By Kayla Tan, LMU Student and 2011 FBW Intern “One thousand!” “Fifty thousand!” “One billion!” The children at Crossroads Elementary School enthusiastically guess how many years ago Tongva Indians arrived in what is now the Ballona Wetlands. This was the start of the students’ delightfully stimulating day with the Friends of Ballona Wetlands. Friends of [...]

UPDATE from Lisa Fimiani, Friends’ Executive Director: When so little is left, hang onto what you’ve got. A tiny strip of woodlands habitat may go the way of the plow, if the LA County Department of Public Works doesn’t change their plans to dredge an Oak and Sycamore Grove in Arcadia. This familiar scenario is [...]