At 9am, Friday, February 5, community members, students, elected officials, and others gathered to dedicate this long-awaited creekside park. Flanked by the bike path and Ballona Creek on one side and Milton Street and Marina Del Rey Middle School on the other, the new park is a beautiful, environmentally smart,

On Wednesday afternoon, February 3rd, an enthusiastic group of SGN employees joined BCR and Culver High BCR Club leaders to collect creekside trash at Centinela just downstream from the Centinela Avenue bridge. Led by SGN co-founders Chris DeWolfe, CEO, and Josh Yguado, President/COO (in cap and tee in center of

At its January 26th board meeting, BCR honored two special long-time volunteers, Lucy Edward and former board member June Walden. BCR Presdent Amy Rosenstein and BCR President Emeritus Jim Lamm presented June (pictured next to Amy) and Lucy (next to Jim) with personalized certificates of appreciation, which highlighted the varied

On January 23, over 65 volunteers joined LA Audubon and BCR at Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook State Park for a morning of native plant restoration at this breathtaking site! With everyone’s help, we moved closer to the day when wildlife and native plants will once again flourish on this spectacular

We are sad to report that significant vegetation has been removed from the sloped banks of Ballona Creek just downstream from Centinela Avenue. As most of you know, this location along the soft bottom tidal estuary has been a special place for volunteers and wildlife. While the vegatation included many

On October 26, the City of Culver City recognized BCR, the Culver City High School BCR Club, and other local organizations for their diligent work in cleaning up Ballona Creek on the anual Coastal Cleanup Day, September 19. Accepting an award certificate for BCR were several BCR board members; BCR

BCR was pleased to have a booth at the vibrant Del Rey Day community event in Glen Alla Park in Del Rey on October 18. As usual, We brought our displays and literature about what we do to protect and promote Ballona, along with knowledgeable volunteers. In the photo, Culver

September 26 was the 7th annual Volunteer Day for all UCLA incoming freshmen and transfer students. They joined continuing undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, staff, alumni, parents, and community members to visit more than 40 sites across greater Los Angeles. Volunteers served at K-12 schools, food banks, parks, shelters, veterans’ facilities,

BCR participated in this year’s Coastal Cleanup Day, which is the third Saturday of September every year, when ocean and creek cleanups are organized all along the coast of California. In the L.A. area, Heal the Bay organizes cleanups at over 50 sites, including not just beaches but also some

This conference, held once every five years, offers presentations of research and discussions by professionals about issues concerning Santa Monica Bay and its watersheds. It’s presented by the Bay Foundation, The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, and Loyola Marymount University (LMU). This year’s edition, held on September 9, was sponsored

The last weekend in August is the occasion of Culver City’s annual big party in the park at the Veteran’s Memorial complex. The 2015 edition was warm, but a breeze helped keep the event comfortable, as did numerous vendors of food and drinks. BCR created its usual educational booth, with

On August 28-29, Culver City Public Works created an attractive rain garden in the parkway along Lindblade Street at the corner of Sepulveda Blvd in Culver City. Heavy equipment was used to install the infrastructure on the first day; the following day, community volunteers finished up by planting various drought-tolerant