:00 a.m. If you want to come later, ATS plans to be at it until 5 p.m. so just head up the trail until you hear them. Notes: Bring water and food, as you require. Bring gloves. Wear long pants – the grass is high in a few spots. Bring sunscreen and hats, as you require. If you are inclined to do trail maintenance bring your favorite tools of vegetation control Hope to see you next Saturday! Paul Attachments: 1. Postcard circa 1900 showing Grand Chasm, Moss Grotto and Ribbon Rock Falls 2. An impromptu little falls, just below Ribbon Rock, from the deluge spring of 2005 | 2007-03-21 | 7:30 pm | Birding on $4.00 A Gallon | Whether gas is $2 a gallon or $5, long birding road trips in four-wheel-drive "Birding Assault Vehicles" are hardly defensible environmentally or economically these days. The allure of traveling to distant birding sites will always remain, but this talk emphasizes the benefits of birding on the county level, and especially of local patch birding around Los Angeles. We ll discuss how to keep good records about the birds of your "patch", and how such data can reveal fascinating things about our local birds. Kimball Garrett will be signing his newest book, "Birds of the Los Angeles Region" | 2007-03-24 | 8:30 am | Landscape Sprinkler Systems | If you’re a residential water customer in Pasadena, attend a free workshop sponsored by Pasadena Water and Power at Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N. Altadena Dr., and learn all about efficient irrigation for your yard. Reservations are required, so hurry and reserve your spot! Future workshops include April 7 (soils, watering and fertilizer). www.cityofpasadena.net/waterandpower (click on Your Water). | 2007-03-24 | 10:00 AM | Biannual Braun Research Library Friends Group Book Sale | Biannual Braun Research Library Friends Group Book Sale - Member preview: 10–11 am; Public sale: 11 am–4 pm; Free Select from anthropology, archaeology, art history, and fiction at our biannual book sale! A silent auction runs simultaneously while we invite you to consider issues of Out West magazine and other sales items that will benefit the library's acquisition fund. The silent auction features an original cyanotype print made by Charles Lummis, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletins, and more! Information: 323.221.2164, ext. 255. | 2007-03-24 | 10:00 AM | Walk for Water | The Walk For Water is inspired by the 3-6 mile journey women and children make every day in "water stressed" countries. The time spent fetching water for their families prevents them from pursuing an education, maintaining their households or earning additional income. Join us for a symbolic walk from Santa Monica Pier to Venice (about three miles). Event is FREE But you need to sign up and register at http://www.worldwaterday.net/ Be sure to tell them you are with Water for People | 2007-03-28 | 7:00 pm | The Joy of Hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains | Author and Columnist John McKinney will speak on the joy of hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains. Author and columnist John McKinney will be the featured speaker at the Wednesday, March 28th Forest Committee meeting. The program, entitled “The Joy of Hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains,” begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center. Come early for the reception with John at 7 p.m. which is free and open to the public. John McKinney, former weekly hiking columnist for the Los Angeles Times, is the author of a dozen books on nature and the outdoors. Trained as a broadcast journalist and filmmaker, he wrote nature films and documentaries in the 1980s. His first book, “Day Hiker’s Guide to Southern California,” was followed by a six-book walking California series, and later an account of his 1,600-mile trek along the California coast. His book “The Joy of Hiking” is a comprehensive guide to the hiking lifestyle, replete with facts, tips, quotes and trail humor. This book focuses on the spiritual value of hiking and spending time in the natural world. The Forest Committee meeting will open with a brief slide program of “My Favorite Hikes” presented by the Forest Committee’s hiking chair Erik Counseller and the Forests Campaign’s Juana Torres. During the meeting you will also learn more about how you can help protect the San Gabriel River and Mountains for generations to come. Thanks for caring about the future of the San Gabriel Mountains! Best, Juana Torres Southern California Forests Campaign- Sierra Club (213) 387-6528 x 226 DIRECTIO | 2007-03-29 | 6:30 pm re | Council of Arroyo Seco Organizations | 2007-03-31 | 9 am to 10 | Spring Plant Sale | 2007-04-05 | 7 pm | Greening Your House Part II: The Bigger Picture | 2007-04-06 | 8 am | Green Tenants Improvements, Maintenance, and Operations | 2007-04-07 | 8:30 am | Soils, Watering and Fertilizer | If you’re a residential water customer in Pasadena, attend a free workshop sponsored by Pasadena Water and Power at Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N. Altadena Dr., and learn the importance of soils, watering and fertilizer for your yard or garden. Reservations are required, so hurry and reserve your spot! Future www.cityofpasadena.net/waterandpower (click on Your Water). | 2007-04-09 | 7:45 pm | Pasadena City Council Decision on Desiderio Site | The Pasadena City Council will consider the approval of the land use concept for the Desiderio site on Monday night at about 7:45 pm. The City Manager recommends a bungalow courtyard with affordable housing plus adaptive reuse of most of the main building but shaving 75 feet off the main building. This will leave about 13,000 square feet for education, office and exhibit space for the Arroyo Center for Art and the Environment. Please come and support the reuse of the main Desiderio building and the development of the Arroyo Center for Art and the Environment as a resource for future generations. | 2007-04-14 | 10 AM | Earth Day Celebration | 2007-04-15 | 9:00 am | Twelfth Annual Jack Smith Trail Walk | The twelfth annual Jack Smith Trail Walk, a free, four-mile walk organized by the Mount Washington Association in honor of the celebrated author and L.A. Times columnist, will take place on Sunday, April 15. Walkers will depart in small groups between 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. from the tunnel entrance of the Southwest Museum. The walk consists of a loop through the Mount Washington hillside. A rest stop located near the trail’s half-way mark in front of the Mount Washington School will afford hikers complimentary water, cookies and dog biscuits, courtesy of the Mount Washington Association. Guides will identify and explain and local points of interest. Participation is open to the public and free of charge. Well-behaved dogs on leashes are welcome. | 2007-04-17 | 6:00 pm | Environmental Commission Meeting | The Pasadena Environmental Advisory Commission will meet Tuesday, April 17, at 6:00 p.m. in the hearing room at the Permit Center, located at 175 North Garfield Avenue. The Commission will consider several issues, including the commission work plan, Pasadena Water and Power integrated resource plan, and environmental policies and regulations. | 2007-04-19 | 6:30 pm | Special Meeting on Hahamongna Annex | PLEASE SAVE DATE of Thursday, April 19th for a special meeting of the Hahamongna Watershed Park Advisory Committee in which staff will present to the Committee and the community, the Draft Concept Plan for the Hahamongna Watershed Park Annex. Please join us and give us your valuable input. Please go to http://www.cityofpasadena.net/publicworks/PNR/ArroyoSeco/annex.asp for more information | 2007-04-19 | 4:30 PM | UEPI 10th Anniversary Celebration | Please join us in a celebration honoring social justice advocates in our community and commemorating a decade of UEPI milestones including ArroyoFest, the LAUSD soda ban, Progressive LA Network, farm to school, re-envisioning the LA River, and greening the dry cleaning industry. The festivities will include a silent auction and refreshments. Thursday, April 19, 2007 At 4:30 in the afternoon 1882 Campus Road, Los Angeles, CA 90041 RSVP to Sylvia Chico (323) 259-2991 schico@oxy.edu http://departments.oxy.edu/uepi/annual_event/index.htm 2007 Award Recipients Student Community Action Awards Phil Barney and Ian Breckenridge- Jackson Staff Community Building Action Award Alan Knoerr Matehmatics Professor Alumni Community Action Award Luis Lopez Principal of Franklin High School Northeast L.A. Social Justice Award Elva Yańez Director of Audubon Center at Debs Park L.A. Regional Social Justice Award Angelo Logan, Jesse Marquez, and Penny Newman About the Awards Each year UEPI honors the important movements and victories of the past year, as well as the people in the Occidental, local and regional communities whose work and dedication fit closely with the mission of UEPI. Awards include: * The Community Action Award, given to one or more Occidental College seniors who, by action and leadership, have contributed to promoting the mission of UEPI * The UEPI Community Building Award, awarded to an Occidental College faculty or staff member who, through his or her actions has contributed to both the missions of UEPI and Occidental College * Alumni Community Action Award, given to an Occidental College Alumni for outstanding community service. * Northeast Los Angeles Social Justice Award * Los Angeles Regional Social Justice Award | 2007-04-20 | 3:00 PM | Dedication of Rio de Los Angeles State Park | This is a invitation for you to attend the dedication of the Rio de Los Angeles State Park to be held on Friday, April 20th at 3PM at Taylor Yard 1600 N. San Fernando Road LA, CA Please RSVP by April 13th to 213-485-1310 or 213-485-4876 For more information you can refer to http://www.lariverrmp.org/ Thank you | 2007-04-23 | 7:30 pm | AHS to Host Program on the St. Francis Dam Disaster | The St. Francis Dam was completed in 1926 to regulate the flow of water from the Owens Valley to Los Angeles. On the morning of March 12, 1928, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Chief Engineer William Mulholland was called in to inspect new leaks in the dam. He proclaimed the dam to be perfectly safe. Before midnight of that same day, the St. Francis Dam collapsed, sending 12 billion gallons of water on a destructive rampage through the canyons of Los Angeles and Ventura counties to the Pacific Ocean over 50 miles away. Author