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 allona
Creek once meandered through the Ranchos of the Los Angeles
Basin. During the rainy season, it would be transformed from a small stream
into a torrent carrying the collected water from the watershed area to the
Santa Monica Bay. In order to protect the growing metropolis from potentially
devasting flood damage, the Army Corps of Engineers carved it into a large
channel and paved it with concrete. While effective in accomplishing the
task at hand, the transformation of the creek from a natural waterway into
a massive storm drain has broken a link in the ecological chain and severed
the connection between the community and the land on which it resides.
Ballona Creek Renaissance (BCR) is a Culver City-based 501(c)(3)
non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating the long-term collaborative
renewal of Ballona Creek and its watershed. In
partnership with public agencies, non-profit organizations, and stakeholders
it promotes environmental, artistic, and educational projects which
foster a communal commitment to the rebirth of the creek while respecting
the creek's role as a vital element in regional flood protection.
Join
us in making a difference! Become a part of the exciting momentum that
is building to bring about the rebirth of Ballona Creek. Learn about what
is has been, what it is now... and then imagine what it can be! Let's work
together to turn this piece of the urban desert into a living, breathing
testament to a renewed respect for our land and our community.
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