UPCOMING EVENTS

Preparation Day / Saturday, October 26th, 9-12PM

Come join us getting these ready for the bigger community planting day event in November. The USC TEST PLOT Class and the Community Nature Connection welcome interested community members and volunteers to participate a morning of learning, preparation, design, and gathering. Activities include cleaning up any remaining trash, weeding, trail work, plant layout, plant identification, and more! We will have some supplies, but we welcome folks to bring their own tools, gloves, and water. Feel free to just come say hi!

Planting Day / Saturday, November 23rd, 8-3PM

This will be a fun day of planting up to 150 native plants in Rainbow Canyon. More details upcoming!

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BACKGROUND

Last winter’s storms revived the stream, revealing its natural course. However, aside from basic fire brush clearance, little restoration work has been done since the canyon was saved from development in 1991 by local residents, including the late Clare Kenyon. The land is owned by the Santa Monica Mountain Conservancy and managed by the Mountains Recreation Conservation Authority.

Led by a course at the USC School of Architecture, the Test Plot will address the diverse challenges and opportunities of the canyon through a mission and ethos developed collaboratively by the students and their partners. The class will work with the Mount Washington Alliance, Community Nature Connection, and other community members and organizations. The course will conclude with reflections on the process, which will be shared with LA County’s “Pando Days” program, contributing to its sustainability-focused colloquium of schools.