This year, Earth Economics partnered with Amigos de Los Rios to assess the social, environmental, and economic benefits of the Watershed Discovery Campus of Mary W. Jackson Elementary with generous support from the Ingrid Rasch Legacy Fund. Greening the school’s playground—adding trees, pervious surfaces, and a garden—provides nearly $400,000 in annual benefits and supports the…
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Photo credit: Bob Wick, Hoyt Mountain Advocates Urge Antiquities Act Use to Expand San Gabriel Mountains National Monument LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Environmental advocates are rallying for the expansion of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument by adding 109,000 acres through the use of the Antiquities Act. These lands, serving as the gateway to…
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Edison International published a great story about our partnership. Thank you! “Making the ‘Emerald Necklace’ Sparkle” Edison International helps Amigos de los Rios’ network of green spaces and schools shine brightly during Hispanic Heritage Month. Click the link to view and share the story: https://energized.edison.com/stories/making-the-emerald-necklace-sparkle
The Emerald Necklace San Gabriel River and Rio Hondo Greenway project bring students from many regional high schools, community colleges, and universities, as well as local communities, to the river corridors to do high-touch work and bring the soil, greatly disturbed in most areas, back to life. At Peck Water Conservation Park along the Rio…
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Big thanks to Congresswoman Judy Chu for securing $125,000 in funding! This money will go towards a new visitor reception signage system soon to be installed at locations throughout the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. The multilingual signage system will provide regulation and safety information, local environmental and cultural highlights and land-based learning opportunities. Thank…
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We took part in a global event to raise awareness about climate change and environmental action! CNN showcased groups all around the globe, including the work work we are doing at Santa Fe Middle School. Thank you to all of our volunteers! Check out our Director’s interview with CNN! From the #CalltoEarth Day organizers: You…
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Amigos de Los Rios is working to bring attention to ensuring a safe future for the water resources of Southern California – a critical part of our collective health and wellbeing as a region. Despite our region’s constant droughts and water management issues, we still take for granted our access to clean, quality drinking water.…
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June 29, 2021 Heal the Bay releases scientific reports and annual bacterial-pollution rankings for hundreds of beaches in California and dozens of freshwater recreation areas in Los Angeles County during 2020 – 2021. https://healthebay.org/beachreportcard2021/
The Emerald Necklace: Metrogreen Space Planning in Los Angeles and Beyond Nov 9, 2014 – Will Allen, Chapel Hill – Claire Robinson, Los Angeles – Mike Houck, Portland In winter 2009, Houston Wilderness hosted an inaugural meeting of what would become the Metropolitan Greenspace Alliance. Today the Alliance is a national coalition of coalitions working in ecologically, culturally,…
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