Paul Rippens, author of The Night of the Flood, The St. Francis Dam Disaster, will present the facts of this cataclysmic event at the next Altadena Historical Society general meeting on Monday evening, April 23rd. Mr. Rippens’ presentation will focus on the impact of the dam break on Los Angeles, and he will share photographs of the destruction which took the lives of over 450 people and brought a sudden end to the illustrious career of William Mulholland. In January, AHS sponsored a screening of the film “Eaton’s Water,” which highlighted an even earlier effort to bring water to thirsty Southern California. In the ensuing discussion, the speakers emphasized the need for water conservation. By contrast, Paul Rippen’s presentation will focus on how man’s attempts to harness water can sometimes do more harm than good. Paul Rippens is retired as Chief Forester of the County of Los Angeles Fire Department and lives in San Dimas, California. He has written articles for The Branding Iron, the quarterly publication of the Los Angeles Corral of Westerners and published books on Henninger Flats and Historic Mt. Lowe. Mr. Rippens’ books will be available for purchase at the meeting. The program will begin at 7:30 P.M. at the Altadena Community Center located at 730 East Altadena Drive, Altadena 91001. The meeting is free and open to the public. | 2007-04-24 | 5:30 PM | Hahamongna Annex Review - Design | Presentation of the Draft Concept Plan for the Hahamongna Annex. Public comment is invited. For more information please go to http://www.cityofpasadena.net/publicworks/PNR/ArroyoSeco/annex.asp | 2007-04-25 | 6:15 PM | Hahamongna Annex Review - Planning | Presentation of the Draft Concept Plan for the Hahamongna Annex. Public comment is invited. For more information please go to http://www.cityofpasadena.net/publicworks/PNR/ArroyoSeco/annex.asp | 2007-04-28 | 10 am | Theodore Payne 4th Annual Native Plant Garden Tour | 2007-04-29 | 9:30 AM | Open Day's Program | The Open Day's Program opens the gates to 13 of the best private gardens in the Los Angeles area. Pasadena's program is April 29th. The Los Angeles/Santa Monica program is May 12th. Tickets are 6 for $25, or $5 each. NO reservations required. These are rain or shine events | 2007-05-04 | 8 am | Green Building Maintenance & Operations for the Exterior and | 2007-05-05 | 6:30 pm (5 | Cinco de Mayo Party: Benefit for Lummis Day | Award-winning Lummis biographer Mark Thompson will appear at a Cinco De Mayo “Lummis Day” Fundraiser at Heritage Square Museum (3800 Homer Street), joining poet/performance artist Linda Albertano for an evening of history, poetry, music, wine and refereshments in a unique outdoor setting amid L.A.'s most historic houses. The fundraising event is scheduled from 6:30-9:00 pm on Saturday, May 5. Admission, which includes all refreshments, is $35 in advance and $40 at the door. All proceeds will help underwrite the second annual “Lummis Day: The Festival of Northeast Los Angeles” on June 3. Guests who wish to take a short, complimentary, docent-guided tour of the historic Heritage Square Museum should arrive before 5:45 pm. To purchase tickets, email LummisDay@yahoo.com, log on to LummisDay.org, or phone 818-535-9178. Mark Thompson is author of the acclaimed Lummis biography "American Character: The Curious Life of Charles Fletcher Lummis and the Rediscovery of the Southwest," honored as "Best Biography of 2002" by the Western Writers of America. An avid urban- backyard farmer, the Kentucky-born writer maintains and edits the website "Seasonal Chef" providing amateur and professional chefs with information about seasonal produce and farmers' markets. As a freelance writer, he has contributed to a broad range of publications ranging from The New Republic to the Thai International Airlines inflight magazine. Linda Albertano, who was among five poets chosen to represent Los Angeles in Amsterdam's "One World Poetry Festival," is a musician, performance artist and poet who has appeared at the L.A.Theater Center and The John Anson Ford Theater as well as Beyond Baroque, the Knitting Factory, and other literary/spoken-word meccas. Lummis Day: The Festival of Notheast Los Angeles will be presented on June 3 by Occidental College with the support of the Mount Washington Association, the Highland Park Heritage Trust, the Autry National Center, the Arroyo Arts Collective, the Historic Highland Park and Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Councils, over dozen other community organizations and City Council Districts 1 and 14. Events are scheduled from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm at Lummis Home and Sycamore Grove Park. | 2007-05-11 | 1:00 PM | State Senate Hearing on LA River | Darrell Steinberg, Chair of the State Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water is hosting a public hearing on the Los Angeles River this Friday, May 11 at 1PM. It will take place in the Executive Dining Room of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power at 111 N. Hope Street in downtown Los Angeles. The hearing will consist of four parts. It will begin with a short powerpoint presentation on the Los Angeles River. The second part will be a panel of local elected officials. The third part will be the perspective of several nonprofit organizations and at the end there will be an opportunity for public comment. We are pleased to announce the approval by the Los Angeles City Council of the L.A. River Revitalization Master Plan. You can download the plan here: http://www.lariverrmp.org/CommunityOutreach/masterplan_download.htm For more information regarding the LA River Ad Hoc Committee go to www.lariver.org On behalf of the Ad hoc River Committee, Mitch O'Farrell District Director of Constituent Services Office of Council President Eric Garcetti 5500 Hollywood Boulevard, 4th floor Los Angeles, CA 90028 Phone 323/957-4500 Fax 323/957-6841 http://www.cd13.com | 2007-05-12 | 8 am | Gran Limpieza: the Arroyo Seco site | 2007-05-20 | 11 am | 18th Annual Museums of the Arroyo Day (MOTA) | 2007-05-20 | 8:00 AM | Altadena Foothills Brush Clearance | /L//ittle rain since winter has left us mostly dust, / /So on our wild land, cut some brush we must,/ /Fire is a danger in the coming summer sun,/ /But with your helping hands,/ /Our// work will soon be done!/ Please contribute an hour or two of your time to help clear brush off the chaparral-covered slopes owned by the Conservancy ... Refreshments will be served + a "thank you" raffle this year! We need your help this Sunday, May 20, and next Saturday, May 26, doing County-mandated brush clearance near the road and the two houses opposite the land preserved by Altadena Foothills Conservancy on the west side of Chaney Trail. As most of you know, the Altadena Crest Trail crosses the NW portion of this triangular parcel. Start time is 8:00 AM; however, you can come later, if need be. Meet on Chaney Trail just above the intersection at Alzada Road and above the Chaney Trail Gate. You'll see me there. Please come for an hour, or more if you can. The earlier we start, the cooler it is. We plan to quit by noon, but you can leave earlier if you need to. "Many hands make for light work," as our grandmothers used to say. Growth has been minimal this year, as result of little rain, but the fire danger is high because of the low water content in the remaining vegetation, for the same root cause. Poison oak has been largely removed by AFC’s octogenarian Board member Heinz Ellersieck. If he can come all the way from Rubio Canyon (where he has five acres of his own to clear) for over twenty hours of hard work since January, we can do the rest. Thanks in advance for your support! | 2007-05-23 | 4:00 PM | LA River Improvement Overlay (RIO) guidelines | The Council of Arroyo Seco Organizations (CASO) invites you to: This is an opportunity for organizations and individuals to have a frank discussion with City Planning officials about the specifics of the RIO guidelines and to reinforce our respective comments to the City on the LA River Revitalization Plan. Currently, the guidelines are rather vague as to how they interface with other types of planning tools and what impact the RIO guidelines will have on community and economic development. Because the City wants to be prepared to respond to our questions, I would appreciate it if you could send me your questions ahead of time so that I can forward them. Also, assuming that CASO attendees might also be interested in the 6pm Prop 84 meeting with the City Environmental Commission at the River Center, CASO timed it so that the meetings are more or less back to back. Not to worry, CASO will provide some sustenance so that attendees can make it through the both meetings. | 2007-05-26 | 8:00 AM | Altadena Foothills Brush Clearance | /L//ittle rain since winter has left us mostly dust, / /So on our wild land, cut some brush we must,/ /Fire is a danger in the coming summer sun,/ /But with your helping hands,/ /Our// work will soon be done!