Environment

Coast and Mountains

A creek runs through it

Bringing a creek back to life isn’t a job – it’s a commitment for all seasons. And for the biologists, environmentalists and volunteers who’ve made it their mission to restore Topanga Creek, removing 26,000 tons of concrete and debris last year was just the beginning. This fall, they’ve moved into planting mode, laying the groundwork—literally—for... [Read more]

• Not so much trouble in Paradise (Cove)

Urban Rivers and Streams

Extreme makeover: L.A. River edition

For decades, the Tujunga Wash was little more than an eye-sore, a concrete flood-control channel snaking through Valley subdivisions, a tributary of the equally blighted Los Angeles River. Its one purpose: to move runoff to the ocean. No more. A stretch of the Tujunga Wash between Vanowen and Oxnard streets in the Third District has now become a model for urban... [Read more]

Going Green

Blazing a new eco trail

You might think of them more as tree-savers than tree-huggers. But members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department are getting high marks for the eco-friendly landscaping at Station 65 in Agoura. And that’s just the beginning. A California live oak surrounded by water-saving landscaping outside County Fire Station 65 in AgouraThis station, along with... [Read more]

• Going solar in SoCal