TWO RIVER CLEAN-UP PROJECTS TO MAKE FOR A LOVELY WEEKEND.Byline: Kerry Cavanaugh Staff Writer Cleaning up the Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. will be the mission Saturday of two volunteer efforts - one to prevent trash from going into the waterway and another to remove litter already clogging it. Volunteers will meet in Studio City to begin installing new markers on storm drains, warning that trash dumped in the basin will end up in the river. With the drive modeled on existing markers that say ``No dumping, drains to the ocean,'' volunteers will install 100 new placards on storm drains between Fulton and Tujunga avenues, at a cost of $1,000. ``Now we want to get people more aware that it drains to the river before it drains to the ocean,'' said Melanie Winter, head of The River Project, based in Studio City. ``If you're looking at these nice greenways we're building along the river, you don't want to be looking at trash in the river.'' The project comes as Studio City opens two new stretches of public parkways along the river and the city of Los Angeles
To volunteer Saturday, call The River Project at (818) 980-9660 or send an e-mail to info(at)TheRiverProject.org. Volunteers will meet at 8:30 a.m. just off the Laurelgrove footbridge, behind Jamba Juice Jamba Juice is a high-end chain of smoothie restaurants headquartered in Emeryville, California with over 640 locations operating in 21 states, the District of Columbia and the Bahamas. Over 400 locations are company-owned, with the remainder being franchised. . Also on Saturday morning, volunteers will remove trash from 10 sites along the river, including Sepulveda Basin, Tujunga Wash Tujunga Wash is a stream in Los Angeles County, California. It is a tributary of the Los Angeles River, providing about a fifth of its flow, and drains about 225 square miles. and Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America. in the valley. Bring gloves, a hat and sunscreen sunscreen /sun·screen/ (-skren) a substance applied to the skin to protect it from the effects of the sun's rays. sun·screen n. . The Gran Limpieza, organized by Friends of the Los Angeles River, will include entertainment, refreshments, educational programs and competitions and run from 9 a.m. to noon. Call (562) 591-5980 or visit www.FoLAR.org for more information. The day will conclude with a free concert by the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) is a 40-member American chamber orchestra based in Los Angeles, California, praised by the music critic Jim Svejda as "America's finest chamber orchestra."[1]. at 1 p.m. at Sepulveda Basin; attendees should bring a blanket or chairs. Kerry Cavanaugh, (818) 713-3746 kerry.cavanaugh(at)dailynews.com |
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