Most of the L.A. River’s 51 miles flows through a concrete flood control channel that was built in the 1940s and 1950s, but in this section, next to the Bowtie and Frogtown, the river is very much alive despite the surrounding infrastructure.
For good or ill, the concrete on the L.A. River has become a fixture on Los Angeles life. The challenge is how to manage the river’s green future while being sensitive to the urban environment and wildlife that has grown up around it.
The problem begins when birds smell the remnants of fish on the discarded line and hunt for them in the regular trash bins where fishermen dispose of their lines.
A collaborative of federal and state agencies, non-profits, and private firms have come together to solve the Los Angeles Rivers' native plant supply problem.
A 2008 study concluded that fish in some parts of the L.A. River were actually healthier and lower in mercury and toxins compared to those found in the ocean. Now they are hoping to update and complete the s...
Events range from serious sessions geared toward advanced birders, to fun activities for families such as pop-up picnics with photo classes on shooting nature and wildlife.
The Great Los Angeles River CleaUp hosted 3000 volunteers who pulled 22 tons of trash out of the river by hand -- waste equal to the weight of 11 automobiles.