tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85555418866406242452024-03-13T22:31:29.154-07:00The Village GardenersRick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-76855257824331353542014-02-27T13:00:00.000-08:002014-03-05T21:57:32.467-08:00LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH CALIFORNIA HOME BUILDERS<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://photos.gstatic.com/media/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5987535084312559297%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>
<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Staff from California Home Builders help the Village Gardeners at its Moorpark Point Project Site, in Sherman Oaks. Volunteers removed invasive, non-native plant species, cleared brush and planted several native plants and spread mulch to restore the soil. Many thanks to all for their hard work! Special thanks to California Home Builders for its generous contribution to help make this event possible and to help the Village Gardeners continue its efforts in the Los Angeles River greenway!</span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-11483817602749172802014-02-22T10:30:00.000-08:002014-03-04T20:37:16.253-08:00LA RIVER - GREEN LIVING FAIR<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://photos.gstatic.com/media/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5985556699706386369%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This years Los Angeles River - Green Living Fair, was co-hosted by the Studio City Neighborhood Council's, Outreach Committee and The Village Gardeners of the Los Angeles River. This exciting event took place at the Richard Lillard Outdoor Classroom, in the Valleyheart Riverwalk Greenway, where approximately 25 local non-profits came together for community outreach, to hear live music, see theatre & dance performances, best baked pie contest, fruit tree adoptions, and more. 5-gal fruit trees and shade trees were provided by the city of Los Angeles, through it's Million Trees Initiative. The free family friendly event was attended by hundreds from the community. Many thanks to all those that participated!</span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-91954790677186473312013-07-26T09:00:00.000-07:002013-08-07T21:15:09.753-07:00LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH UNITED TALENT AGENCY<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5909555655884353745%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/picasaweb.googleusercontent.com/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Volunteers from United Talent Agency, partner with the Village Gardeners to help maintain the Los Angeles River Greenway in Studio City, CA. Volunteers helped mitigate litter in the greenway and surrounding streets, to prevent it from getting into the river. They also cleared the catch basins in close proximity to the river and nearby, along Ventura Blvd. What an awesome job they did! Their efforts have a huge impact on our community. Many thank to United Talent Agency!</b></span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-27705643145434518732013-07-13T10:00:00.000-07:002014-01-07T11:51:30.054-08:00GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY - NORTH VALLEYHEART RIVERWALK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--O2xAmTXmgU/Uey4SnT0E_I/AAAAAAAADLg/p-49BpeUmAw/s1600/L1030057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--O2xAmTXmgU/Uey4SnT0E_I/AAAAAAAADLg/p-49BpeUmAw/s400/L1030057.JPG" /></a></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pictured from left to right, ADRIN NAZARIAN, Assemblyman, ZEV YAROSLAVSKY, LA County Supervisor, 3rd District, RICK RABINS, President, The Village Gardeners, MARK PESTRELLA, Assistant Director LA County Dept of Public Works</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">THIS EXCITING GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY HELD ON JULY 13, 2013, WAS ATTENDED BY MANY FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE PROJECT FIRST CONCEIVED BY THE VILLAGE GARDENERS IN 2008, IS BEING IMPLEMENTED BY LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY FEBRUARY 2014. MANY THANKS TO
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERVISOR, ZEV YAROSLAVSKY FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS SPECTACULAR PROJECT AND FOR HIS KIND SUPPORT OF THE VILLAGE GARDENERS EFFORTS! </span></b></div>
Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-48237211769261826932013-07-10T17:25:00.000-07:002014-03-11T10:26:32.866-07:00LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH BAXTER BIOSCIENCE<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="https://photos.gstatic.com/media/slideshow.swf" width="400" height="267" flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5902456147158751617%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>
<br />
<br />
<div style="font: 18.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Staff from Baxter Bioscience aid the Village Gardeners during a 2-day event in Studio City, CA. Event began at the Richard Lillard Outdoor Classroom with orientation. There they received assignments, gloves, reflective safety vest and tools for the tasks that were undertaken during 2 of the next 3-days. Volunteers pruned shrubs and trees, cleared brush, picked up hundreds of pounds of liter, cleared the gutters and catch basins along Valleyheart Dr on north and south sides of the Los Angeles River. Next day the group moved over to a badly neglected section of Ventura Blvd., from Coldwater Cyn Ave to Goodland Ave (by Ralph's Market, Starbucks & Petco). After that we all moved back along the river behind Jerry's Deli and Bed, Bath & Beyond for more LA River greenway, TLC. I must say this was truly one of the best volunteer groups I have ever worked with! They were so enthusiastic and so much fun, that the time passed by quickly. </span></span></div>
<div style="font: 18.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 23.0px;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></span></div>
<div style="font: 18.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Many thanks to Baxter Bioscience for its generosity, by giving staff paid time off to help us help the environment & our community and many thanks to all the volunteers! We love you guys!</span></span></div>
<div style="font: 18.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 23.0px;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"></span><br /></span></div>
<div style="font: 18.0px Times; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">
<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Special thanks to Councilmember Paul Krekorian and to Bladimir Campos and Ron Lee from the City's Bureau of Sanitation for their support.</span></span></div>
Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-52558419646830871372013-05-04T17:27:00.001-07:002013-05-04T18:18:01.831-07:00LA RIVER RESTORATION AND MORE WITH HARVARD WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL<div style="text-align: justify;">
<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5874276807942603121%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">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!</span></div>
Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-19036524755760606542013-04-30T09:30:00.000-07:002013-05-04T18:19:53.057-07:00INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE PLANTS WITH LOS ENCINOS SCHOOL<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5874292571402062449%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">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!</span></div>
Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-40915080118548078332013-04-21T08:11:00.000-07:002013-07-23T08:22:56.842-07:00Community Tree Walk at the LA River<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5889138763159253473%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/picasaweb.googleusercontent.com/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>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.</b></span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-81981530214242533092013-04-12T10:00:00.000-07:002013-05-06T20:19:48.437-07:00LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH ZOOM ROOM SHERMAN OAKS<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5875063824924689489%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed>
<br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">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</span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-4886267764834983732013-01-23T09:59:00.000-08:002013-02-04T22:04:35.650-08:00LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH BAXTER BIOSCIENCE<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5840993276503583937%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">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!</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Many thanks to all for their hard work!</span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-55577623396025137442012-10-17T11:08:00.000-07:002013-05-06T20:20:51.220-07:00LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH LOS ENCINOS SCHOOL<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5821135514449925761%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>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!</b></span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-54058271877682157842012-09-19T09:48:00.000-07:002013-02-04T21:52:47.713-08:00LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH CRESPI CARMELITE HIGH SCHOOL<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5841338107134937617%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Volunteers from Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino volunteer to help the Village Gardeners maintain their adopted LA River greenway.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Many thanks to all the students for their hard work!</span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-44361009469541726332012-07-25T21:17:00.001-07:002012-07-30T21:23:43.856-07:00MOORPARK POINT PROJECT CONTINUES WITH HELP FROM UNITED TALENT AGENCY<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5768115920255983745%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">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!</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Special thanks to our generous sponsors for making this project possible!</span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">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.</span></b>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-90131549802068993842012-07-14T20:45:00.000-07:002012-07-30T21:24:40.747-07:00LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH TREEPEOPLE AND LA RIVER CORPS<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5768108712846993297%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br />
<br />
<br />
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>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!</b></span></div>
</div>
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div>
</div>
<div style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">
<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>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.</b></span></div>
</div>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-25911629617999355642012-06-21T11:32:00.002-07:002012-06-21T11:35:08.751-07:00OLEANDER LEAF SCORCH<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5756341730160810161%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>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.</b></span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-82250583707755760492012-05-10T16:44:00.000-07:002012-06-14T16:50:44.474-07:00LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH KELLER WILLIAMS STUDIO CITY<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5754024930306750257%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Volunteers from Keller Williams Studio City team up with The Village Gardeners to give the Valleyheart Riverwalk Greenway </b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>some TLC. The volunteers enthusiastically cleared brush, swept the gutters along Valleyheart Drive and cleared the catch basins of debris along more than a mile of LA River greenway. What an awesome job they did!</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Many thanks from The Village Gardeners for all their hard work!</b></span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-51433089955810165572012-04-25T22:14:00.000-07:002012-06-14T16:52:25.236-07:00DIXIE CYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - LA RIVER NATURE TOUR<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5748180023508961057%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Students from Kimberly Schwiesow's 4th grade class enjoy an LA River nature tour provided by the Village Gardeners. Students learn about the importance of native plants to the ecosystem, the source of water that supplies the LA River and more. Then, complete the tour with lunch at the Richard Lillard Outdoor Classroom before returning to school. </b></span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-67278909022881322482012-03-31T21:41:00.000-07:002012-06-14T16:53:26.352-07:00GOOD FOOD DAY-LA, AT THE RICHARD LILLARD OUTDOOR CLASSROOM<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5726958247409032241%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br />
<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Hundreds turn out in observance of the Mayor's, Good Food Day-LA. A collaboration of several area non-profits including, the Studio City Neighborhood Council, the Village Gardeners, N. Hollywood NE Neighborhood Council, Mid-Town No Ho Neighborhood Council, Turning Pages Foundation, Celerity Palmati Charter School, TreePeople, Backwards BeeKeepers, Girl Scouts, Million Trees LA, LA Conservation Corps, FormLA Landscaping, LA Urban Chicken Enthusiasts and more.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Approximately, 150 fruit trees were adopted by LA residents at the event through the City of LA's, Million Trees LA initiative. The event had the feel of a county </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>fair and was fun for all ages.</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Many thanks to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the City of LA for sponsoring this exciting event and to everyone that helped make this event possible!</b></span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-26929059580780691192012-03-10T14:00:00.003-08:002012-04-03T21:35:48.821-07:00MOORPARK POINT PROJECT<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5721388895892292161%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br />
<br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This LA River Restoration project was made possible through the generosity of The Rotary Club of Studio City & Sherman Oaks, Peet's Coffee & Tea, The Charitable Foundation, Home Depot, Davey Tree and many more from the community. </span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Many thanks from the Village Gardeners to all the contributors for their generosity and to the volunteers for their hard work! Special thanks to the non-profit org Philanthro for their help in implementing this project.</span></b>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-66400308858963844572012-03-05T18:15:00.001-08:002012-03-21T18:18:26.913-07:00THANK YOU DAVEY TREE!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oR57y0QqYFg/T2p7kjreugI/AAAAAAAAB1A/8TJYGRJJ1Wc/s1600/IMG_0959.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="333" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oR57y0QqYFg/T2p7kjreugI/AAAAAAAAB1A/8TJYGRJJ1Wc/s400/IMG_0959.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Special thanks to Davey Tree Company for helping us with site preparation by removing dead trees and pruning existing to make way for more native plants!</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><br />
</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>We love you guys!!!</b></span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-85023305370044509872012-02-06T20:43:00.010-08:002012-03-21T18:29:27.492-07:00LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH BAXTER BIOSCIENCE<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5714418165115919265%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"></embed><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Enthusiastic volunteers from Baxter BioScience show some love to The Village Gardeners' native plant garden at the Richard Lillard Outdoor Classroom in Studio City. The volunteers spent the day removing invasive, non-native plant species from along the trail next to the river where the California Golden Poppies have grown for several years. The volunteers also planted some native plants.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>This first event of the season paid off with awesome results! Many thanks from The Village Gardeners for your generous giving of your precious time! </strong></span>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-6023675186274541902011-11-21T20:41:00.029-08:002012-07-30T21:16:14.317-07:00NORTH VALLEYHEART RIVERWALK PROJECT<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
It’s official!</span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">The North Valleyheart Riverwalk (Greenway) project is now a Los Angeles County project!</span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Not only is the county committed to implement the project, The Village Gardeners’ proposal for a beautiful and accessible native plant filled greenway, along the Los Angeles River, is their entry in the California River Parkways, Proposition 84 grant competition.<br />
<br />
Our project has been moved to the head of the line of LA County’s, LA River projects!</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">Special thanks to LA County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, his staff and LA County's Dept of Public Works for their generous support and hard work!</span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-prdaBSNoyAs/TsslURKKfuI/AAAAAAAABxs/E6GAT9qvGuY/s1600/VG+Thankyou+Card+Cover+5+18+11%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-prdaBSNoyAs/TsslURKKfuI/AAAAAAAABxs/E6GAT9qvGuY/s400/VG+Thankyou+Card+Cover+5+18+11%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;">See North Valleyheart Riverwalk project plans </span></span></b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.thevillagegardeners.org/nvhwplans.html">here</a>.</span></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; text-align: justify;">
<br /></div>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-4103624002201010362011-11-21T20:07:00.000-08:002011-11-22T13:15:30.138-08:00City Supplies New Trash Cans for Village Gardeners' Valleyheart Riverwalk Greenway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AbkHkOiQEQs/TsscwCLriRI/AAAAAAAABxk/Pg-WXLkICKo/s1600/P1010386.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AbkHkOiQEQs/TsscwCLriRI/AAAAAAAABxk/Pg-WXLkICKo/s400/P1010386.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
The City of Los Angeles, through its Adopt-A-Basket program, has supplied new trash cans for the Valleyheart Riverwalk Greenway. To further the improvement, The Village Gardeners recently purchased and installed self-closing lids, which was made possible through the support and generosity of the community. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Currently, The Village Gardeners services 11-trash cans along the Los Angeles River on a weekly basis.</span></b></div>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-86090106812993770512011-09-21T22:21:00.000-07:002011-09-21T22:21:38.735-07:00LA RIVER RESTORATION, SEPTEMBER 20, 2011<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5654892532696834913%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"><br />
<br />
</embed><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Many thank to students from Crespi Carmelite High School for helping the Village Gardeners maintain the native plant garden at the Richard Lillard Outdoor Classroom in Studio City. They removed invasive, non-native plants species, mulched to restore the soil, cleared the catch basins along the river and more. They did an excellent job and their hard work paid off with awesome results!</span></strong></div><div align="justify"></embed></div>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8555541886640624245.post-21537513750262754922011-09-21T21:53:00.000-07:002011-09-21T22:22:28.884-07:00LA RIVER RESTORATION, AUGUST 20, 2011<embed flashvars="host=picasaweb.google.com&captions=1&hl=en_US&feat=flashalbum&RGB=0x000000&feed=https%3A%2F%2Fpicasaweb.google.com%2Fdata%2Ffeed%2Fapi%2Fuser%2Frickrabins%2Falbumid%2F5651992479559518705%3Falt%3Drss%26kind%3Dphoto%26hl%3Den_US" height="267" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="https://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/bin/slideshow.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400"><br />
<br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Many thanks to student volunteers from USC and members of the community for their hard work at the native plant garden at the Richard Lillard Outdoor Classroom in Studio City. They did an exellent job of removing invasive non-native plant species, mulching to restore the soil, cleared the catch basins along the river and more.</span></strong></div></embed>Rick Rabinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08434222722284344858noreply@blogger.com0