/ Please contribute an hour or two of your time to help clear brush off the chaparral-covered slopes owned by the Conservancy ... Refreshments will be served + a "thank you" raffle this year! We need your help Saturday, May 26, doing County-mandated brush clearance near the road and the two houses opposite the land preserved by Altadena Foothills Conservancy on the west side of Chaney Trail. As most of you know, the Altadena Crest Trail crosses the NW portion of this triangular parcel. Start time is 8:00 AM; however, you can come later, if need be. Meet on Chaney Trail just above the intersection at Alzada Road and above the Chaney Trail Gate. You'll see me there. Please come for an hour, or more if you can. The earlier we start, the cooler it is. We plan to quit by noon, but you can leave earlier if you need to. "Many hands make for light work," as our grandmothers used to say. Growth has been minimal this year, as result of little rain, but the fire danger is high because of the low water content in the remaining vegetation, for the same root cause. Poison oak has been largely removed by AFC’s octogenarian Board member Heinz Ellersieck. If he can come all the way from Rubio Canyon (where he has five acres of his own to clear) for over twenty hours of hard work since January, we can do the rest. Thanks in advance for your support! | 2007-06-02 | 9 am | Pasadena Green Building Tour | 2007-06-09 | 7:30 AM | EAGLE ROCK TRAIL SUNRISE RIBBON CUTTING | Please join The Collaborative Eagle Rock Beautiful for the ground breaking ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the blazing of hiking trails through the 4 Acres north of the Eagle Rock. These trails will provide splendid views to the sea for the enjoyment of visitors, hikers and a wonderful palette for paintings by our local Plein Air painters. The ribbon cutting will be at 7:30 AM, Saturday June 9, 2007, at the Figueroa entrance next to Alatorre Park. Additional parking will be available near the park, off Patrician Way. Coffee and light refreshment will be served. | 2007-06-09 | 9 am | Water Quality Monitoring - Arroyo Seco Stream Team | This is an in-stream training for volunteers who want to participate in monitoring water quality of the Arroyo Seco. There are two teams that do water quality monitoring. One monitors on the first Wednesday morning of the month (finished by 10 am). The other team will monitor the first Saturday of the month from 9 am - 10 am. The teams are open to new members. Teams are open to school class participation | 2007-06-09 | 9 AM | Greening the Arroyo | On a monthly basis, from September to June, the Friends of the Nature Park have clean ups. | 2007-06-11 | 3 pm | Special Meeting- LA River Ad Hoc Committee | In approving the LA River Revitalization Master Plan last month, the LA City Council directed the Bureau of Engineering (BOE) to develop a plan of action on how to include the various tributaries and watersheds which feed into the Los Angeles River into the work done on the Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan. This Monday BOE will report back to the Ad Hoc River Committee of the Council with suggestions for possible funding to achieve the expressed goal of including the tributaries and watersheds into the LA River Revitalization Master Plan. The BOE report recommends including Tujunga Wash in the master plan efforts, but it seems to leave the Arroyo Seco out. Here's a relevant section of the report. Both Tujunga and the Arroyo Seco should be given full status in the LARRMP process. The same logic that applies to Tujunga works for AS. They are major forces in shaping the LA River and its impacts, especially water quality and flooding, In fact if the LARRMP doesn't expand to become more of a watershed approach, it cannot achieve its goals for water quality, flood management, recreation, or stream and habitat restoration. | 2007-06-12 | 7 PM | Neighborhood Bird Watch | The Audubon Debs, Audubon Pasadena, and the Arroyo Seco Foundation are in the planning phase of a community bird survey for the entire Arroyo Seco Watershed. Four indicator bird species have been selected to be monitored on an on-going basis. These four species are indicators of healthy habitat restoration in the Arroyo. The species are Yellow Warbler, California Quail, Oak titmouse, Grey Gnatcatcher | 2007-06-12 | 2 PM | Hearing on Elephant Hill at 2 p.m | In his recent campaign for re-election, Councilmember Jose Huizar ran on an environmental platform. He promised to make our communities safer, cleaner and greener. He vowed to expand green and open space. Last summer as the campaign heated up, he responded to El Sereno residents' pleas for help to ensure equitable services from City agencies responsible for residential developments by introducing a motion to investigate the need for a supplemental environmental impact report (SEIR) for Tract 35022, the controversial development of 24 luxury homes on Elephant Hill. Now, under the threat of a lawsuit by the developers of Elephant Hill, the City agencies charged with undertaking this investigation recommended NO SEIR for Tract 35022 at the May 22nd Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) hearing. Councilmember Huizar sits on that powerful committee. The report, developed under direction of the Planning Dept., argues that no supplemental environmental impact report (SEIR) is required because there are no pending *discretionary* approvals for this Tract. At the hearing, the issue of equity in planning decision-making for low-income communities like El Sereno hit home when Joe Edmiston of the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy testified that similar situations in Westside communities have been decided in favor of residents. Fortunately, PLUM extended the hearing, allowing residents the opportunity to review and respond to the report. Residents have informed PLUM of the inaccuracies and problems with the report. The National Resources Defense Council and Chatten-Brown & Carstens submitted comments that building permits are a discretionary action, thereby allowing the City to require a SEIR for Tract 35022 under state law. Councilmember Huizar needs the backing of his constituents, as well as the EJ and environmental communities to stand firm in his commitment to environmental justice and stop this illegal expansion of a luxury home development in a low-income community. Please help send a clear message to Councilmember Huizar that our community expects him exercise his considerable authority to ensure that El Sereno residents receive equitable and fair services from City agencies responsible for residential developments. These developers must be accountable and follow the rules just like everyone else, despite their wealth, influence and threats | 2007-06-12 | 7 PM | Altadena Crest Trail Meeting | 2007-06-16 | 9:00 AM | Lincoln Heights Community Cleanup | Picking up trash, painting out graffiti, planting trees and more in Lincoln Heights near the Arroyo Seco Confluence. ** Special treats for Volunteers: All volunteers receive free snacks, water and lunch! Lunch generously donated by El Pollo Loco! Coffee generously donated by The Coffee Cellar! * First 75 Volunteers receive a free T-shirt! * Raffle Prizes for volunteers, including Dodgers’ tickets! * Free tours of Brett Goldstone’s sculpture studio! Brett Goldstone is a sculptor and artist famous for his monumental welcoming gates on the Los Angeles River, including the Great Heron Gate at Fletcher Drive. Lunch will take place in Goldstone’s studio at 12noon. Tours guided by Brett will take place at 12:30 and 1pm. Free Hard-hat tours of Fuller Lofts! Fuller Lofts is an innovative Livable Places affordable housing community which redevelops and expands the 1925 Churrigueresque-style Fuller Building. The cast-in-place concrete industrial building will be turned into 102 for sale live/work and loft housing units, located four blocks from the Lincoln/Cypress Metro Gold Line light rail station. Construction is expected to be completed in Fall of 2007. 20-minute Fuller Lofts tours guided by Livable Places staff will take place at 12noon, 12:20pm and 12:40pm. 10 persons per tour – available first-come first-served. Free bicycle tour of the Los Angeles River! Joe Linton, author of Down By The Los Angeles River (Wilderness Press, 2005) will lead a 1-hour bicycle tour of nearby sections of the Los Angeles River, including the natural bottom Elysian Valley, the Arroyo Seco confluence, historic bridges, and the new Los Angeles State Historic Park (Cornfields). Tour departs at 12:45pm. | 2007-06-20 | 6:30 pm | Rubio Canyon connection to Altadena Crest Trail | This is a community outreach meeting to review the proposed Rubio Canyon alignment and alternatives prior to the completion of the Draft Environmental Impact Report. There will be additional meetings to follow which will address the other existing gaps in the Altadena Crest Trail. | 2007-06-23 | 9 AM | Greening the Arroyo - Pasadena | On a monthly basis, the Arroyo Seco Stream Team works to green this section of the Central Arroyo. Great activity for youth wanting to do community service. The trail is on the east side of the Arroyo, off an old asphalt road just north of Washington Blvd, midway between Rosemont and Arroyo Blvd. You can park on Arroyo Blvd, closest cross street is Del Monte or park down in the Arroyo at the parking lot at Washington and Rosemont. | 2007-07-11 | 5:00 PM | Sierra Club Benefit Night | Wed 7/11/2007 (5 – 8 PM) Sierra Club Benefit Night at Wild Thyme Café and Bakery in South Pasadena: Join us for an evening of good food and casual conversation, and learn about our Group's outings and conservation programs. A percentage of proceeds from your meal order will benefit Pasadena Group's activities. | 2007-07-14 | 6:00 PM | Colorado Street Bridge Party | Colorado Street Bridge Party – Cruise on over to the Colorado Street Bridge or Pasadena Heritage’s unique summer party, A Celebration on the Colorado Street Bridge. Join friends and neighbors in celebrating historic preservation on one of the world’s most beautiful bridges with continuous live music on three stages, dancing, antique cars, children’s activities, festive food and beverages plus much, much more! For more information, please visit our website www.pasadenaheritage.org. | 2007-07-17 | 6:00 PM | Environmental Advisory Commission Meeting | 2007-07-21 | 7:30 AM | Bike Ride from JPL to Mt. Lowe & Inspiration Point | Come on out and experience one of the highlights of southern California riding. We will park at the JPL parking lot and ride road over to the trail head. Then we ride up Sam Merril which is a very picturesque ride up. Then we hit old Mt. Lowe railroad trail, on up to Inspiration Point. Great views at this point. We go down the the Middle Sam Merrill, then down Sunset Trail. Both of these are breath taking ripping rides. Then we'll go up Millard Canyon fireroad over to El Prieto single track down, track through Arroyo, ending back at the JPL lot. | 2007-07-21 | RESCHEDULED -- Greening the Arroyo | 2007-07-21 | 9 AM | Greening the Arroyo | 2007-07-21 | 9:00 am | Elyria Canyon - Preservation/Enhancement/Celebration of Natu | Elyria Canyon - Preservation/Enhancement/Celebration of Nature Third Saturdays Come listen to the birds & see the progress that has been made in restoring habitat in lower Rainbow Cyn. through joint efforts of the Beautification Committees of the Mt. Washington Association & Homeowners Alliance. You are welcome to come to Rainbow Cyn. & just enjoy a visit or lend a hand with cleaning out the dry stream bed, pulling up castor bean or sowing locally collected seeds. Parking is easiest facing uphill on Ave. 44, above Glenalbyn & walk down from a trail at Glenmuir. | 2007-07-21 | 10:00 AM | Conservation and Taxes | This is a reminder that the Altadena Foothills Conservancy is holding a meeting this Saturday at 10 am (Altadena Community Center, 730 E Altadena) to discuss current tax law