1. PARTNERSHIPS & FUNDING Claire Robinson, President Amigos de los Rios – The Emerald Necklace Group [email_address] 626 676 5027 2011 California Releaf Urban & Community Forests Conference September 16th, 2011

2. LA & SG River Watershed Region San Gabriel River Los Angeles River Rio Hondo River

3. Olmsted’s Vision for Green Infrastructure Initial Case Study Area

8. EMERALD NECKLACE ACCORD - 2005 Initial draft authored by Clark Moseley – City of El Monte

10. River Greenway – Global Climate Action/Heat Island Mitigation

11. Rio Hondo

12. Catalina Island

14. Emerald Necklace Park Network Alhambra Wash Rubio Wash Eaton Wash Santa Anita Wash Arcadia Wash SAN GABRIEL RIVER RIO HONDO RIVER Walnut Creek San Jose Creek Connection Trail TIER ONE: E: 5 acres and greater TIER TWO: 3-5 acres TIER Three: 2 acres and less “Pocket Parks – Entrances” TIER FOUR: Connector Trails Park Hierarchy Forest Gateway Initial Case Study Area

15. THE EMERALD NECKLACE: RECONNECTING NATURAL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE WATERSHED Catalina Island Angeles National Forest

17. Youth Job Training- “Green Collar”

18. Habitat Creation/Biodiversity Re- Vegetation of Asphalt Quilt – Global Climate Action/Heat Island Mitigation

19. Green Infrastructure – Global Climate Action/Heat Island Mitigation

21. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION EXPERIENCE

22. Rio Hondo

25. ‘ Multi Benefit’ Project Components

26. Green Infrastructure – Global Climate Action/Heat Island Mitigation

27. Rio Vista Park Eco Rain Tanks Green Infrastructure – Water Resources: Conservation, Infiltration

30. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION EXPERIENCE

32. Amigos de los Rios – The Emerald Necklace Green Infrastructure – What is it?

33. La Historia Society

36. Natural & Cultural History Green Infrastructure – Nexus of Natural & Cultural History

38. Tongva Gabrielino Tribe

39. Habitat Creation/Biodiversity Re- Vegetation of Asphalt Quilt – Global Climate Action/Heat Island Mitigation

41. Green Infrastructure – Global Climate Action/Heat Island Mitigation

46. Green Infrastructure – Global Climate Action/Heat Island Mitigation

47. Green Infrastructure – Multi Modal Learning – Green Civitas

48. Green Infrastructure – Urban Forestry – Safe Routes to School

52. Green Infrastructure – Global Climate Action/Heat Island Mitigation

54. Beneficial Impacts of GreenBelt - Health issues addressed - Recreational Opportunities - Watershed Sensibility/ Environmental Education Gibson Park March 2005 The Emerald Necklace Green Infrastructure – Global Climate Action/Heat Island Mitigation

56. Global Climate Action/Heat Island Mitigation

62. Willard Payne School

64. Green Infrastructure – Global Climate Action/Heat Island Mitigation

65. Community Designs local Clean Air Bus Line

66. Urban Forestry Management Plan

68. CalFire Innovative Urban Forestry Tree Power Project

74. Columbia School

76. Emerald Necklace Total Distance A) Alhambra Wash to Eaton Wash B) Eaton Wash to South Edge of Peck Park C) Peck Road Water Conservation Park to San Gabriel River D) Ramona Blvd. to Whittier Narrows E) Whittier Narrows SGR to Seal Beach F) Whittier Narrows LA River to Long Beach 2.0 3.0 2.5 8.0 20.0 20.0 Distance Miles Segments Grand Total 88.4 Total length of River Corridor 57.4 A B C D E F G G) City of Bell to River Confluence 4 Green Infrastructure – Global Climate Action/Heat Island Mitigation Peck Park to Mountains (RH) – 5.0 Peck Park to Mountains (SGR) – 6.5

79. MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL INITIAL CONCEPT PLAN

80. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION EXPERIENCE

82. Transit Oriented Development

83. Affordable Housing

85. Left to Right : Ceaser Viramontes, Ignacio Guitierez, Nancy, Jesus Covarrubias, Brandon, Matthew Holguin, Hernan Quintanilla, Micheal Smith, Aaron Montenegro, Eddie Yebras, Isamar Martinez, Kevin Nham, Elias Villa, Armando Farfan Emerald Necklace Action Team

86. THE EMERALD NECKLACE: RECONNECTING NATURAL SYSTEMS ACROSS THE WATERSHED Catalina Island Angeles National Forest