Los Angeles Waterkeeper

A couple months ago, my colleague at Los Angeles Waterkeeper Benjamin Harris and I had the pleasure of spending a half day touring the LA River with Smithsonian Magazine. The future of the LA River is mired in controversy and opposing views about what’s possible, but there’s also a lot of hope for its future. For years, L.A. has invested millions through the Safe Clean Water Program to transform into a “sponge city” by replacing concrete with more permeable surfaces, LA Waterkeeper believes this is an overlooked part of the equation that combined with strategic interventions upstream, help alleviate flooding risks that enable naturalizing more of the river. “Now is the time to be ambitious and work toward those goals,” says Kelly Shannon McNeill, associate director of Los Angeles Waterkeeper. “We have unprecedented federal funding to invest in green resilient infrastructure, something we haven’t seen since the New Deal.” While the federal funding may be drying up with upcoming changes in the federal government, but I have hope that with the passage of Prop 4, hundreds of millions will be invested in the resilience of the LA River and surrounding communities. https://lnkd.in/g2FY5DkR

Join Los Angeles Waterkeeper, Climate Resolve and dozens of other nonprofits across California in voting #YesonProp4 Prop 4 is a historic investment in our environment, in our children’s futures and our communities. Voting Yes on Prop 4 is critical for building a cooler, safer and more water secure future for Californians.

Thank you Los Angeles Waterkeeper for honoring OurWater LA (OWLA) at their Making Waves event! Congrats to the Water Foundation & OWLA members Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Heal the Bay, TreePeople, Pacoima Beautiful, The Nature Conservancy, Nature For All! Photo credit: Los Angeles Waterkeeper ?? OurWaterLA?is a diverse coalition of community leaders and organizations from across Los Angeles County united to create a strong water future for Los Angeles. Our goal is to increase awareness about water issues, and to secure clean, safe, affordable and reliable water for all the ways we live, work and use water now and for the future.

Check out a fun video celebrating a historic milestone for the Emmett Institute's environmental law clinic! I am privileged to have served in all three roles in the clinic (student, faculty, and client) and was honored to be interviewed for the video. This also taught me that my organization Los Angeles Waterkeeper helped get the clinic going 30 years ago!

Thank you Los Angeles Waterkeeper for honoring OurWater LA (OWLA) at their Making Waves event! Congrats to the Water Foundation & OWLA members Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy, Heal the Bay, TreePeople, Pacoima Beautiful, The Nature Conservancy, Nature For All! Photo credit: Los Angeles Waterkeeper ?? OurWaterLA?is a diverse coalition of community leaders and organizations from across Los Angeles County united to create a strong water future for Los Angeles. Our goal is to increase awareness about water issues, and to secure clean, safe, affordable and reliable water for all the ways we live, work and use water now and for the future.

Read more about why LA Waterkeeper support Prop 4 in our blog: https://lnkd.in/ghudzbeH

Sharing moments from our LA River California Environmental Flows (CEFF) Framework Technical Working Group Workshop yesterday with many experts dedicated to biodiversity, recreation, water supply and water quality, urban cooling, tribal and cultural resources, and flood risk management for our LA River and watershed community priorities and needs. We are excited about linkages across disciplines and focus areas to address study questions facing our region through this CEFF process as we leverage many regional resources and efforts toward common ground for future generations. #CEFF #LARIVER #watershedscience #biodiversity #accesstonature #steelhead #restoration #waterresources #conservation #recyledwater #ecology #urbancooling #climateresilience #tribal #waterquality #temperature #flood #30x30 #ourlegacy #futuregenerations #stillwatersciences

LA Waterkeeper is proud to join the #YesOnProp4 campaign! Our water supplies are under growing pressure from droughts, aging infrastructure, and pollution. Prop 4 invests in solutions like groundwater restoration, local water recycling, and stormwater capture—helping to secure LA’s water future. These projects are essential for building resilience against the impacts of climate change and ensuring we have water when we need it most.

Dashboard.Earth is a new app designed to make climate action simple and rewarding. By taking easy actions like taking shorter showers or installing water-saving showerheads, you can help LA reach its climate goals and create a more sustainable water future for all! https://lnkd.in/g6zJp2k4