regarding donations to charities (and set to expire at the end of 2007) along with updates on conservation lands in danger of development in Altadena. You don't need to respond if you cannot attend or have already RSVP'd. We are serving brunch, so to ensure we have enough please RSVP if you have not already done so. Thanks Nancy Steele President | 2007-07-22 | 11:00 AM | Clean Air Car Show and Film Festival | Clean Air Car Show and Film Festival, July 22 Assembly Member Anthony Portantino will be co-hosting and attending the free Clean-Air Car Show and Film Festival organized by the City of South Pasadena, at El Centro and Fair Oaks on Sunday, July 22 from 11 AM - 6 PM. This will be a great opportunity for all of us to experience a wide selection of current and next- generation technology vehicles, view free movies at the Rialto (including "Who Killed the Electric Car?"), and gather information during seminars by leading environmental experts and by visiting exhibits. Hope to see you this Sunday! | 2007-07-23 | 8:00 PM | Pasadena Env Commission Meets with City Council | Joint meeting of the Environmental Advisory Commission with City Council is at 8:00 pm Monday, July 23 at the City Hall Council Chamber. | 2007-07-25 | 6:00 PM | Picnic Under the Oaks | The Forest Committee invites you to enjoy good food and conversation with us at our picnic under the oaks at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center on Wednesday, July 25th. Pizza, drinks and utensils will be provided. Bring an entrée, salad, or dessert to share if you can. We’ll have a very brief program at 6:45 p.m. to tell you more about the Forest Committee’s plans and how you can become involved. This will be followed by a nature walk conducted by Nature Center staffer Chuck Haznedl from 7:15 to about 7:45 p.m. Chuck will tell you about the wide variety of plants and animals that call Eaton Canyon home. After the picnic you are invited to join us as we continue the festivities at Pasadena's Zephyr Coffee House. And please get out your calendars to save the evening of Wednesday, September 26th for a fascinating program at the Eaton Canyon Nature Center. The program, "Spiritual Trails to Forest Care," will begin at 7:30 p.m. and will be presented by Lyndsay Moseley from Sierra Club's Partnerships Program. Lyndsay will discuss her pioneering work with faith communities across the nation and the importance of the mountains for people's spiritual health. Please join us next Wednesday and on September 26th. Cheers, Juana Sierra Club's Southern California Forests Campaign (213) 387-6528 x226 Directions Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N. Altadena Drive, in northeast Pasadena. From the 210 Freeway in Pasadena, take Altadena Drive north toward the mountains about 1.5 miles, and 500 feet after crossing New York Drive, turn right into Eaton Canyon Nature Center. | 2007-07-26 | 6:30 PM | CASO Quarterly Meeting | Council of Arroyo Seco Organizations, CASO Don't miss our next meeting! 6:30 - 7 pm snacks and conversation; 7 - 9 pm program MetroGoldline close AGENDA 1. "Eaton's Waters" --special screening Celebrate and remember local heroes Ben and Alice Eaton at a viewing of "Eaton's Waters." This is an engaging, short dramatic film about Eaton's engineering genius, real estate schemes, and the struggle that made Arroyo Seco Communities possible. The film is based on a short story by Michele Zack and developed by the Altadena Foothills Conservancy and the Pasadena College of Design. Nancy Steele, president of the Altadena Foothills Conservancy and author Michele Zack will introduce the film and answer questions afterwards. 2. Water Management Planning in the Arroyo Seco An update and discussion of water management planning of the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) as it relates to the Arroyo Seco watershed and Upper LA River basin. 3. CASO Projects and Organization Come share your ideas for future projects for CASO and the organization's structure. CASO is open to all individuals and organizations concerned with promoting the environmental, social, and cultural legacy and future of the Arroyo Seco region. For more information contact: Paula at paula@arroyoseco.org (626) 304-3417 or go to www.arroyoseco.org | 2007-07-26 | 7:00 pm | Pasadena Neighborhood Coalition Meeting | Dear Neighborhood Association Leader or Representative: Please plan to attend the upcoming meeting of the Pasadena Neighborhood Coalition (PNC). Issues vital to your neighborhood will be discussed. The PNC was created as a forum for neighborhoods to collaborate and support each other on issues of common concern. Flintridge Foundation Retreat Room, 236 W. Mountain St., Suite 117 (just east of the 210 Freeway, in Banbury Alley, on south side of street. Suite 117 is in the industrial park/office complex. Parking is adjacent.) AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Approval of Minutes from Last Meeting III. Additions/ Changes to the Agenda IV. Introductions and Statement of Major Issues by Each Neighborhood Association Representative (limited to items not already on the agenda; two minutes each, plus agreed upon extensions) V. Election of Officers VI. Recent & New Issues A. Progress on Proposals to Southern California Edison for Watershed, Open Space, Wildlife Corridors, Retaining Present Nurseries/ SCE Right of Way/ Pasadena Open Space Preservation Organizations/ Persson’s Nursery Retention and Present Perfect Nursery Threatened Eviction/ Urban Trail Presentation to TAC, July 13/ Lawmaker, Edison, Stakeholders Meeting August 9 B. Art Center College of Design New Master Plan/ Scoping Meeting of June 30 C. Noise Ordinance Implementation and Enforcement Revision Plan/Presentation to Public Safety Committee on July 25 D. PNC Committees/Environment, Shopping Cart Lock Letter to City Council/ Legislative/ Outreach/ Preservation/ Land Use E. Recreational Vehicle/Large Vehicle Storage in Front Yard/Driveways/ Proposed Residential Prohibition/ Pasadena City Council Action/ Councilman Steve Haderlein F. Rose Bowl Restoration/Rose Bowl Neighborhood/ La Loma Bridge Restoration/ Linda Vista Annandale Elementary Day Care Use/Park View, Washington Blvd. Access Restored/ Recent Rose Bowl Construction Work, Tree Removal & Proposals G. PUSD/New Superintendent/Charter School Developments/Nia and Rhythms at Edison H. Adult Entertainment & Massage/ Spa Zoning Issues/ Legal Actions and Developments/ Purchase of Peppermint Garden Site by City of Pasadena VII. Updates A. Cell Tower and Other Above Ground Communications Infrastructure Moratorium on Construction in Residential Zones/ Charter Communications Purchase of Champion Broadband (Altrio) & Telecommunications Issues at PUC and City/Cell Phone Tower Issues/ Oak Knoll T-Mobile/ Hilltop/ School/ Other Locations/ City Council Action/ Extended Moratorium B. Gold Line Impacts & Gold Line Unfinished Construction Issues C. Ambassador West Campus/ Lawsuit/Design Commission Decisions D. Westgate Project (East Ambassador Campus Project) E. North Lake Specific Plan/ 5-year Revision/ City Council Action/ Traffic Study/ Bungalow Restoration Plan/ Washington Theatre Project Difficulties F. Historic Preservation/Landmark District Update/ New Landmark Application, Pasadena Mental Health Center/ Lincoln Crossing Project Update/ Montana Project Update/ Whole Foods Market Arroyo Parkway Update/ Conference Center Construction Update/ City Hall Reopening/ Raymond Theatre Condominiums Update/ Vista del Arroyo Condominiums Update G. Hahamongna Watershed Park Annex & Watershed Park H. Marengo Watershed Park Construction Progress I. Annandale Canyon Estates Land/Eagle Rock Open Space Grant/ Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Grant J. La Salle High School Field Lights/Master Plan/Lawsuit Status VIII. New Business to Be Agendized for Next Meeting/ Announcements IX. Adjourn (9:00) Next PNC meeting will be August 23, 2007, the fourth Thursday, 7:00 p.m., Flintridge Foundation Retreat Room, 236 W. Mountain St., Suite 117 | 2007-07-28 | 9 AM | Greening the Arroyo | This event is one of our monthly activities in greening certain areas of the Arroyo. Everyone is welcome. No experience necessary. Bring gardening tools (shovel, loppers, shears) if you have them, gloves, hat. Refreshments and water provided. City of Pasadena Maintenance crew will provide assistance too. | 2007-07-29 | 1:00 PM | A Glimpse of Charles Lummis | Charles Lummis Exhibit Closes 7/29 - Now through July 29, 2007 Author, photographer, anthropologist, and founder of the Southwest Museum, Charles F. Lummis influenced American culture as we know it. He is the creator of the terms "southwest"ť and tagline "See American First". A collection of Lummis' photographs, a scrapbook featuring his hat with a hole caused by an assassin's bullet, and his Housebook full of notes and poems written by his many party guests will be on display at the Southwest Museum. Visit the museum for this enlightening glimpse into the life of this dynamic personality. www.southwestmuseum.org | 2007-08-04 | 9:30 am | River Improvement Overlay Workshop | Please join us to share your ideas or to get more information. Also feel free to spread the word. ********* Save the date for the upcoming public workshops sponsored by the City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning, to discuss the proposed River Improvement Overlay (RIO) District. Please note that all workshop presentations are the same, but will emphasize specific community attributes and have local planning staff on hand with expertise corresponding to varying locations. Drop by any time during the hours of the workshop to exchange your ideas. WORKSHOPS 1 & 2 DATE: Saturday, July 14, 2007 TIME: 9:30-11:30am LOCATIONS: Canoga Park Branch Library 20939 Sherman Way Canoga Park, CA 91303 OR Griffith Park Ranger Station 4730 Crystal Springs Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90027 WORKSHOPS 3 & 4 DATE: Saturday, July 21, 2007 TIME: 9:30-11:30am LOCATIONS: Reseda Recreation Center 18411 Victory Blvd Reseda, CA 91335 OR Glassell Park Community Center 3750 Verdugo Rd. Los Angeles, CA 90065 WORKSHOPS 5 & 6 DATE: Saturday, August 4, 2007 TIME: 9:30-11:30am LOCATIONS: Studio City Recreation Center 12621 Rye St. Studio City, CA 91604 OR Goodwill Center 342 N. San Fernando Rd. Los Angeles, CA 90031 WORKSHOPS 7 & 8 DATE: Saturday, August 11, 2007 TIME: 9:30-11:30am LOCATIONS: Council District 14 Boyle Heights Office 2130 E. First St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 