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floods
Lost L.A.
The Southern California Deluge of 1938
Post date:It was the flood that convinced Southern California to dam and channelize its untrustworthy rivers.
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flood control
Lost L.A.
Photos: How Rain and Floodwaters Literally Built the Southland
Post date:L.A. and its surrounding valleys sit upon thousands of feet of thick sediment deposited by eons of floodwaters.
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forests
Redefine
Forest Renews Itself in the Wake of 'Devastating' Lake Fire
Post date:Despite alarming reports that California's forests are threatened by intense wildfire, our forest ecosystems actually need more fire.
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Amphibians
Redefine
Feds Want To Take Rare SoCal Toad Off Endangered List
Post date:A tiny toad found in a few river canyons in southern California and Baja may see its legal status change if the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has its way.
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commentary
SoCal Focus
Riverside Tamale Festival Honors Californio Roots for Trujillo Adobe
Post date:There are a few other tamale festivals in California, but this one has a unique purpose.
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Anaheim
Lost L.A.
The Santa Ana River: How It Shaped Orange County
Post date:Southern Californians have long maintained a complicated relationship with the Santa Ana River, accepting its life-giving water but fearing its wrath.
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usfws
SoCal Focus
Santa Ana Sucker Wins One Against Inland Empire Water Agencies
Post date:A tiny threatened fish wins in court against 12 Southern California water agencies.
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council for watershed health
Earth Focus
Council for Watershed Health Receives EPA Grant for Watershed Report Card
Post date:A recent grant aims to develop a comprehensive report card that can be used to measure progress and success of the different Urban Waters Federal Partnership agencies at the Los Angeles River watershed.
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commentary
SoCal Focus
The Great Coyote Choir at the Santa Ana River
Post date:A chance encounter with coyotes shows just how wild the 96-Mile Santa Ana River can still be.
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guides
Redefine
From Downtown L.A. to Coachella: A Guide to the Physical Geography of Interstate 10
Post date:This may be the most unusual guide to Coachella. In fact, it's not necessarily about the festival or city, but rather a tour of physical geography that you pass through on your way from downtown Los Angeles along the 10 Freeway.
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Santa Ana River
SoCal Focus
The Night Watch at Anza Crossing
Post date:The nighttime security officer arrives when the sun sets and the Santa Ana River is lit by floodlights at the construction site. Here in March of 1774, a party formed by Juan Bautista de Anza to form a trading route in New California crossed the river ...
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Redefine
Code Green: Are Sustainable Buildings Sustainable?
Post date:Can college dormitories--once Animal Houses-like hovels--point the way to a greener future? Pomona College is betting on it.
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Inland Empire
SoCal Focus
Agua Mansa: Californio Roots in the Inland Empire
Post date:Their maternal grandmother's family has been in Santa Ana since the late 1700s, when that place was still Rancho Santa Ana, and its citizens called Californios.
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SoCal Focus
Five Quarters of the Orange: A Sense of Place in the Inland Empire
Post date:By 1895, Riverside had the highest per capita income in America, thanks to the citrus industry.
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SoCal Focus
What Obama's America's Great Outdoor Proposal Means for Southern California
Post date:From the Santa Monica Mountains to the Mojave Desert, it could mean more open spaces, more access and more jobs.
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FoLAR
SoCal Focus
Net Loss: A History of the Vanishing Steelhead Trout in Southern California
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