LA RIVER RESTORATION AND MORE WITH HARVARD WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL

THE VILLAGE GARDENERS LEADS STUDENTS AND STAFF VOLUNTEERS FROM HARVARD WESTLAKE SCHOOL OF STUDIO CITY, AS THEY REMOVE LITTER, CLEAN GUTTERS, SWEEP SIDEWALKS AND CLEAR CATCH BASINS ALONG THE WAY. THE STUDENTS DID A FANTASTIC JOB AND REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THANKS TO ALL FOR THEIR HARD WORK!

INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE PLANTS WITH LOS ENCINOS SCHOOL

STUDENTS FROM LOS ENCINOS SCHOOL LISTEN TO GUEST SPEAKER, STEVE HARTMAN, FROM THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR NATIVE PLANTS AND WILD FLOWERS. STUDENTS ALSO DID A METICULOUS JOB REMOVING INVASIVE, NON-NATIVE PLANT SPECIES ALONG VILLAGE GARDENERS', POPPY WALK. MANY THANKS TO ALL FOR THEIR HARD WORK!

Community Tree Walk at the LA River

Treepeople and The Village Gardeners come together to host a nature walk along the Los Angeles River in Studio City and Sherman Oaks, CA. Staff from TreePeople and the Village Gardeners use their expertise to identify many of the plants within the Village Gardeners' adopted LA River greenway, for a group of nature lovers from the community.

LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH ZOOM ROOM SHERMAN OAKS

THE VILLAGE GARDENERS LEADS VOLUNTEER FROM ZOOM ROOM SHERMAN OAKS, AS THEY REMOVE INVASIVE, NON-NATIVE PLANTS SPECIES IN SOUTH VALLEYHEART RIVERWALK, AT THE VILLAGE GARDENS POPPY WALK

LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH BAXTER BIOSCIENCE

Volunteers from Baxter Bioscience help the Village Gardeners maintain the LA River greenway at the Richard Lillard Outdoor Classroom, in Studio City. What an incredible job they did!

Many thanks to all for their hard work!

LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH LOS ENCINOS SCHOOL

Led by The Village Gardeners, students, teachers and parents from Los Encinos School come out to plant native plants and attend a nature walk along the LA River greenway in Studio City. They did an excellent job and we hope to see them again soon for more fun! Many thanks to all for their hard work!

LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH CRESPI CARMELITE HIGH SCHOOL

Volunteers from Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino volunteer to help the Village Gardeners maintain their adopted LA River greenway.

Many thanks to all the students for their hard work!

MOORPARK POINT PROJECT CONTINUES WITH HELP FROM UNITED TALENT AGENCY

Planting continues at the Moorpark Point Project site with help from United Talent Agency and Generation Water. Volunteers enthusiastically plant native plants and spread mulch to conserve water, protect the plants, mitigate erosion and nourish the soil. Many thanks to all for their hard work!
Special thanks to our generous sponsors for making this project possible!
Sponsors: United Talent Agency, Patagonia Pasadena, Rotary Club of Studio City/Sherman Oaks, Peet's Coffee & Tea (Studio City), The Charitable Foundation, Generation Water and many more generous souls from the community.

LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH TREEPEOPLE AND LA RIVER CORPS

Once again, our hard work has paid off with awesome results!!! Special thanks to our partners at TreePeople and L.A. Conservation Corps', River Corps staff and volunteers from the community, for their hard work and support. Many thanks to Councilmember Paul Krekorian and his staff for their support and the City of Los Angeles', Office of Community Beautification for supplying the tools for this and many other events!

As a result of this awesome display of community participation, we were able to perform substantial maintenance along a 1/2 mile stretch of the Village Gardeners' Valleyheart Riverwalk Greenway in Studio City and Sherman Oaks, CA.

OLEANDER LEAF SCORCH

Oleander leaf scorch continues to plague the LA River greenway in Studio City and Sherman Oaks, California. Working with LA County and Mountains, Recreation & Conservation Authority, The Village Gardeners continues to re-introduce native plant species in their place.