OR Oakwood Secondary School 11600 Magnolia Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90027 For more information, please visit www.lariver.org or contact Tom Rothmann, 213-978-1370 and Claire Bowin, 213-473-9987 at the Department of City Planning. Diana F. Pangestu Department of City Planning 200 N. Spring Street, Room 721 Los Angeles, CA 90012 | 2007-08-07 | 5:30 pm | Pasadena Recreation and Parks Commission Meeting | The Hahamongna Watershed Advisory Committee will meet at 5:30 pm. The Recreation and Park Commission meeting will follow at 6 pm. Prominent on the agenda is the Arroyo Seco Foundation's stream restoration project in the Central Arroyo. | 2007-08-11 | 9:30 am | River Improvement Overlay Workshop | Please join us to share your ideas or to get more information. Also feel free to spread the word. ******************************************************************* Save the date for the upcoming public workshops sponsored by the City of Los Angeles, Department of City Planning, to discuss the proposed River Improvement Overlay (RIO) District. Please note that all workshop presentations are the same, but will emphasize specific community attributes and have local planning staff on hand with expertise corresponding to varying locations. Drop by any time during the hours of the workshop to exchange your ideas. WORKSHOPS 5 & 6 DATE: Saturday, August 4, 2007 TIME: 9:30-11:30am LOCATIONS: Studio City Recreation Center 12621 Rye St. Studio City, CA 91604 OR Goodwill Center 342 N. San Fernando Rd. Los Angeles, CA 90031 WORKSHOPS 7 & 8 DATE: Saturday, August 11, 2007 TIME: 9:30-11:30am LOCATIONS: Council District 14 Boyle Heights Office 2130 E. First St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 OR Oakwood Secondary School 11600 Magnolia Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90027 For more information, please visit www.lariver.org or contact Tom Rothmann, 213-978-1370 and Claire Bowin, 213-473-9987 at the Department of City Planning. Diana F. Pangestu Department of City Planning 200 N. Spring Street, Room 721 Los Angeles, CA 90012 | 2007-08-11 | 1:00 PM | Free Trees for LA Residents | COUNCILMEMBER HUIZAR, THE EAGLE ROCK PLAZA, AND THE MTLA PRESENT FREE TREE GIVEAWAYS, MONTHLY AT THE EAGLE ROCK PLAZA! Last Saturday, we gave away 200 trees to residents of the Northeast as part of our partnership with the Mayor's Million Tree LA initiative and the Eagle Rock Plaza. The event was an overwhelming success, and we will continue to provide free trees for the rest of the year. Please join us on the following Saturday's: August 11 September 15 October 20 November 10 December 8 from 1:00-6:00 pm at Eagle Rock Plaza, 2700 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041 As part of the continuing effort to beautify Los Angeles and create a greener, healthier city, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's Million Tree LA (MTLA) initiative, the MTLA, the Eagle Rock Plaza and Councilmember Huizar present a free tree giveaway. Free trees will be provided to the first 200 people who arrive. | 2007-08-11 | 9 AM | Tour of the Water Quality Monitoring sites in the Arroyo | Here's an opportunity to find out more about the local water quality monitoring. Join us for a tour of the 11 water testing sites. Bring water-proof shoes are suggested but not necessary | 2007-08-11 | 10 AM | Protect Our Open Space--March & Rally | Protect our open space--Save Our Nursery. The developer, RHC, is planning to build up to 500,000 sq ft. of new storage in E. Pasadena under Edison power lines. Nursery and garden areas are compatible with "open space" zoning. Storage is not. It's vitally important to keep this corridor zoned as Open Space. Natural open space and green zones enhance our environment--but storage facilities and industrial parks add to our global warming and water percolation problems. | 2007-08-14 | 7:00 pm | Los Angeles State Historic Park | Join California State Parks and Hargreaves Associates design team for a Community Meeting about the next phase of work for the, "Cornfields," Los Angeles State Historic Park. | 2007-08-18 | 9:00 am | Elyria Canyon - Preservation/Enhancement/Celebration of Natu | Elyria Canyon - Preservation/Enhancement/Celebration of Nature Third Saturdays Come listen to the birds & see the progress that has been made in restoring habitat in lower Rainbow Cyn. through joint efforts of the Beautification Committees of the Mt. Washington Association & Homeowners Alliance. You are welcome to come to Rainbow Cyn. & just enjoy a visit or lend a hand with cleaning out the dry stream bed, pulling up castor bean or sowing locally collected seeds. Parking is easiest facing uphill on Ave. 44, above Glenalbyn & walk down from a trail at Glenmuir. | 2007-08-22 | 6:30 pm | Check-in meeting for Water Quality Monitors | 2007-08-29 | Before 10 | Water Quality Monitoring in the Arroyo Seco | The Arroyo Seco Stream Team has two programs that monitor the Arroyo Seco's water quality. One program takes samples from 11 sites on once a month on a Wednesday morning. Volunteers work in teams of 1-2 people. Each team is responsible for 1-3 sites. The other program takes samples from 4 sites once a month on a Saturday morning. For both programs, you need to RSVP ahead of time. | 2007-09-11 | 7:00 PM | Future of Annandale Canyon | ATTENTION NEIGHBORS ! ! The future of natural open space in Pasadena and safety of residents in Pasadena’s San Rafael Hills now hang in the balance! During the next few months, the City will decide whether Pasadena’s Annandale Canyon natural open space will be preserved as public parkland or relinquished to developers for construction of 34 luxury homes. The residents of our City must weigh in on a decision of such enormous impact to our future quality of life. This decision must not be left solely to the advocacy of those who stand to reap financial benefit from it. Safety and Open Space First, Pasadena, (“SOS First, Pasadena”) is conducting an open forum for all interested members of our community to discuss existing plans for converting the Annandale Canyon wild lands tract to a City owned, public natural park. Representatives of the City staff will be present to answer questions. Mark your calendar and participate! Meeting Linda Vista Branch Library on Bryant Street 7 PM to 9 PM Tuesday, September 11, 2007. | 2007-09-13 | 8:45 AM re | Linking Water and Land Use in the Los Angeles Region | How and where we grow has a direct impact on the quality and reliability of water in California. How can communities align local planning and development practices with efforts to protect, manage and restore water resources? How can we accommodate growth in the region while protecting water supplies, reducing flood risks, complying with new regulations, and minimizing the impacts of development on water resources? At this full-day workshop, we'll examine ways to link water and land use to advance sustainable development in the Los Angeles Region. Join local officials, experts in land use planning and site design, water resource professionals, and natural resource management officials in this full day workshop covering the important topic of integrated water and land use planning. Participants will learn how strategies such as Smart Growth and Low Impact Development can be applied to align development practices and water resource protection, and how to maximize the efficient use of water resources in our growing communities. | 2007-09-15 | 9:00 AM | South Pasadena Nature Park Cleanup | Saturday, 9/15 Clean-up: 9AM - Noon We will meet at the info sign on Pasadena Ave and then head down into the park. We will pull weeds, pick up litter, look for wildflowers and birds, and enjoy the park. Come for the whole time, for an hour, or just stop by to say hello. (If you plan to arrive after 9:30 am, email me ahead to let me know.) Remember to: - wear sunscreen, hat, sunglasses - bring water - bring gardening gloves and tools (weeders, trowls, whatever you use in your own garden) - comfortable work clothes, including work shoes (sneakers or boots) - binoculars for bird watching (optional) Children must be under adult supervision at all times. There is poison oak in the park , which we will point out before we start. Please pass this notice along to anyone else you think might be interested in the park. See you on Saturday! Barbara | 2007-09-15 | 1:00 PM | Free Trees for LA Residents | COUNCILMEMBER HUIZAR, THE EAGLE ROCK PLAZA, AND THE MTLA PRESENT FREE TREE GIVEAWAYS, MONTHLY AT THE EAGLE ROCK PLAZA! Last Saturday, we gave away 200 trees to residents of the Northeast as part of our partnership with the Mayor's Million Tree LA initiative and the Eagle Rock Plaza. The event was an overwhelming success, and we will continue to provide free trees for the rest of the year. Please join us on the following Saturday's: August 11 September 15 October 20 November 10 December 8 from 1:00-6:00 pm at Eagle Rock Plaza, 2700 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041 As part of the continuing effort to beautify Los Angeles and create a greener, healthier city, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's Million Tree LA (MTLA) initiative, the MTLA, the Eagle Rock Plaza and Councilmember Huizar present a free tree giveaway. Free trees will be provided to the first 200 people who arrive. | 2007-09-15 | 9:00 am | Coastal Clean Up Day on the Arroyo | Again this year the Arroyo Seco Foundation is working to support "Heal the Bay's" annual "Coastal Clean Up Day." | 2007-09-18 | 7:00 PM | Environmental Sustainability: The American Indian Perspecti | SEPTEMBER COFFEE TALKS - We Can Learn From Our Brothers and Sisters! Join Jimi Castillo and Barbara Drake of the Tongva/Gabrielino band of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Los Angeles Basin for the last 3000 years, as we discuss original Los Angeles area heritage - American Indian beliefs on sustainability, current activities, challenges and hopes for the future. The American Indian view is the cornerstone of the sustainable environment conversation today. Tickets are $10 at the door. Bring a friend! | 2007-09-26 | 6:30 PM | Spiritual Trails to Forest Care | You are invited on Wednesday, Sept. 26th to a Forest Committee program on faith and our local forests. In a talk entitled "Spiritual Trails to Forest Care," Lyndsay Moseley, the Sierra Club's national partnerships representative, will discuss her pioneering work with Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities