Arroyo Seco Foundation

Don't Miss Last Call

Illuminating the vital role water plays in our lives, exposing the defects in the current system and depicting communities already struggling with its ill-effects, the film features activist Erin Brockovich and such distinguished experts as Peter Gleick, Alex Prud'homme, Jay Famiglietti and Robert Glennon.

This film is for anyone who really cares about water. The perfect way to start Water Awareness Month.

Opens Friday, May 4 at the Landmark Theatre in West Los Angeles. Well worth the trip.

Hahamongna Walkabout -
Now You Can View It!

The Second Annual Hahamongna Walkabout on Saturdy, March 31 was fun and fatastic, and now you can share in the educational experiences that made the drizzlie day a big success.

View the Hahamongna Walkabout Videos

Caltech Students Visit Brown Mountain Dam

In March an energetic group of students from Caltech, led by Arroyo Seco Watershed Coordinator Jonatahn Frame, took a trek up the Arroyo on Brown Mountain Dam on Saturday. The weather could not have been better for this nine mile, four hour round trip hike. It's been a dry year, but there is a steady flow through the aged dam. Brown Mountain Dam created a perfect shaded picnic area for the group. Tours to the Brown Mountain Dam are available upon request.

Two Great Volunteer Events On Presidents' Weekend

Volunteers did a great job of cleaning up the Arroyo on President's Weekend. An energetic group of workers came from Art Center College of Design, Pasadena City College and the Arroyo Seco Stream Team. Learn more here:

Presidents' Weekend Cleanups

Corps Study of Arroyo Subject of First Watershed Breakfast

The US Army Corps of Engineers study of the Arroyo Seco offers invaluable analysis and insights on how to craft an environmentally sound restoration of the natural splendor of the Arroyo Seco. Josephine Axt, Chief of Planning for the Los Angeles Division of the US Army Corps of Engineers presented an overview of the study to 50 local residents at the Arroyo Seco Foundation's first Watershed Breakfast at the University Club of Pasadena on January 25th.

You can catch the flavor of the event and see the highlights of this very important study at the links below.

View the Slides

Review the Corps AS Study

Discover the Arroyo Seco Confluence

A fascinating look at the importance of the Confluence of the Arroyo Seco with the Los Angeles River and plans to upgrade it.

Arroyo Verde Awards Honor Leadership and Stewardship

The Arroyo Verde Awards are this region's most prestigious environmental stewardship awards. Recipients are honored at the annual holiday event of the Council of Arroyo Seco Organizations, which was held this year in the Community Room of the South Pasadena Public Library.

2011 Arroyo Verde Awardees

Some Station Fire Burn Areas Reopened

The US Forest Service has reopened the Gabrielino Trail up the Arroyo Seco after a closure that began almost two years ago following the Station Fire.

Map | USFS Announcement

Now Available:

The Official Arroyo Tshirt

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The first Hahamongna Walkabout took place on Saturday, March 5, 2011. Nearly two hundred participants learned of the habitat, wildlife, bird and water riches of Hahamongna at the precious spot at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains.

View Walkabout Pictures | Walkabout Videos

Hahamongna Remains the Focus

It's the most precious enviromental zone in our region, but it's under attack again. There's no question about it: your continued vigilance is needed to keep Hahamongna natural.

	A massive sediment removal program of the County of Los Angeles threatens to strip the basin of its rare habitat
	Pasadena is forging ahead with an ill-conceived plan to add a parking lot and a soccer field to the center of the basin.

We urge you to become informed about the issues and to get active to save this environmental treasure.

Save Hahamongna

Streams of Northeast Los Angeles

Jane Tsong has compiled a beautiful online display of the streams of Eagle Rock and Highland Park. It will give you a good idea or key elements of our local watershed.

River Culture

John Arroyo, a planning student at MIT with a great love for the LA River and the Arroyo Seco, has compiled a fascinating look at the culture or the river and its role in transforming it.

Bold New Plan for Arroyo Seco Restoration

The Arroyo Seco Watershed Assessment has now been finalized. The plan, prepared by CDM for the Arroyo Seco Foundation, reviews key restoration projects in the watershed and identifies five major projects which constitute an Arroyo Seco Greenway. We would appreciate your review and comments on the report.

Arroyo Seco Greenway

The Chub Are Back in the Arroyo

The Arroyo Chub, a native species that once thrived in the Arroyo Seco, has returned. Last summer three hundred of the small fish were planted in the natural stream areas of Pasadena's Central Arroyoo stream below Devil's Gate Dam and just above the Colorado Street Bridge, and recent sightings indicate the fish are doing well particularly in the lower stretch.

"This is a momentous development and a key milestone in our campaign to restore the natural attributes and functions of the Arroyo Seco," said Tim Brick, Managing Director of the Arroyo Seco Foundation. The fish restoration came as part of the Central Arroyo Stream Restoration Program completed by ASF and the City of Pasadena. The project included water quality islands in Brookside Park parking lot, trail improvements, and backwater pools and improved habitat for the fish.

Star-News Coverage | Project Description

This is a period of heightened concern about water, so what better time to view an awesome web tour of the importance and majesty of water! "Water: H2O=Life," presented by the American Museum of Natural History with help from the Tamarind Foundation, is an exciting exhibition about the vital element in all its power, beauty and glory.

Water: H2O=Life