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| USEPA Releases Watershed Planning Handbook | January 2, 2006 - The US Environmental Protection Agencyhas released a valuable handbook on watershed planning. The handbook emphasizes cleaning up watersheds and rivers, but it will be useful to a wide variety of planners and activists. | Game-day parking will be limited | January 3, 2006 - Recent rains have limited the number of parking spaces available for the collegiate championship football game in the Rose Bowl. Mos of Brookside Golf Course will be closed to parking. | Deadly hemlock threatens area | January 4, 2006 - Thar's poison in them there hills. Deadly hemlock has invaded the area. | The best of two worlds | January 6, 2006 - Larry Wilson describes his experience at a great football game in the Arroyo Seco. | Groundwater Cleanup Successes Reported | January 6, 2006 - Subhead: "Four major NASA groundwater cleanup project milestones reached" 2005 marked substantial progress in the cleanup of contaminated groundwater in the Arroyo Seco as this article in the Pasadena Independent relates. | Council Adopts Water Management Plan | January 6, 2006 - Subtitle: "Water & Power Department to focus on security and production of local resources" Pasadena has adopted an updated water management plan that features improving the production of local resources to decrease the use of imported water. | Froggy went a'climbing | January 10, 2006 - Subtitle: "Mountain area closed to protect rare amphibian" A favorite climbing spot in the Angeles National Forest above La Canada has been closed to protect the mountain yellow-legged frog. | Metropolitan Board Ratifies Initial Step of Plan to Overhaul CALFED Environmental Restoration Effort | January 10, 2006 - Subtitle: "Proposed Agreement Would Support Key Water Supply, Quality Actions in Bay-Delta" Major changes in the direction of the CALFED Bay Delta environmental restoration program are in the work. | Catching up after holidays | January 11, 2006 - Larry Wilson notes the doings in Altadena and Michele Zack's great history of the foothills. | Of time and the trail | January 12, 2006 - Larry Wilson forges ahead on the ancient Millard Canyon trail, the eastern edge of the Arroyo Seco watershed. | Employing GreenScapes and Green Building | January/February, 2006 - This article details the principles of low impact development and the importance of soil as a stormwater bmp. | Remembering the Dream | January 16, 2006 - It was a double celebration Sunday as trails and civil rights activists met on top of a hill above Altadena on the eastern edge of the Arroyo Seco Watershed. They joyfully celebrated Martin Luther Day and a recent trail access victory by singing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." | Water treatment site planned | January 29, 2006 - NASA and Pasadena have finalized their agreement to clean up the perchlorate contaminated wells in the Hahamongna area of the Arroyo Seco. | Corridor's future discussed | January 29, 2006 - A major powwow on Saturday discussed the future of the Rim of the Valley Corridor, which includes the Arroyo Seco. | 200 at Workshop Float Ideas for Reviving the L.A. River | January 29, 2006 - Article details one public meeting held to discuss the future of the Los Angeles River. Although not mentioned in the article, Arroyo Seco advocates stated that a fully realized Confluence Park should be part of the river revitalization, and that the Arroyo should be considered for further study. | Millard Canyon Trail | February 3, 2006 - Larry Wilson visits Millard Canyon with a sensible La Vina resident. | Helen Mary Williams, 86; Led Youths to Nature | February 5, 2006 - Helen Mary Williams, an extraordinary local environemntal enthusiast and educator, has passed away. | City backs watershed study | February 9, 2006 - La Canada Flintridge wades in to support funding for the Corps of Engineers Arroyo Seco study. | Deadline nears on NFL bid | February 10, 2006 - The deadline is fast approaching for Chris Holden's campaign to put the NFL on an upcoming Pasadena ballot. | TIMES PAST: FEB. 17, 1884 | February 17, 2006 - A report on the devasting flood in 1884 in the Arroyo. | NFL in Pasadena? | March 1, 2006 - Robert Rector analyzes the prospects of an NFL franchise in the Rose Bowl: "it would be the biggest upset in football history." | A chainsaw runs through it | March 2, 2006 - A Times editorial sings the praises of the stately sycamores in the Arroyo Seco while griping about changes to the LA tree ordinance. | No Gold rush | March 3, 2006 - Reader Tim Brick blasts the so-called express trains on the Gold Line in a letter to the editor. | A Battle for the High Ground | March 7, 2006 - A story depicting the efforts to preserve open space in the lower portion of the Arroyo watershed. Also tells of private land owners opposition to protection. | Green Week @ Kidspace Children's Museum | March 9, 2006 - Kidspace Children's Museum will feature a series of events during Green Week, March 13th through March 19th including a tour of the Arryo Seco Watershed led by Jeff Chapman of the Arroyo Seco Foundation. | Bridges Remain Key Quake Risk | March 12, 2006 - The bridge at Avenue 26 in the Arroyo Seco is singled out in a report on earthquake-threatened bridges. | On right trail | March 19, 2006 - Reader Dr. Dianne Domingo-Foraste lauds the South Pasadena City Council for their support of an equestrian trail link from South Pasadena to Elysian Park and Griffith Park. | Southwest faces major repair job | March 21, 2006 - Renovation work is in store for the Southwest Museum, but community leaders are still cautious about ensuring that the historic museum reopens soon. | Local NFL plans remain unseen | March 22, 2006 - How will the retiring of the NFL Commissioner affect plans for an LA-based (or Rose Bowl) franchise? | Golf-Club Buy Plays Into O.C. Flood Control | March 29, 2006 - The county, as owner of Green River, will be able to close the course for Prado Dam discharge. | Southern Californians Heed the Call to Reduce Outdoor Water Use | March 29, 2006 - With a Little Help From Water-Wise garden gnomes, plants, Southern Californias heed the call the reduce outdoor water use. Annual water savings could reach 75,000 gallons, $160 per home | A wild vision, a wild tour | March 30, 2006 - This weekend's Theodore Payne Foundation's Garden Tour highlights native plant gardens throughtout the LA area. The gardens speak for themselves as beauty, habitat and water conservation expressed in colors of Southern California. | Schiff Honored by Local Environmental Organization | March 30, 2006 - Congressman Adam Schiff is awarded the Arroyo Verde Award for environmental leadership. | Fighting for the Foothills | April 4, 2006 - The Arroyo Monthly features the Altadena Foothills Conservancy this month telling about their new film on water and a California-Friendly park project. | NFL decision makes ballot | April 5, 2006 - There will be a referendum to reopen Pasadena's talks with the NFL to put a pro football team in the Rose Bowl. | NFL proposal goes to the council | April 10, 2006 - Chris Holden's referendum to put a pro football team in the Rose Bowl will be the hot topic tonight at the Pasadena City Council meeting. | FREE “SMART” SPRINKLER CONTROLLER EXCHANGE FOR FOOTHILL RESIDENTS | April 11, 2006 -- Foothill residents can receive a new waterwise sprinkler through an exchange program sponsored by Metropolitan Water District and local water agencies. | Holden to take one for his team | April 11, 2006 - There will be thirty days of study of Chris Holden's ballot measure to pave the way for an National Football League franchise in the Rose Bowl. | NFL not the only Rose Bowl option | April 12, 2006 - The Star News wades in on the quixotic refendum to put the NFL in the Rose Bowl. They ain't buying it, Chris. | Channeling the raindrops | April 13, 2006 - Green discusses the benefits to water quality when one creativly looks at their garden. She redesigns her garden to capture the water, while nearly none of it runs off into the streets, rivers and bays. This proactive approach to stormwater management could greatly benefit our watersheds. | Holden to make one final push for NFL team | April 14, 2006 - "Whoa!!! Wait just one minute!!!" Or six months . . . or years will be Chris Holden's message when he address NFL execs in a plea to them to delay their decision about a franchise in Los Angeles. | Holden continues his NFL campaign | April 14, 2006 - Chris Holden just won't give up on his quest to place an NFL team in the middle of the Arroyo. | JPL seeks plan comment | April 19, 2006 - NASA and JPL are moving ahead with the treatment program for the perchlorate contaminated wells in the Arroyo Seco. Public comments on the program are solicited. | L.A. River To Become Revitalized With 40-Acre Park | April 20, 2006 - Plans for the Rio de Los Angeles State Park are unveiled along with new proposed legislation from Senator Boxer to cleanup and restore the river. | NFL may grant Southland two teams | April 21, 2006 - After a long NFL absence, could there be two pro football teams in LA's future. But note that the Rose Bowl isn't mentioned. | $80 million sought for L.A. River | April 21, 2006 - Senator Box introduces a bill for restoring the LA River | Revenge of the nerds? | April 22, 2006 - Gary Scott recounts the monkey-businss behind the NFL in the Rose Bowl poll recently conducted on the Star News websites. | Ebersol: NFL in L.A. 'very, very important' | April 27, 2006 - Inside SOCAL - Dick Ebersol, NBC Sports chairman, says that having an NFL franchise in LA is pretty darn important! | Fate of land uncertain | April 28 - It's a prominent knoll right beneath the Colorado Street. In many ways it's the entry to Arroyo Seco. What will be its fate now that the Army has packed up and moved? | Legend of the falls | April 29, 2006 - Here's the rundown on the spectacular falls in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. | A history of paradise | April 30, 2006 - Here's a romp through some of the most wonderful and historic homes in our region, including of course some Arroyo Seco gems. | Parceling out the park | May 1, 2006 - Pasadena has initiated a public planning process to determine the use of the thirty acres newly acquired for Hahamongna Watershed Park. | Points West | May 3, 2006 - Steve Lopez has a great idea for the Arroyo Seco Parkway. | Holden woos NFL owners | May 3, 2006 - Chris Holden forges on, but is anybody listening. Gary Scott reports "This type of treatment will only fuel skepticism back home about whether the Rose Bowl should even be considered a dark horse in the stadium competition." | Alcohol sweetens L.A.'s NFL bid | May 4, 2006 - Alcohol concessions are another big give to the NFL in LA. The article doesn't mention that the Rose Bowl is dry. | Brits get the NFL lesson | May 7, 2006 - The Economist offers some penetrating insights and lessons for National Football League watchers. | Score one for trees | May 7, 2006 - A new native tree ordinance has gone into effect in Los Angeles protecting oaks, bay laurel, black walnuts and sycamores. | Score one for trees | May 7, 2006 - READY or not, Los Angeles is about to confront its inner tree-hugger. A recently toughened city regulation protecting four species of indigenous trees could, as never before, pit homeowners' control over their land against preservation of the Southland's development-thinned urban canopy. | Voters will decide fate of NFL bid | May 9, 2006 - The NFL election will be in November. Pasadena voters will decide whether the Rose Bowl should be turned over to the National Football League. | Agency Joins Dust-Up Over Development Plans | May 11, 2006 - Subtitle: "The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy wants to buy 700 sites in L.A. hills, but can't afford many. Still, some landowners are irked." | Event set to laud literary pioneer | May 17, 2006 - An event featuring area pioneer Margaret Collier Graham will occur this evening at the South Pasadena Public Library. | NFL OKs Project Funds | May 24, 2006 - NFL owners met in Denver, Colorado, yesterday where they considered options to bring an NFL team to the Los Angeles marketplace. They voted to spend up to $10 million for design and engineering studies for proposed sites at the Coliseum and in Anaheim. According to the Los Angeles Times, NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue said “the league is further along now than seven years ago in both understanding the challenge and planning to meet it. We would not be spending $10 million if we did not think there was a real prospect here that these projects, one or both of them, could become a reality." | A bit of the past, preserved and used | May 24, 2006 - Here's the history of equestian use in South Pasadena's stretch of the Arroyo. | Revamping Rose Bowl redux | June 12, 2006 - The Rose Bowl is surveying local residents about how to improve the stadium. | Finding Plan B for Rose Bowl | June 14, 2006 - The Star News editorializes the new plans for the Rose Bowl should put it in the context of the Arroyo Seco. | Aiding the Downtrodden, Seeking to Build a Utopia | June 18, 2006 - Here's the history behind the Christ Faith Mission Pisgah Home in Highland Park. | Help restore glory to Pasadena Rose Bowl | June 21, 2006 - Robert Rector