Join us on Tuesday, July 17 at 8:30 am for the Board of Supervisors Meeting as they vote on the Safe, Clean Water Program.  The measure could raise $300 million for nature-based projects such as wetlands, green streets and multi-benefit parks. These projects would:

• Provide a more reliable supply of clean and local water
• Reduce trash and flooding in our neighborhoods and shoreline
• Create more open-spaces and shade and invest in disadvantaged communities
• Generate new, good jobs through building and maintaining projects

Monday, June 25th marked the final day to submit comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report issued by West Basin for its proposed ocean desalination facility in El Segundo, CA.

The Smarter Water Coalition and more than three dozen environmental justice, community, indigenous and environmental organizations as well as green businesses and governmental agencies submitted letters expressing serious misgivings of the project, including:

• Intense energy consumption of the project
• Unknown and excessive financial costs
• Impact to local marine life
• Environmental justice impacts of the proposed plant
• Failure to adequately assess more sustainable alternatives

Enjoy the cool ocean breeze on your way to Palos Verde or Point Dume to help monitor one of the  Marine Protected Areas (MPA) in the LA area. Watch this video to learn more about the experience. Contact Michael Quill today to reserve your spot on the boat! 

Last month our team was spotted collecting data in the Glendale Narrows, Sepulveda Basin and Long Beach sections of the river.  Our next R.A.F.T excursion will take place this Saturday morning, July 14th in the Maywood section of the LA River, a popular area for biking and a particularly important bird habitat. This will be our first insect sampling in a fully-concretized section of the river.

If you are interested in joining the team email [email protected] to  join our R.A.F.T listserv and sign up for the next training. 

As a core volunteer you will: