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Through a chainlink fence: the Arroyo Seco back and forth in time 13 Aug 2013 | 03:53 am
Fig. 1a. Looking North from Avenue 43. 2013. Hieu Nguyen. Note Southwest Museum on left and a narrowed stream channel. Fig. 1b. Looking North from Avenue 43. 1901-1916. Minerva Classics. Note Southwe...
From the Society pages: Botox on the Beach? 13 Jul 2013 | 12:06 pm
Broad Beach in 2012 with stone revetment wall, Google Earth Broad Beach in 1994 with wider beach, Google Earth A recent article in the society pages of Vanity Fair details the woes of property owner...
Colorado River interactive map 22 May 2013 | 06:37 am
Look a new post! The good folks at Western Resource Associates, a regional nonprofit focusing on the Colorado River, have created a really cool interactive map that neatly summarizes many issues facin...
Joe’s New Job at the Bronx River Alliance 4 Feb 2013 | 01:41 am
Last week, I wrote about the Bronx River. This week, I began my full-time work as Greenway Director for the Bronx River Alliance. The Bronx River Alliance (BxRA) is a non-profit working to foster a he...
Never Built: The Santa Monica Causeway 31 Jan 2013 | 02:29 am
Hearing the plug on NPR last week for the upcoming exhibition Never Built at the A+D museum, I was reminded of a very bizarre project that I came across in a 1968 issue of California Tomorrow’s excell...
Exploring the Bronx River 29 Jan 2013 | 12:29 am
A couple weeks ago, I got a chance to bicycle a few miles of the Bronx River. It’s not unlike the Los Angeles River: a very urban, relatively industrialized freshwater river, in the process of making ...
Happy surprises for Thanksgiving day 22 Nov 2012 | 10:23 pm
A year ago, my Thanksgiving post was a tribute of sorts to an endangered species, the Vaquita marina, and a reflection on our consumption of water – an important cause of distress for this brackish-wa...
Hurricane Sandy’s Jersey City Debris Line 2 Nov 2012 | 10:04 pm
(Note to L.A. folks: this former L.A. resident is now spending time living with my fiance in Downtown Jersey City. I’ll be posting occasional east coast pieces that I think may be interesting to L.A.’...
Fancy dancing at the Supreme Court 31 Oct 2012 | 08:55 pm
Once the election buzz has passed, angelenos can turn their attention to the Supreme Court for some creekfreaky argumentation. Commenters – can you offer up interpretations of what this decision will...
A pearl-y tidbit for angelenos 25 Oct 2012 | 03:26 am
Hello Creekfreaks! I miss writing about LA waterways but am much enjoying the new sights and sounds of Humboldt Bay, and my new job is promising to be very rewarding. Being bay-focused, I’m reading ...