makes an appeal the preserve the Rose Bowl for future generations. | Suit seeks to bar NFL from ballot | June 23, 2006 - Pasadena First swings away at Chris Holden's NFL initiative in an attempt to keep it off the ballot in November. | Pasadena group fighting Rose Bowl NFL effort | June 24, 2006 - A legal challenge designed to keep the NFL giveaway off the November ballot in Pasadena has been filed by Pasadena First. | L.A. River Restoration Set to Begin | June 25, 2006 - Los Angeles will hold a series of meetings to discuss the selection of five site on the Los Angeles River for further study. | Kansas City's Dream - 10,000 Rain Gardens | June 27, 2006 - Kansas City has embarked on a bold public-private initiative to reduce storm flows and improve water quality in local streams and rivers. Their goal: 10,000 rain gardens. | I hear you, Annie | June 28, 2006 - Columnist Larry Wilson agrees that the homes at the base of the Colorado Street Bridge are a "bit much." What an understatement. | Pasadena felt Edison's electricity | July 10, 2006 - Sid Gally recounts Edison's visit to the Arroyo Seco and Pasadena. | ICO Approved by PLUM! | July 12, 2006 - In a major victory for lovers of open space in Los Angeles, the key city council committee has aproved the Northeast Hillside Interim Control Ordinance. | A celebration on the Colorado Street bridge | July 14, 2006 - Pasadena Heritage's big celebration on the Colorado Street Bridge is this weekend. | Fight to keep Rose Bowl NFL dream alive | July 15, 2006 - Chris Holden states his case for paving the way for the National Football League in the Rose Bowl | Historic home denied new site | July 22, 2006 - Is there room for a historic home on the western slope of the Arroyo at San Rafael and Colorado? No says a city planning official. | NFL vote challenge heading to court | July 23, 2006 - The battle over the NFL in the Rose Bowl will go to court on Friday. | NFL initiative faces legal peril | July 29, 2006 - The NFL initiative survived one test on Friday, but prospects don't look good for the next one. | Cooling cities' heat islands | July 30, 2006 - Here's some practical information about how to counter global climate change and the urban heat island effected related to dense urban development. | Urban sprawl, pollution cited in temperature rise | July 30, 2006 - Why's it so d_ hot? The answers are becoming increasing clear and non-controversial. | Reps Schiff and Becerra Push for Arroyo Seco Funding | August 1, 2006 - Two Arroyo Seco congressmen are fighting hard to find the funding to push forward the US Army Corps of Engineers' ecosystem study of the Arroyo Seco. | The 10 easiest ways to green your home | August 6,2006 - Being earth-friendly doesn't require going solar or growing all your own food. There are plenty of easy ways to make a big difference. | NFL legal fight nears conclusion | August 10, 2006 - There will be a showdown in court on Friday over efforts to keep the Holden NFL initiative off the Pasadena municipal ballot in November. | Pasadena First News Update | August 10, 2006 - This update comes from Pasadena First, the group fighting to keep the NFL out of the Rose Bowl. | Stream of views on L.A. River | August 17, 2006 - The Skirball Center will feature a seminal Arroyo Seco exhibit from Newton and Helen Harrison as part of the "L.A. River Reborn" exhibition now showing. | Madison Installs Rain Gardens to Cut Runoff | August 18, 2006 - Madison, Wisconsin is installing rain gardens to cut storm flow. | NFL should pay to play | August 25, 2006 - The Star News editorially asks why the NFL shouldn't pay for the upcoming November election since it's for them. | Pittsburgh Rain Barrel Workshop to Address Storm Water Runoff | August 31, 2006 - A workshop in Pittsburgh will provide practical instruction on how rain barrels can cut storm flow, conserve water and improve water quality. | Scientists: Wildlife Corridors Benefit Plant Biodiversity, Native Plants | August 31, 2006 - New studies detail the benefits of wildlife corridors not only for wildlife but for plants. | Taking water conservation to the next level | September 2, 2006 - MWD General Manager Jeff Kightlinger urges Southern Californians to take water conservation to the next level by using California Friendly landscaping, smart irrigation controllers and other outdoor conservation measures. | Autry decision spurs disbelief | September 3, 2006 - There will be no 100th anniversary celebration of