across the country and how they are joining with the Sierra Club to help protect the environment. Also, you'll learn about efforts by the Sierra Club and local faith communities to help protect the San Gabriel Mountains. Social hour at 6:30 p.m., program at 7:30 p.m. | 2007-09-29 | 9:00 AM | National Public Lands Day | Join the fun and get dirty at this annual celebration of our precious national heritage of protected open space. Activities are suited to families. We will be pulling weeds, hauling out trash, collecting seeds, and helping improve a place for kids. Questions, contact Jeff Chapman jchapman@audubon.org More info here: http://www.publiclandsday.org | 2007-09-29 | 9:30 am | Cornfields/Arroyo Seco Specific Plan | Dear Community Members: On behalf of the River Unit of the LA Department of City Planning, we'd like to invite you to participate in a kick-off meeting for the proposed Cornfields/Arroyo Seco Specific Plan on Saturday, September 29th from 9:30-11:30 am. The meeting will be held at the Goodwill Center located at 342 N. San Fernando Road. The Los Angeles Department of City Planning proposes, to develop, in collaboration with the community, a Specific Plan in the Chinatown/Cornfields and Arroyo Seco "Opportunity Areas" referenced in the recently completed Los Angeles River Revitalization Master Plan (LARRMP). The Plan will provide the opportunity for the community and the City to develop a road map for the area that defin es a mix of uses, zoning parameters, and urban design features consistent with the communities' vision. We've attached, as well, an information bulletin about the plan and its proposed boundaries that should answer any preliminary questions you may have about the plan and the community planning process. For more information, please email us at cornfieldsla@gmail.com, or check out our website at http://cornflields.googlepages.com . If you have any questions about the Specific Plan, please feel free to contact either Claire Bowin 213.473.9987 claire.bowin@lacity.org , or Tom Rothmann, 213.978.1370 tom.rothmann@lacit y.org Also, please feel free to share this invitation with other community members and/or organizations that you think might have interest in participating in this planning process. Thank you, LA Department of City Planning | 2007-10-03 | 6:30 PM | Choosing Our Future - The Global Warming Challenge with Tom | Tom Bowman, a leading interpreter of global warming science and solutions, will present "Choosing Our Future: The Global Warming Challenge," a slide-illustrated conservation program. Tom's presentation will explore how global warming will affect Southern California and the world, what solutions are available and how they will change our lifestyles. Social hour begins at 6:30 pm, program starts at 7:30 pm. | 2007-10-04 | 12:00 pm | Open House | The Angeles National Forest has prepared a 5 year program of work for managing its developed recreation sites. Many of these sites were built 30-50 years ago. Some sites are in poor condition, do not meet visitor's expectations, and are not used to capacity. The Forest is conducting a Recreation Facility Analysis to guide in this process, and welcomes your comments and suggestions. Comments should be received by October 12, 2007. We will be hosting an Open House on October 4, 2007 at the Angeles National Forest Supervisor's Office, 701 N. Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. | 2007-10-13 | 6:30 PM | The Intelligent Use of Water Film Festival | This film festival will focus on water. The Intelligent Use of Water Film Festival will begin at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 301 N. Baldwin Ave. The film festival is the first of its kind to utilize the creativity of short films to convey water-conservation ideas and the intelligent-use-of-water concept to the public and media. The effort by the arboretum and the Rain Bird Corp. began with an open call for films with a water-conservation theme and will culminate with the winning shorts premiered at the festival. Proceeds from the film festival and reception will benefit the arboretum's Plant Conservation Fund. | 2007-10-13 | 11:00 AM | PET ADOPTION FAIR RETURNS TO HERMON PARK FOR SECOND YEAR; | Friends of Hermon Dog Park, Councilmember Jose Huizar, and Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council Sponsor Largest Festival of its Kind on Eastside Hermon (Northeast Los Angeles) -- Whether you're looking to adopt a rescued animal, be rescued BY one, or just find better ways to groom, train, entertain, exercise, or "accessorize" the ones already at home, the second annual Pet Adoption & Environmental Fair in Hermon Park on Saturday, October 13, 2007, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. may well be your best bet for a free, fun, family outing this season. New and returning animal rescue and pet adoption groups will again fill one of Los Angeles' most beautiful parks, including the Pasadena Humane Society, Bark Avenue, Go Dog LA, Downtown Dog Rescue, Grey Save (Greyhounds), Beagles & Buddies, and Los Angeles County Animal Care & Control -- to name a few. Now newly expanded in focus, this year's fair will see rescued pets and pet lovers joined by an array of environmental awareness and support groups from throughout the Los Angeles area, bringing together those who appreciate nature and its creatures, in many forms. In addition, the L.A. Zoomobile will offer visitors to Hermon Park a chance to see some of the L.A. Zoo's smallest creatures. Once again this year, there will be special presentations and on-stage, introductions of animals available for adoption from the rescue groups exhibiting. And, also taking a page from last summer's "Yappy Bark Day" first anniversary event at the dog park, organizers have again invited many of the area's most talented artists to display their own pet-centric art as part of the Saturday adoption and environmental event. Animal service and support organizations will include pet sitters, groomers, trainers, and holistic care providers as well as dog walkers, day care centers, and more -- from needs to "bling." Feel lucky? Fair attendees can also take part in a "opportunity drawing" for great prizes, including a two-night stay at any Hilton Hotel. The jam-packed event has again been organized by Friends of Hermon Dog Park, the non-profit support organization for the Notheast's only off-leash dog exercise area, located in the historic Hermon community. Last year's popular fair proved to be the largest animal adoption event ever on the Eastside, with many hundreds of first-time visitors to the park and dozens of adoptions. Sponsors and financial supporters this year include District 14 Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar and the Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council. The Pet Adoption & Environmental Fair will again be held in the main part of Hermon Park, adjacent to the dog park, at 5568 Via Marisol, L.A. 90042 (between Monterey Road and the Arroyo Seco Parkway/110 Freeway). Friends of Hermon Dog Park, Inc. (www.HermonDogPark.com) a 501(c)3 charitable corporation created to support the dog park and promote its use, was established two years ago as a non-profit organization by members of the dog park's original formation committee and other local animal and community activists around the Arroyo Seco. Additional information on the event is available at the Friends of Hermon Dog Park website. | 2007-10-13 | 9:00 AM | Connections Walkabout and Bikeabout | Livable Places to Host Making the Connections Walkabouts & Bikeabout This Saturday October 13, will be the first walkabout of Livable Places' Making the Connections project. Making the Connections is an urban design project that will propose ways to connect surrounding residents and workers to the Chinatown and Lincoln/Cypress Gold Line stations. To gather ideas from the community, Livable Places is holding two walkabouts and a bikeabout. At each event, residents will walk, stroll, and bike the streets to report on what is and isn't working for pedestrians and cyclists. These ideas will be used to create the final plan for making connections to the Gold Line. Please join us. *Child care provided* If you would like to volunteer at any of these events contact Jennifer Allen at jallen@livableplaces.org Connections Walkabouts & Bikeabout | 2007-10-14 | 11:00 AM | Arroyo Art Sale | The exhibition and sale entitled ‘Plein Air Paintings of the Arroyo Seco’ will be held on Sunday, October 14 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Admission is free. The California Art Club and the La Casita Foundation are joining forces to present a special exhibition and sale of plein air paintings of the Arroyo Seco, Southern California’s most celebrated canyon. The exhibition will feature new original artwork by renowned contemporary-traditional fine artists, including Peter Adams, Junn Roca, Tim Solliday, Alexey Steele, and William Stout, who will be painting on location during the week prior to the exhibition. Proceeds from the sale of the paintings will benefit the California Art Club’s educational programs and the La Casita Foundation’s mission to conserve the gardens at La Casita. | 2007-10-16 | 6:00 PM | Pasadena Environmental Commission Monthly Meeting | The Pasadena Environmental Advisory Commission is conducting monthly meetings to determine their recommendation for the future of energy use in Pasadena and other environmental matters affecting Pasadena. Everyone attending has an opportunity to speak before the commission for up to three minutes. | 2007-10-18 | 6:30 PM | Council of Arroyo Seco Organizations Meeting | Highlights * Fish in the Arroyo? - Wendy Katagi of CDM on Central Arroyo Restoration * Putting Rain to Work - Edith Ben-Horin of TreePeople on TreePeople's successful projects to capture storm runoff in this dry region * Bay/Delta and How to Fix It - Dennis Majors of Metropolitan Water District on the solutions for the critical hub of California's water system. This meeting of CASO - the Council of Arroyo Seco Organizations - will also provide an opportunity for organizations to talk about the about the latest developments in the Arroyo and how you and your organization can participate. Refreshments and networking will take place at 6:30 pm with the formal meeting beginning at 7:00 pm. We'll be done by 9:00 pm. (enter the gate at 4700 N. Griffin and drive up the slope to the Audubon Center) | 2007-10-19 | 5:30 pm | Los