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Environmental & Conservation Links
For Los Angeles And Southern California
Los Angeles River Basin map
(Santa Monica Mountains Convervancy)
California Native Plant Society
The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) is
a non-profit organization dedicated to the understanding and appreciation of
California's native plants and how to conserve them and their natural habitats
through education, science, advocacy, horticulture and land stewardship.
An all-volunteer
group of citizens joined together to support an alternative to L.A.'s
world-record traffic: a fast, comfortable, safe, quiet, exhaust-free,
high-capacity light rail transit line — with landscaping and bike path — from
downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica.
Friends Of The Los Angeles River
A
non-profit organization founded in 1986 to protect and restore the natural and historic heritage of the Los Angeles River and its riparian habitat through inclusive planning, education and wise stewardship.Heal the Bay is a
nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to making Southern California
coastal waters and watersheds, including Santa Monica Bay, safe, healthy and
clean. We use research, education, community action and advocacy to pursue our
mission.
Los Angeles And San Gabriel
Rivers Watershed Council
LASGRWC is a
non-profit organization of community groups, government agencies, business and
academia working cooperatively to solve problems in the watershed. Its mission
is: to facilitate an inclusive consensus process to preserve, restore, and
enhance the economic, social, and ecological health of the Los Angeles and San
Gabriel Rivers Watershed through education, research, and planning.
"Although we have made some changes to our
look, in many respects, we are the same organization that was founded by
educator, landscape architect, and community activist, Scott Wilson, nearly 20
years ago. He started with a motto, “More Trees Are Better”. Over 30,000
planted trees later, we remain deeply committed to this goal. However, we have
learned how important it is to develop neighborhood and community capacity to
nurture or steward newly created, as well as existing, environmental
improvements."--from their website
The River Project is a non-profit organization dedicated to planning for natural resource protection, conservation and enhancement in Los Angeles County. Our mission is to encourage responsible management of our watershed lands and revitalization of our rivers for the social, economic and environmental benefit of our communities. Through outreach, advocacy, scientific research and hands-on educational programs, we provide communities with the tools to reclaim their riverfront lands.
San
Gabriel Mountains Regional Convervancy
A nonprofit
public benefit corporation. SGMRC is devoted to watershed management and a great
variety of other projects in the San Gabriel River Watershed of eastern Los
Angeles County. Included in the region are the San Gabriel Mountains, River,
Valley and related areas.
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter
The Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club
welcomes your participation in its 93rd year of involvement in the enjoyment and
protection of our planet's environment. The Angeles Chapter spans Los Angeles
and Orange Counties in Southern California, and has 58,000 of the Sierra Club's
750,000 members.
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy was established by the California State Legislature in 1980. Since that time, it has helped to preserve over 60,000 acres of parkland in both wilderness and urban settings, and has improved more than 114 public recreational facilities throughout Southern California.
The Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots,
non-profit, environmental organization that works to protect our oceans, waves,
and beaches. Founded in 1984, Surfrider Foundation's most important coastal
environmental work is carried out by Surfrider Foundations' 60 chapters located
along the East, West, Gulf, Puerto Rican, and Hawaiian coasts.
TreePeople is a nonprofit organization that has been serving the Los Angeles area for over three decades. Simply put, our work is about helping nature heal our cities. We offer sustainable solutions to urban ecosystem problems.
More Resources:
Los Angeles River Virtual Tour
South Coast AQMD (Air Quality Management District)
Also Of Interest:
The 1963 L.A. Monorail Proposal
Books:
The Los Angeles
River:
Its Life, Death And Possible Rebirth
by Blake Gumprecht
available through amazon.com
Rio L.A.: Tales
From
The Los Angeles River
by Patt Morrison
available through amazon.com
