I have watched the last few years as the native habitat has come back to the Los Angeles River. Old timers like my wifes grandfather told her stories of catching crawfish in the river as a child growing up in Hollywood. This used to be a legit waterway and the reason Los Angeles is located where it is. The last known native steelhead trout was taken out of the river in 1940*.
The kids and I headed out from Los Feliz golf course, a 9 hole par-3 that I would bet you have seen on television and at the movies and never known it. This section of the river is located along the 5 interstate accross from Grifith Park..
These trees are well established and very tall. The overall transformation was incredable, growing up the river was nothing more than 3.5 million barrels of concrete spillway that required constant dredging. Now the birds were huge and healthy looking and the river is home to over 250 different bird species.* We even saw a large carp or catfish during an earlier walk!
Overall I was impressed by the ability of Mother Nature to recover in such urban conditions.
If you live around L.A. or are visiting maybe check it out.
STEEM to 100$!!!
