LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH CALIFORNIA HOME BUILDERS

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!

LA RIVER - GREEN LIVING FAIR

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!

LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH UNITED TALENT AGENCY

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!

GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY - NORTH VALLEYHEART RIVERWALK

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 

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! 

LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH BAXTER BIOSCIENCE

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. 

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!

Special thanks to Councilmember Paul Krekorian and  to Bladimir Campos and Ron Lee from the City's Bureau of Sanitation for their support.

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.

LA RIVER RESTORATION WITH KELLER WILLIAMS STUDIO CITY

Volunteers from Keller Williams Studio City team up with The Village Gardeners to give the Valleyheart Riverwalk Greenway  
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!
Many thanks from The Village Gardeners for all their hard work!

DIXIE CYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - LA RIVER NATURE TOUR

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. 

GOOD FOOD DAY-LA, AT THE RICHARD LILLARD OUTDOOR CLASSROOM

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.


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 fair and was fun for all ages.


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!

MOORPARK POINT PROJECT

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. 
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.

THANK YOU DAVEY TREE!

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!


We love you guys!!!