Angeles River Awards and Fiesta | It will be a great party to celebrate the LA River on Friday, October 19 at the LA River Center and Gardens. Receiving awards for outstanding contributions to the River are: * The Honorable Kevin de Leon, California Assembly * Joe Edmiston, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority and Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy * Rita Robinson, Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation * Shelley Billik, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. * Tim Brick, Metropolitan Water District and Arroyo Seco Foundation * Lane Barden, Photographer and River activist. There will be Caribbean Cuisine by Neli's Catering, Grilled Tropical Talapia, Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Red Beans and Rice, Marinated Green Beans with Red Onions, Caribbean Sweet Potatoes, Island Garden Salad, Hawaiian Rolls and Butter, Mango Sorbet Calypso Music, and lots of fun. | 2007-10-20 | 1:00 PM | Free Trees for LA Residents | COUNCILMEMBER HUIZAR, THE EAGLE ROCK PLAZA, AND THE MTLA PRESENT FREE TREE GIVEAWAYS, MONTHLY AT THE EAGLE ROCK PLAZA! Last Saturday, we gave away 200 trees to residents of the Northeast as part of our partnership with the Mayor's Million Tree LA initiative and the Eagle Rock Plaza. The event was an overwhelming success, and we will continue to provide free trees for the rest of the year. Please join us on the following Saturday's: August 11 September 15 October 20 November 10 December 8 from 1:00-6:00 pm at Eagle Rock Plaza, 2700 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041 As part of the continuing effort to beautify Los Angeles and create a greener, healthier city, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's Million Tree LA (MTLA) initiative, the MTLA, the Eagle Rock Plaza and Councilmember Huizar present a free tree giveaway. Free trees will be provided to the first 200 people who arrive. | 2007-10-27 | 9:00 AM | Chinatown & Lincoln/Cypress Bikeabout | Livable Places to Host Making the Connections Walkabouts & Bikeabout This will be the second walkabout of Livable Places' Making the Connections project. Making the Connections is an urban design project that will propose ways to connect surrounding residents and workers to the Chinatown and Lincoln/Cypress Gold Line stations. To gather ideas from the community, Livable Places is holding two walkabouts and a bikeabout. At each event, residents will walk, stroll, and bike the streets to report on what is and isn't working for pedestrians and cyclists. These ideas will be used to create the final plan for making connections to the Gold Line. Please join us. *Child care provided* If you would like to volunteer at any of these events contact Jennifer Allen at jallen@livableplaces.org Connections Walkabouts & Bikeabout | 2007-10-27 | 9:00 AM | A pajarear en familia | Para familias con nińos de 4 ańos en adelante. Venga y únase a un naturalista de Audubon en la búsqueda de aves en el Parque Debs. Esta caminata le enseńará cómo identificar aves que viven el Parque Debs. Traiga sus binoculares, o use uno de los nuestros. Este programa será presentado en espańol. Para apuntarse, por favor comuníquese con Patty o Gabriela al 323-221-2255. For families with children 4 and up. Join an Audubon naturalist in looking for birds in Debs Park. This walk will teach you how to identify birds that live in Debs. Bring your own binoculars, or borrow some of ours. This program will be presented in Spanish. (between Avenue 43 and Avenue 52 and across from the Montecito Heights soccer fields) | 2007-10-27 | 1:00 PM | Old Time String Band Jam Session | Listen and dance to local area musicians strum Southern Appalachian style fiddle and banjo tunes. Bring your own fiddle or banjo to join in on the fun! | 2007-10-27 | 12:00 Noon | Open House at the Rose Bowl | PLEASE ARRIVE NO LATER THAN NOON TO VIEW THE ENTIRE PROGRAM! Tour the facility, with docents available to talk about its history and challenges. See the stadium from the field, seats, press box, and receive updated information on the strategic plan. Enjoy free hotdogs provided by Centerplate, the official concessionaire. Please use Parking Lot F. | 2007-10-27 | 9:00 am | Mapping Training Program | The Sierra Club's new San Gabriel Mountains Campaign is working to protect our vulnerable forest backcountry by expanding wilderness designations. You can join this fun and meaningful effort by helping us map potential wilderness areas such as Pleasant View Ridge over the coming months. Sierra Club volunteers look at a map of a proposed wilderness area in the San Bernardino National Forest. To participate all you need to do is be at the Eaton Cyn Nature Center in Pasadena at 8 a.m. on Sat., Oct. 27th. At the training you'll learn about the grand wilderness tradition as well as practical skills on how to use a compass and GPS unit. To RSVP send an email to John Monsen. Please include your name and contact information. As our congenial instructor Gordon Johnson says, if you can find the "on" switch to your digital camera, you have all the skills needed to get started. However, if you do have GPS, surveying or photographic skills we really need your help. Also, if you have any of this equipment, please bring it along! After a short training session, we'll take a scenic drive into the San Gabriel Mountains area for field mapping practice. All of the hiking will be easy. We'll be back to the Eaton Canyon Nature Center by 4 p.m. If you need to leave early, let John know so he can accomodate your schedule. Click here for directions. Thanks for caring about the future of our forests! Best, Juana Torres Southern California Forests Campaign Sierra Club (213) 387-6528 x226 Directions to Eaton Canyon Nature Center: From the 210 Freeway take the Sierra Madre Blvd Exit Turn north toward the mountains and drive about a mile About 500 feet after crossing New York Drive turn right into Eaton Canyon Park. | 2007-10-30 | 7:00 PM | LA River Update Meeting | Los Angeles City staff will provide progress reports on such topics as: The River Improvement Overlay (RIO) District; The River Authority; The River Revitalization Corporation; The River Foundation; The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Feasibility Study; and various River projects. Public input has been a critical component of the process of drafting and adopting the LARRMP, and we look forward to your continued participation. Please join us at the River Update Meeting: | 2007-11-03 | 9:00 AM | Lincoln/Cypress Bikeabout | Livable Places to Host Making the Connections Walkabouts & Bikeabout This will be the third walkabout of Livable Places' Making the Connections project, focussing on the Lincoln Heights/Cypress Park communities surrounding the Arroyo Seco. Making the Connections is an urban design project that will propose ways to connect surrounding residents and workers to the Chinatown and Lincoln/Cypress Gold Line stations. To gather ideas from the community, Livable Places is holding two walkabouts and a bikeabout. At each event, residents will walk, stroll, and bike the streets to report on what is and isn't working for pedestrians and cyclists. These ideas will be used to create the final plan for making connections to the Gold Line. Please join us. *Child care provided* If you would like to volunteer at any of these events contact Jennifer Allen at jallen@livableplaces.org Connections Walkabouts & Bikeabout | 2007-11-03 | 11:00 AM | Annual Native Plant Sale | Thousands of native and California-friendly plants, including a vast selection of perennials and flowering shrubs, spring bulbs and native wildflower seeds. Free Admission Shuttle service for shoppers & plants Experienced horticulturists to answer questions | 2007-11-04 | 9:00 AM | Annual Native Plant Sale | Thousands of native and California-friendly plants, including a vast selection of perennials and flowering shrubs, spring bulbs and native wildflower seeds. Free Admission Shuttle service for shoppers & plants Experienced horticulturists to answer questions | 2007-11-04 | 7:00 | Event TEst | 2007-11-05 | 7:00 PM | Test | Description | 2007-11-06 | 5:30 PM | Hahamongna Watershed Advisory Committee meeting | Keep up to date with developments in Hahamongna Watershed Park. This is the quarterly meeting of this body made of representatives of the community and city agencies. The meeting will be followed by a meeting of the Pasadena Recreation and Parks Commission at the same location. | 2007-11-07 | 6:30 PM | Sierra Club Monthly Meeting | Yonni Schwartz presents an illustrated program "Travels in the Middle East: Landscapes, Colors and Cultures." Yonni Schwartz grew up in Israel, and served in the Israeli military Special Forces. He is now Natural Resources Officer for the Santa Clara/Mojave Rivers Ranger District of Angeles National Forest. Information on group's hikes, outings, conservation and other activities. Newcomers always welcome. 