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San Gabriel River
Coverage of San Gabriel River in the Nexus archive.
- LA County’s beloved backyard bat survey returns this summer. What bat lovers should know
LA County’s Natural History Museum is hosting the Backyard Bat Survey this summer to study urban bat populations. The event, open to those 14 and older, includes counts at sites like freeway bridges and the San Gabriel River. A separate educational event for ages 10–13 will be held later in the summer.
- L.A.'s ultra-urban rivers wash tons of trash out to sea. There's a plan to change that before the Olympics
The city of Los Angeles plans to install 'trash interceptors' in the Los Angeles and San Gabriel rivers to reduce plastic waste reaching the ocean before the 2028 Olympics. This initiative aims to mitigate the massive amounts of trash currently washed out to sea. The project's goal is to improve environmental conditions