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Arroyo Seco Events |
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Know About an upcoming Arroyo Seco event? A meeting, hike, clean-up, bird walk, picnic or educational forum? Send the announcement to events@arroyoseco.org. We'll be glad to let everyone know. |
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| Saturday,
March 1, 2003
Time: 8:00AM - 12:00PM |
Hahamongna Monthly Bird Walk -- This is a monthly bird walk for birders of all ages and experience. A good variety of resident and wintering species should be in residence. Leader: Various - Check our web site at www.pasadenaaudubon.org. Exit the northbound 210 Freeway at Berkshire and make a right, then a left at the light. The park entrance is on the right at the next stop light. Take the first left after entering Hahamongna Watershed Park and park by the ballfield. |
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Past Events |
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| Thursday,
January 2
5:30 PM
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Arroyo Seco Master Plan Design Commission Subcommittee -- This committee will consider recommendations regarding the design elements of the Arroyo Seco Master Plan. The recommended changes to the Design Guidelines are intended to bring the Arroyo Seco Design Guidelines into conformance with the municipal code and other City guidelines. Public Meeting, George Ellery Hale Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 175 North Garfield Avenue (Entrance on Ramona Street) |
| Saturday,
January 4
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Pasadena
Audubon Society - Hahamongna Monthly Walk
This is a monthly bird walk for birders of all ages and experience. A good variety of resident and wintering species should be in residence. Exit the northbound 210 Freeway at Berkshire and make a right, then a left at the light. The park entrance is on the right at the next stop light. Take the first left after entering Hahamongna Watershed Park and park by the ball field. |
| Tuesday,
January 7
6 PM |
Pasadena Recreation and Parks Commission Arroyo Seco Update -- There will be a staff update on the Arroyo Seco Master Plan presented to the Recreation and Park Commission at their regular January 7th meeting at 6pm in Room 323 at City Hall. |
| Saturday,
January 11
10 AM - 12 PM |
Arroyo Seco Bike Tour -- The Quarterly Los Angeles River Bike Tours enters its 5th year with a tour of the Arroyo Seco. Join us as we ride along the stream and visit the historic and cultural corridor of the Arroyo Seco through Cypress Park, Highland Park and South Pasadena. Leaving from the Los Angeles River Center and Gardens at 570 W. Avenue 26. The route is relatively flat with some riding on streets. We will travel from the River Center along the Arroyo Seco passing current and future park sites as well as the many historic and cultural icons of the area. The casual paced tour is about 10 miles and will be about 1½ to 2 hours. Docents will be available to discuss projects and efforts in the area to restore the Arroyo Seco watershed. Please bring water, wear sunscreen and a bike helmet. The cost is free. Sponsored by the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, Friends of the Los Angeles River and North East Trees. |
| Sunday,
January 26, 2003
9 AM To Noon |
Wandering
Around the Arroyo -- California Native Plant Society,
San Gabriel Mountains Chapter, has scheduled a field trip
entitled "Wandering Around the Arroyo: Just Trees"
for Sunday, January 26, 2003, from 9 am to noon at Lower
Arroyo Park, Pasadena. We will attempt to identify the sycamore, alder, cottonwood and different willows growing in Lower Arroyo Park by examining their winter silhouettes, bark and twigs. We will also learn to tell the difference between the evergreen oaks growing there by looking at their leaves. Directions: from Interstate 210 go south on Orange Grove, right on California, right on Arroyo. Turn left at the sign that says casting pool and roving archers. Rain cancels. It may be muddy, wear appropriate footwear. Updates and further information here: http://cnps-sgm.org/#outing Contact: Jane Strong |
| Monday,
January 27
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM |
History of Water in Altadena -- Tim Brick, Managing Director of the Arroyo Seco Foundation, will make a presentation on the History of Water in Altadena at a meeting of the Altadena Historical Society. The meeting will be held at the Altadena Library, 600 E Mariposa St. Mr. Brick is a senior of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California representing the city of Pasadena. The talk is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. |
| Monday,
February 10
6:30 PM
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PUBLIC
FORUM -- There will be an informal
discussion on the planned
creation of the Autry
National Center of the American West with the Southwest Museum and the Autry Museum of Western Heritage, Monday, February 10, 2003, at 6:30 p.m at the Southwest
Museum’s Sprague Auditorium, 234
Museum Drive, Los Angeles. Duane King, Executive Director of the Southwest Museum, and John
Gray, Executive Director of the Autry Museum, will
address issues relating to the planning process and the
future of the new Autry National Center. Please
plan to arrive early, as seating is limited. For more
information, please call 323.221.2164, ext. 230. |
| Monday,
February 10
7:00-9:00 PM |
Environmental Roundtable -- Discovering Our Equestrian Community - Conflict, Opportunity, and Disappearing Resource Through this discussion, you will discover the rich equestrian history in the San Gabriel Valley and learn about the conflicts, opportunities, and this valuable regional user group resource. The Environmental Roundtable Series is co-sponsored by the San Gabriel Mountains Regional Conservancy and the City of Azusa. For further information about the roundtable or future events, please contact Ann Croissant (626-335-1771/glcroissant@csupomona.edu) or Rick Thomas (909-662-7276 / rictho@earthlink.net). Location: City of Azusa Civic Auditorium, 213 E. Foothill Blvd. |
| Wednesday,
February 12
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Healthy
Urban Watersheds -- Low Impact Development Strategies to
Improve Water Quality -- Stormwater Managers,
Designers, Planners, and Water Quality Practitioners:
Learn how to improve stormwater water quality through better site design by attending this conference and workshop in Santa Monica on Wednesday, Feb. 12. You'll get an overview of stormwater requirements and learn from experts on site planning techniques, BMPs, and low impact development practices for stormwater management. You'll even take part in an interactive planning and design exercise.The announcement and registration form can be viewed by clicking on this link: Stormwater. Contact: Bill DePoto, P.E. , L.A. County Public Works, Watershed Management Div., 626.458.4313, http://ladpw.org/wmd/ Find out about BMPs at www.BMPLA.org |