6:30 pm social hour, 7:30 pm program at Eaton Canyon Nature Center, 1750 N Altadena Dr in NE Pasadena. For further information contact Membership Chair: Elizabeth Pomeroy | 2007-11-08 | 10:00 AM | Water Conditions | Water year 2007 was the driest year of record for some communities in Southern California. While it is not possible to predict the coming year's precipitation, water agencies are preparing for the possibility of another dry year, a possibility that may become more likely for Southern California if La Nina conditions continue to strengthen. In addition, actions being taken to protect the Delta smelt will affect the ability to export water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in 2008. Water Conditions Workshops are free, and no registration is required. The Department of Water Resources operates and maintains the State Water Project, provides dam safety and flood control and inspection services, assists local water districts in water management and water conservation planning, and plans for future statewide water needs. California Department of Water Resources Jeanine Jones, Interstate Resources Manager, 916-653-8126 Amy Norris, Public Affairs, 916-654-3755 | 2007-11-10 | 1:00 PM | Free Trees for LA Residents | COUNCILMEMBER HUIZAR, THE EAGLE ROCK PLAZA, AND THE MTLA PRESENT FREE TREE GIVEAWAYS, MONTHLY AT THE EAGLE ROCK PLAZA! Last Saturday, we gave away 200 trees to residents of the Northeast as part of our partnership with the Mayor's Million Tree LA initiative and the Eagle Rock Plaza. The event was an overwhelming success, and we will continue to provide free trees for the rest of the year. Please join us on the following Saturday's: August 11 September 15 October 20 November 10 December 8 from 1:00-6:00 pm at Eagle Rock Plaza, 2700 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041 As part of the continuing effort to beautify Los Angeles and create a greener, healthier city, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's Million Tree LA (MTLA) initiative, the MTLA, the Eagle Rock Plaza and Councilmember Huizar present a free tree giveaway. Free trees will be provided to the first 200 people who arrive. | 2007-11-10 | 10:00 AM | ‘GREEN IS UNIVERSAL’ ECO FAIR | The Eco-Fair is FREE (does not include park admission) The fair will be outside the park by the front gates & globe. The Eco-Fair is suitable for the entire family and will be presented by a “Green Team” of experts from over 20 organizations and the Environmental Media Association. Activities and displays—many of them with “hands-on” interactive features– will range from simulated tidepools to Segway Personal Transporters, solar-powered blenders and eco-friendly popcorn poppers [Sports Utility Bikes, Sun Ovens, Bike Blender and more]. Participating organizations will include Heal the Bay, Southern California Edison, Hollywood Beautification Team, Arbonne International, Global Green USA, LADWP, Baldwin Hills Conservancy, Tree People, Window On Our Waters, Los Angeles Conservations Corps and Path to Freedom. The Metro will test guests’ Green knowledge in the “Go Green, Go Metro” trivia game awarding exciting prizes and persons arriving via Metro can exchange their ticket stub for a free recycled carry-all bag. ::METRO INFO: The Metro Red Line train from downtown or Hollywood stops at Universal City. Across from the Metro station and Bus Stop is a Universal Studios shuttle which provides complimentary service every 10 to 15 minutes to the front gate of Universal Studios Hollywood. Shuttles continue for two hours after the park closes. It's only a five to ten minute walk from the station to the gate, but it's straight uphill and the sidewalk only goes part way, then you have to walk on the street. But you don't have to worry too much about missing the last shuttle in the evening, since it's all downhill on the way back. | 2007-11-13 | 7:30 pm | Lummis Day planning | Just a reminder that the Lummis Day organizing committee will meet at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, November 13 at Ramona Hall. Items that will be included on the agenda include: -Library program -Education program -501 (c) 3 status - Highland Park Parade --2008 Festival talent -2008 Festival advertising -2008 logo. Hope to see you there. E. Sekular | 2007-11-17 | 8:00 AM | Help Beautify Northwest Pasadena | The intersection of Washington Blvd. and Glen Ave. has experienced more than it's fair share of crime and violence recently. In an effort to lift up the spirit of the community, Pasadena Beautiful will beautify the center median of this intersection with trees and shrubs. Let's help Pasadena Beautiful with their beautification project. We'll be planting trees and reducing CO2 in the atmosphere as well. We hope to launch our own tree planting projects in the future, so this event will help get our group off to a good start. Meet at the intersection of Washington Blvd. and Glen Ave. at 8am. Bring a shovel, gloves and a willingness to help a good cause. Learn more here: http://globalwarming.meetup.com/50/calendar/670638 Keep keepin' it green, Frank Minero Organizer Pasadena Global Warming Group | 2007-11-17 | 9:00 AM | Memorial Bench Project | The Community is invited to help with the completion of Memorial Bench Project honoring Lucy Lemmon and Pat Samson, two inspirational community members. Volunteers will meet at the end of Elyria Dr. to spread wildflower seeds, plant 1 gal. native plants and install the benches. This project is possible through the donations (in-kind & other) of many organizations and individuals, including: The Arroyo Seco Neighborhood Council, Highland Park Heritage Trust, Mt. Washington Association, Mt. Washington Homeowners Alliance, and Self-Realization Fellowship. At 11:00 there will be a brief dedication ceremony with refreshments. Please RSVP to: lynnette@pacbell.net if you will be attending the workparty, dedication, or both! | 2007-11-18 | 9:30 am | Visit the Mt. Washington Plein Air Painters Again! | See our work at the Annual Arroyo Arts Collective Discovery Tour on Sunday, November 18 at the Zeigler House. You can also take the self-guided tour starting at the Lummis House Tickets are $10 in advance (www.arroyoartscollective.org) or $15 at the Lummis House door. We look forward to seeing you again! Chris Zambon Donna Wolff Richard Willson Kevin Spitze Olivia Rodriguez Wayne Hunt Ann Dudrow Jose de Juan John Byram Diane Behrens Ann Dudrow Kevin Spitze Rick Willson | 2007-11-18 | 7:00 PM | MOUNT WASHINGTON LOCAL ISSUES | Agenda: I. Welcome and Opening remarks – Co Chair Paula Sirola. II. Public comments on non-agenda items, requests for future agenda items (2 mins. each). III. Reports from Council District 1 and Council District 14 IV.Presentation of Plans for Moon Canyon Park - Chris Atencio, Department of Recreation and Parks V.Old Business: a.Follow up on Bicentennial Park Issues - committee b.Follow up on Landscaping along Oneonta Stairs and Beautification/ planting – Al Winn c.Follow up on access and linkages issues - Jerry Schneider d.Follow up on New Single Family Residence Projects in 800 Block of Mt Washington Drive – Byron Lee VI.New Business a.Mount Washington Elementary School Attendance Catchment Area | 2007-11-19 | 6:30 pm | Rose Bowl Strategic Plan | The Pasadena City Council will meet Monday, November 19, in the Council Chamber at City Hall, located at 100 North Garfield Avenue. The Council will consider a number of issues, including the Rose Bowl Strategic Plan. The City Council will consider appropriating an additional $220,000 to provide for additional architectural and financial work for the strategic plan. For more information, please visit http://www.rosebowlstadium.com/RoseBowl_strategic_plan.htm. The entire Council agenda, complete with downloadable reports, can be found at http://www.cityofpasadena.net/councilagendas/council_agenda.asp. The meeting will be televised live on 55 KPAS and via streaming video at www.cityofpasadena.net (click on City News). |
2007-11-27 | 7:00 PM | NPR's Fresh Air Talks Water With Gleick | With Atlanta on the verge of running dry, the subject of our freshwater future is riper than ever. Gleick and Gross discuss the state of our freshwater resources, bottled water, and the role conservation and efficiency can play in facing the challenges created by an ever-shifting climate. Local broadcast times vary. Find your local NPR broadcast schedule. (U.S. only) On Tuesday at 7 PM, click here to listen to the interview online. (everywhere) Founded in 1987, the Pacific Institute uses interdisciplinary analysis to help decisionmakers more knowledgeably--and therefore, more effectively--address the related and pressing threats to sustainability: environmental degradation, inequity, and poor economic planning. www.pacinst.org | 2007-11-28 | 7:00am | Water Quality Testing | 2007-11-28 | 7:00 PM | MOUNT WASHINGTON LOCAL ISSUES | Agenda: I. Welcome and Opening remarks – Co Chair Paula Sirola. II. Public comments on non-agenda items, requests for future agenda items (2 mins. each). III. Reports from Council District 1 and Council District 14 IV.Presentation of Plans for Moon Canyon Park - Chris Atencio, Department of Recreation and Parks V.Old Business: a.Follow up on Bicentennial Park Issues - committee b.Follow up on Landscaping along Oneonta Stairs and Beautification/ planting – Al Winn c.Follow up on access and linkages issues - Jerry Schneider d.Follow up on New Single Family Residence Projects in 800 Block of Mt Washington Drive – Byron Lee VI.New Business a.Mount Washington Elementary School Attendance Catchment Area | 2007-11-29 | 6:30 pm | Volunteer Meeting | A meeting to engage interested individuals regarding the prospects of volunteering in the Arroyo Seco Foundation's Stream Team | 2007-11-29 | 6:30 PM | CD14 Park & Recreation Needs Assessment | The Citywide Community Needs Assessment will provide the City of Los Angeles with valuable information to be used in planning for the future and will contribute to the protection and expansion of Los Angeles' 15,000 acres of existing parkland. Join us in shaping the future of parks in Los Angeles. Please invite your family, friends, neighbors and colleagues to the public meeting in your area. Don't miss the opportunity to have your voice heard! The meeting will start promptly and will include a presentation and an interactive work session. Refreshments will also be provided. MEETING FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 14 | 2007-12-01 | 9:00 am | Cornfields/Arroyo Seco Specific Plan Future Land Use Worksho | Please Join the Los Angeles Department of City Planning For the •Meet your community •Participate in designing the future of the area •Review results from September kick-off meeting •Discuss and build land use scenarios in the area 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. — Workshop 11:00 a.m. - noon — Networking Lunch To RSVP please email cornfieldsla@gmail.com. For more information on the Cornfields-Arroyo Seco Specific Plan, please see our website at http://cornfieldsla.googlepages.com or email at cornfieldsla@gmail.com | 2007-12-01 | 9:00 am | Volunteers Needed To Plant Trees In Pasadena | Volunteers will meet at the corner of Hill Avenue and Cordova Street on Saturday, Dec. 1. Volunteers will work from 9 a.m. to noon and refreshments will be provided. The efforts are part of an ongoing program to increase Pasadena’s vast urban forest, replacing dead, dying or diseased trees that have been removed. Plantings are supervised by city crews. Volunteers should wear comfortable clothes and closed-toed shoes. Gloves and shovels are welcome. Any child under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. | 2007-12-01 | 9:00 am | NELA Parks Assessment | This is the first major planning effort by the City for its recreation and parks services to take place in years. Please participate in these meetings to ensure that our Northeast neighborhoods benefit from improvements that will hopefully result from this planning effort. The staff of th |