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Kayak and canoe down the L.A. River: Tickets go on sale 7 am tomorrow
August 8, 2011 at 8:12 pm![6024006865_df6b94f2bb[1]](http://theopendaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/6024006865_df6b94f2bb1-96x54.jpg "6024006865_df6b94f2bb[1]")
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The once rather unknown Los Angeles River has been constantly making news the last few years, especially since a bunch of kayakers paddled down the waterway in 2008 to show the river was indeed navigable. That splashy feat countered the Army Corps of Engineers contention that most of the river was unnavigable, and thus ineligible [...]
Win a free 2011 L.A. River Ride — or save $10 now on River Ride registration!
May 19, 2011 at 8:27 am
Save $10 on the 11th Annual Los Angeles River Ride; just sign up online using the special discount code TEDBC11 (case sensitive). Or enter to win a free River Ride Registration by emailing ridetheriver2011@hotmail.com by 5/26, and explain why you deserve to ride this year’s River Ride in 50 words or less, courtesy of LACBC and BikingInLA.
Drop Me In The Water: Photos From L.A. River Clean-Up Day
May 1, 2011 at 2:00 pm
Friends of the Los Angeles River, with support from an estimated 5000 volunteers, and in conjunction with the Mayor’s Day of Service, got down to the business of nature on Saturday for the 22nd Annual L.A. River Clean-Up. From 9:00 a.m. until noon, crews helped with beautification and revitalization efforts in 14 locations with 25 [...]
Villaraigosa Joins Thousands For LA River Cleanup
April 30, 2011 at 12:24 pm
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined thousands of volunteers hoping to spruce up the banks of the Los Angeles River Saturday. The 22nd annual Great Los Angeles River Cleanup or “La Gran Limpieza” got under way at 9 a.m. with groups meeting at various points along the 50-mile stretch of the river. Actors [...]
L.A. River Qualifies for Clean Water Act Protections
July 8, 2010 at 4:39 am
The LA Times reports that the EPA has declared the entire concrete-lined Los Angeles River channel “traditional navigable waters,” a key qualification to receiving Clean Water Act protections throughout the river’s 834-square-mile urban watershed. Poet and writer Lewis MacAdams, founder of Friends of the Los Angeles River, said “This is an important day, one we’ve [...]
Hey “Eco-Friends,” What Are You Doing This Thursday?
May 18, 2010 at 7:50 am
The Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs – Focus on Los Angeles. The 2010 California Agenda Public Policy Forum Series focuses on significant public policy and related issues impacting the city of Los Angeles and Greater Metropolitan Area. The upcoming forum, “Greening Los Angeles: A Sustainable Future for All” will be held Thursday, May 20th [...]
