Tag: Taylor Yard

Ecology

Smithsonian gives some love to the LA, Lewis MacAdams and the Least Bell’s Vireo

Thanks to friends Mark Yanni and John Loo for spotting this fascinating story from Smithsonian Magazine.

Least Bell’s Vireo (Courtesy U.S. Dept. of Fish and Wildlife)

“Along a gentle bend of the Los Angeles River, in a stretch of land called Taylor Yard, a sound like a high-pitched record scratch can just be heard above the cacophony of city life. This is the call of the least Bell’s vireo, an olive-gray songbird that is only five inches from tip to tail. The riparian species native to Southern California has lived an endangered existence for more than 40 years. Now, the small bird’s return here symbolizes a new future for one of the country’s most maligned waterways. “

READ THE STORY >>HERE.

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Calendar Item: Hear presentations for Taylor Yard makeover on Wednesday

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Events, Los Angeles River Recreational Pilot Project

Quick Mends: Big week for the L.A. River

Rep. Adam Schiff (D.-Burbank) called on MetroLink to commission a health risk assessment for its Taylor Yards facility. (Jim Burns)
Rep. Adam Schiff (D.-Burbank) called on MetroLink to commission a health risk assessment for its Taylor Yards facility. (Jim Burns)

The opening of the rec zone Memorial Day generated a plethora of coverage, both from the blogosphere and MSM. Take a look:

Los Angeles Times

KCBS

CNN

KABC

KCET

The EastsiderLA

Southern California Public Radio

Laist

L.A. Weekly

Also, last week Rep. Adam Schiff (D.–Burbank) held a press conference to demand a Taylor Yards health assessment from MetroLink. Elysian Valley residents have forced changes to the agency’s maintenance facility, which appears in the lower-right frame, but a health assessment measuring the amount of diesel particulate matter in the air and its effects hasn’t yet occurred.

See you on the river, Jim Burns

Events

NorthEast L.A. Residents for Clean Air continue to press Metrolink