February 2014
Hahamongna Walkabout: Go with the Flow!
Saturday, March 22, 2014
9:00 AM in Hahamongna Watershed Park
Come explore one of our region's great natural treasures! Spend the morning in nature and learn about innovative ways of managing natural rivers in urban areas. Topics will include the Devil's Gate sediment removal project, the Arroyo River Parks, the Arroyo Seco Canyon Project, and more!
Mayfield Kicks Off the Year Cleaning the Arroyo
A big thank you Mayfield Junior School, who once again spent their annual faculty service day with us making the Arroyo a better place for people and wildlife. Volunteers removed numerous bags of trash from the stream and parking lot, including the stormwater capture islands installed as part of our Central Arroyo Stream Restoration Program, as well as serveral bags of invasive cape ivy from the Central Arroyo natural stream area.
Record Drought Intensifies
With "exceptional drought" declared in part of the state and the first ever zero allocation of water from the State Water Project, we want to remind Southern Califorians that there are many ways that all of us can help conserve this essential resource. It may be as small as fixing a leak or as large as installed a drought-tolerant garden. Click here and learn about some of the things you can do, and don't forget that www.socalwatersmart.com offers rebates on many water conservation improvements!
Welcome to the Arroyo Seco Calendar!
Your guide to special events related to the Arroyo Seco, the Los Angeles River,
the San Gabriel Mountains, and key environmental topics in our region.
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| 2014-02-20 | 7:00 PM | Drought & Water Crisis: What does it mean for Altadena? | Screening of the award-winning movie Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Infrastructure, followed by a brief discussion of local issues. |
| 2014-02-22 | 9:00 AM | Native California Plant Walk | Learn to identify the local native plants of the Rosemont Preserve on this hike led by AFC board member Tim Martinez. |
| 2014-02-24 | 7:00 PM | The Sacramento and San Joaquin Delta and its Importance to California in the Past and in the Future | Debra Man will explain the history of the Delta, how it impacted California during the Gold Rush, what has happened to it since, and what is needed to keep it as an asset for California’s future. |
| 2014-03-08 | 10:30 AM | The Living Museum: Sycamore Grove — Inaugural Walk | People do walk in LA! Experience over 12 walking / biking tours of though the Sycamore Grove district and encounter the fascinating history of LA’s people, architecture, ecology, Museum Gold Line Stop. |
| 2014-03-22 | 9:00 AM | Hahamongna Walkabout: Go with the Flow | Come explore one of our region's great natural treasures! Spend the morning in nature and learn about innovative ways of managing natural rivers in urban areas. Topics will include the Devil's Gate sediment removal project, the Arroyo River Parks, the Arroyo Seco Canyon Project, and more! |
| 2014-03-29 | 10:00 AM | Forum on Climate Change | Learn more about climate change and what we can do to adapt to future climate conditions. |
News of the Arroyo
Click on the title link to read the entire story.
| California drought prompts first-ever 'zero water allocation' | January 31, 2014 — Officials Friday said that for the first time ever, the State Water Project that helps supply a majority of Californians may be unable to make any deliveries except to maintain public health and safety. They also said they were cutting releases from large reservoirs in the northern part of the state to preserve supplies in the face of what could be the worst drought in modern California history. | The forest recovers from the ground up | January 29, 2014 — Reg Green recounts the recovery of habitat and life post-Station Fire in the Arroyo Seco. | Victorian Los Angeles by the Arroyo Seco | January 23, 2014 — Squeezed between the glassy skyscrapers of Bunker Hill and the sleek modernist homes atop Hollywood Hills are blips of Los Angeles's pueblo and Victorian past, for those with eagle eyes. One of these spots lie along the Arroyo Seco just before it merges with the Los Angeles River. | More Cities Bring Buried Streams Back To Life | January 21, 2014 — New urban waterways are making a come back. Cincinnati is following the lead of Seattle, Kalamazoo, Mich., and other cities by bringing back a buried stream that has been underground for a century. Uncovering these streams have environmental and economic benefits. | A smarter way to attack L.A.'s sediment problem | January 17, 2014 — Christle Balvin advocates a slow, ongoing program and a County task force on sediment as the smarter way to address LA County's massive sediment issue. |
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