Los Angeles Creek Freaks meet the Miracle Mile Democratic Club
April 23, 2024 § 7 Comments
LA Creek Freaks will be presenting over Zoom at the May meeting of the Miracle Mile Democratic Club (MMDC) May 1 at 7pm. This is a free and online only event, and you don’t have to be MMDC member to attend.
We’re so excited to share with you a program we’ve shaped in conversation with Mark Edwards, Amy Goldenberg, and Tracy Cook:
“The Miracle Mile Democratic Club is hosting a panel discussion on the history of Los Angeles water and underground streams. As we wrap up this winter of atmospheric rivers where curbs flooded and streets turned into rivers, we ponder with experts about the ground below us, which is comprised of existing streams, sandy washes, historic wetlands, ponds, storm drains, concrete channels and hidden creeks that have either been buried or drained. There are questions to explore such as where is the swamp land in the namesake La Cienega? What happens to a creek in the hills when it crosses Hollywood Blvd? What would Los Angeles look like if we ‘daylighted’ our creeks. Join us as Jessica Hall, Josh Link and Jane Tsong weave the mysterious narrative that is our Los Angeles water and hidden streams.”
Register at https://www.miraclemiledemocrats.org/
Hi –
It isn’t clean on either the website or in this EMail what the Zoom link will be. I see registration for the Panel, but not the Zoom. But maybe I am not looking in the right place.
Hi Tom! Thanks for letting us know about this trouble. It ends up that you have to click the link to register. Once you have registered, you will receive the event link via email. I hope it works. Let us know if it doesn’t. See you May 1!
Jane -Thank you for publicizing this, as you know the LA basin has a high water table and year round and seasonal flows. I will forward your email to some Ballona organizers and maybe we can revive some stream daylighting ideas for the miracle mile from years flown by. Jack Neff
Good Morning LACF Friends,
I would like to see a map of all of LA City/County creeks before they were buried underground.
Does LACF have one?
Water is Life,
Cheers,
Bob Hunt
Sent from my iPhone
Start with https://lacreekfreak.wordpress.com/las-historical-waterways/
Good Morning Joe,
What an awesome map of LA watercourses.
Water nearly everywhere and especially around the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Extremely Interesting!!
Thanks Very Much,
Cheers,
Bob
Here’s the link to register for tonight’s zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lcumrqzopHtUiS2tw8LqlhfNQ8FxSUZZQ#/registration