the shuttered Southwest Museum next year. | Valley sees progress | September 3, 2006 - It's taken twenty years, but progress is being made in cleaning up the contaminated water basins of the San Gabriel Valley, including the Arroyo Seco. | Striking a balance, naturally | September 4, 2006 - There's a bunch of restoration and trail projects going on the Pasadena stretch of the Arroyo Seco. | Ecologist battles seedy aliens at the Great Park | September 5, 2006 - Here's the story of the battle against exotic and invasive plant species at the Great Park in Orange County. The articles details why invasive species are harmful and the need for healthy, native habitat. | A dip in nature's pool | September 7, 2006 - A Times review of swimming holes in Southern California features the Arroyo Seco. | Arroyo Center for Art and the Environment Proposed for Desiderio Site | September 8, 2006 - There's an exciting news proposal for the site of the soon-to-be-abandoned Desiderio Army Reserve Center beneath the Colorado Street Bridge. It's the Arroyo Center for Art and the Environment, a joint venture of the Arroyo Seco Foundation and the California Art Club. | City to join climate-protection accord | September 16, 2006 - Pasadena appears poised to sign on the UN Urban Environmental Accords and a US Mayor's Statement on Global Warming this Monday evening. | Base reuse proposals vary | September 17, 2006 - There are eleven proposals for the soon-to-be abandoned Desiderio Army Reserve Center beneath the Colorado Street Bridge, incluind the Arroyo Center for Art and the Environment, proposed by the Arroyo Seco Foundation and the California Art Club. | City backs U.N.'s green accord | September 19, 2006 - The Pasadena City Council unanimously backed UN Urban Environment Accords and a US Mayor's Letter pledging action to cut greenhouse gases and deal with global climate change. | County maps path for trail | September 19, 2006 - The County of Los Angeles has unveiled a new plan for the Altadena Crest Trail to connect Hahamongna Watershed Park to Eaton Canyon across the foothills. | New Film Explores How the West Was Won -- in Pasadena | September 24, 2006 - In the "Then and Now" feature of the LA Times, Cecilia Rasmussen tells the story of "Eaton's Water," the new fifteen minute docudrama of local water development. | Autry moves ahead with Southwest plans | September 24, 2006 - The Autry has finally puts its plans for the Southwest Museum down on paper, but they don't take much space. | Survival of the fittest | September 25, 2006 - The Star-News profiles naturalist Chris Nyerges. | Program gets kids pumped over water | September 28, 2006 - Kids are learning about the wonderful world of water through a pilot program established by they Upper San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District. | Persson's packing it in | September 28, 2006 - Plans for the Eaton Canyon corridor vary widely. | His tree of life | October 5, 2006 - Artist Joel Tauber has fallen big-tim for a lonely sycamore in the Rose Bowl parking lot. | Green for green | October 12, 2006 - Proposition 84 on the upcoming November will have have great environmental benefits for our region and all of California. | Plans sifted for Army Reserve site | October 13, 2006 - Proposals for the Desiderio Army Reserve site under the Colorado Street Bridge were presented to a public meeting at La Casita del Arroyo. The article mistakenly implies that the Arroyo Center for Art and the Environment will fill the site with buildings, but plans actually only include a rehab of current buildings and the greening of the rest of the site with oak woodland habiata. | Park Design Finalists Draw Cornfield with Bold Strokes | October 16, 2006 - Plans for the new Los Angeles State Historic Park at the Cornfields, just across the LA River from the Arroyo Seco Confluence, are unweiled at a public meeting. | Pasadena Voters to Call Play on NFL Talks | October 18, 2006 - Voters will decide whether to force Pasadena back to the negotiating table with the NFL. But will it make any difference? And is the deal good for the city. | Movie Review: The Bridge | October 23, 2006 - A movie review cites the Colorado Street Bridge over the Arroyo Seco as a model of suicide prevention efforts. | Don't `disfigure' Rose Bowl | October 24, 2006 - In a letter to the editory, William M. Morris urges voters to preserve the historical character of the Rose Bowl. | Flint Wash Bridge Contract Awarded | October 26, 2006 - The Flint Canyon Bridge, a key connecting link in the Arroyo, will soon be restored through a City of Pasadena project. | League wavers on L.A. football | October 28, 2006 - The NFL sends mixed signals about the possibility of a pro football franchise in LA. | Arroyo celebration set for Saturday | November 1, 2006 - Get set for a celebration of the Arroyo trails this Saturday in Pasadena's Lower Arroyo Seco Park. With exhibits, fun, exhibits, and hikes, it's sure to be a good time for all. | Numbers on Measure A | November 1, 2006 - Letter writer Joe Wilson lays out the number regarding Prop A. | Keeping Brookside Park | November 2, 2006 - Letter writer Helen Oakley pleased to save Brookside Park. | Don't turn over Rose Bowl | November 2, 2006 - Jarrell C. Jackman, letter-writer, is horrified by the prospect of turning over the Rose Bowl to the NFL. | New Groundwater Storage Reservoir Designed | November 6, 2006 - A groundwater storage programs has been designed to improve the use of the Raymond Basin that underlies Pasadena. | Protecting the Rose Bowl | November 10, 2006 - The Star-News sums up the significance of the Prop A election on Tuesday and what it means for the Rose Bowl and the Arroyo Seco. | Big plans live and die in L.A. | November 10, 2006 - The NFL seems to have fumbled plans for an LA-area franchise. "The league had to take notice of the resounding rejection it got this week from Pasadena voters." | Voters said no to NFL | November 12, 2006 - The ridiculous NFL proposal for the Rose Bowl took a drubbing in every corner of Pasadena. Prop A lost in every council district across town. | Pasadena seeks deal on coal-energy ban | November 18, 2006 - The controversy over local cities participation in a massive coal plan in Utah is heating up. Los Angeles DWP has already declined to renew contracts for the coal power, but Pasadena is seeking a compromise. | POLITICAL LANDSCAPE: | 2006-11-24 Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich has awarded nearly $2.5 million in grants to help fund 18 Los Angeles County trail projects, officials announced Tuesday. Among the projects being funded is the Central Arroyo Seco trail restoration project in Pasadena and the Southern California Edison property passive-use park and parking facility project in La Cañada Flintridge. The latter project — which is getting $150,000 in funds — would include the construction of a park, a parking lot and a trail on Southern California Edison property in La Cañada Flintridge to provide a link to an existing trail system there, officials said. The Arroyo Seco project — which is getting $149,750 in funds — would include restoration of 200 feet of historic trail in Brookside Park in Pasadena, officials said. | YOUNG MAN IS PART OF PUSH TO ANALYZE, CLEAN UP LETCHER'S TAINTED STREAMS | November 30, 2006 - Here's a watershed hero from Kentucky. | Out of many, some | November 30, 2006 - The Pasadena Weekly reviews the eleven proposals for the Desiderio Army Reserve Center site, including the Arroyo Center for Art and the Environment. | Planning Commission Debates Competing Arroyo Uses, Selects Four | December 7, 2006 - Four proposals have been chosen as finalists for the Desiderio Army Reserve site. | Finalists picked for Army site | December 7, 2006 - Four semifinalists made the cut at the Planning Commission for the Desiderio Army Reserve site beneath the Colorado Street Bridge. The Arroyo Center for Art and the Environment was the one which has generated the most enthusiasm. | Water projects get green thumbs-up | December 12, 2006 - They're putting water back in the Owens Lake 200 miles north of Los Angeles and restoring some of the environmental damage of generations past at home too. | eStream | The latest edition of the River Network's on-line newsletter, eStream, is here! To receive it contact: http://www.rivernetwork.org email: estream@rivernetwork.org | Council to honor philanthropists | December 19, 2006 - The Arroyo Verde Awards will be presented tonight at the Holiday Meeting of the Council of Arroyo Seco Organizations. | Field's open for Rose Bowl | December 22, 2006 - Get ready to discuss the future of the Rose Bowl, now that the NFL fantasy has been dismissed. | ALTERED OCEANS - Slowing a tide of pollutants | December 25, 2006 - How to protect our ocean from all the gunk and goo associated with urban runoff? That's the challenge Santa Monica and other communities are taking on. |