Articles from November 2019 Newsletter
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The Wildlife Overpass at Liberty Canyon: RCD Completes Schematic Design and Design Development Phases
Wildlife in the Santa Monica Mountains has a problem. With freeways surrounding and bisecting the wild spaces, migration to and from the mountains becomes impossible or lethal when the attempt is made. Migration is necessary to maintain genetic diversity, without...
Demonstration Structure Shows Fire Resilience Starts at Home
What is the most important component to keeping structures safe during wildfire? Most people would say “brush clearance" or “defensible space.” While that is important, the number one consideration is to harden the structure itself against ignition. The RCD...
Pool Excavations–Rebuilding Our Creeks for Endangered Species
In mid-August of this year the RCD began an incredible project. The goal? Restoring local creeks by hand to create refugia for threatened and endangered creek species. With help from the California Conservation Corps, Balance Hydrologics, and the California...
Coastal Clean Up Day – 170 Volunteers Remove Over Four Tons of Trash from Two Local Creeks
A warm, sunny Saturday in late September marked the 36th anniversary of Coastal Clean Up Day. This effort has been spearheaded in Los Angeles by Heal the Bay (HTB), and when they announced Haskell Creek in the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve as one of the clean-up...