The First Annual Tour de Arroyo Rolls! and Rocks!
More than one hundred intrepid bicyclists pedalled down the Arroyo Seco Saturday, May 30th on the First Annual Tour de Arroyo. The riders, who spanned almost eighty years in age, passed by five Gold Line Stations on their 9.7 mile ride from Memorial Park in Pasadena to the Los Angeles State Historical Park near downtown Los Angeles, demonstrating the feasibility of a bikeway as a transportation option.
Is California's Bond Freeze Thawing?
There's new hope that environmental projects across the state might be restarted soon after the recent California bond sale.
The state's suspension of bond-funded projects last December has been devastating to many community-based organizations, but the recent bond sale is a good sign that things might be changing.
Water Crisis Looms
The recent rains have not eliminated three years of dry conditions. Soon the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has now reduced supplies to the water agencies of Southern California. To find out more about effective steps you can take to help alleviate the water crisis, click here:
Central Arroyo Restoration Honored
The Central Arroyo Stream Restoration Program (CASRP) has received a prestigious award from POWER -- Public Officials for Water and Environmental Reform -- at a banquet at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel. POWER, a statewide group of water officials and activists honored the Arroyo Seco Foundation, the City of Pasadena, and design/construction partner Camp Dresser McKee, Inc (CDM) with their 2008 POWER Award, citing CASRP's innovation as a successful stream restoration project using a design/build collaboration and reintroducing the native Arroyo Chub fish into the urban waterway.
The Chub Are Back in the Arroyo
The Arroyo Chub, a native species that once thrived in the Arroyo Seco, has returned. Three hundred of the small fish have been planted in the natural stream areas of Pasadena's Central Arroyoo stream below Devil's Gate Dam and just above the Colorado Street Bridge.
"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 recently 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 Quality Results Now Online
For more than a year now the intrepid volunteers of the Arroyo Seco Stream Team have been collecting water quality data in the Arroyo Seco and tributaries. Their goal is to gather the data that is necessary to assess the health of the watershed. Now you can view the most recent data online and judge for yourself the level of local water quality.
Governor Proclaims Drought Emergency
Urges Conservation Measures
Bringing the Chub Back Home
Arroyo Resources
Planning
Join The Arroyo Seco Stream Team
Here's a great way to get involved in the Arroyo Seco restoration. Join the Arroyo Seco Stream Team
Take A Video Journey to the Confluence
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CASO - The Council of Arroyo Seco Organizations
CASO is a vital network for organizations working to improve the Arroyo Seco from the mountains to downtown LA. For more information:
Time to Get Serious
Yes, Virginia, there really is a water crisis.
It's summer and pretty dry, but don't overwater your yard. Only water two days a week and adjust your sprinklers so you don't water the sidewalk. It won't grow. Help Southern California get through our water crisis.
Be Waterwise
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Care About Water Quality?
Stop Global Warming
Find out what you can do.
Forging a Sustainable Watershed
How can we better manage local water resources to stretch our supplies and maximize efficiency? That's the goal of the Arroyo Seco Watershed Sustainability Program.