Next Cleanup, Sat., Nov. 15

The next scheduled cleanups are:

• November 12 (Wed) (CANCELLED)
• November 15 (Sat), 9 - noon
• NO CLEANUPS IN DECEMBER
• January 21(Wed), 8:30 - 10:30 am
• January 24 (Sat), 9 - noon

There are enough weeds to go around, so if you would like, pull a few whether it is an official cleanup or not. You can find pictures of many of the weeds at the following link. Tumble pigweed (Amaranthus albus) is not shown in the booklet. Click here for pictures of this noxious weed. If you are unsure, leave it be.

Map of park with areas labelled.

Volunteers should:

• wear sunscreen, hat, sunglasses
• bring water
• bring gardening gloves and tools (weeders, trowels, whatever you use in your own garden)
• wear comfortable work clothes, including work shoes (sneakers or boots) and long pants
• bring binoculars for birdwatching (optional)

Children must be under adult supervision at all times. There is poison oak in the park that we will point out before starting.

The South Pas Nature Park is a four-acre habitat park along the Arroyo Seco. The entrance, marked by a small plaque on an attractive river rock wall, is in the 100 block of Pasadena Avenue in South Pasadena, east of the York Street Bridge. There is plenty of on-street parking on Pasadena Avenue.

The park is graced with mature coast live oaks, southern walnuts and western sycamores. Planted with sage, buckwheat and other native coastal sage scrub plants, the park provides an inviting environment for birds, lizards, squirrels and numerous other critters. Locals too enjoy walking, jogging and horseback riding through the park.

Coast live oak

Since 2006 an informal group of park stewards, Friends of the Nature Park (FONP), have been removing invasive weeds and litter on Saturday and Wednesday mornings.  Cleanups are held approximately once a month. For notification of cleanup dates, contact Barbara Eisenstein (barbara.eisenstein@gmail.com), or check the Nature Park blog, (http://www.nativebydesign.blogspot.com).  

Environmental Fair, Oct. 18, Fall Cleanups

Can you believe the park is 10 years old!! And yes, we are having a celebration. Mark your calendars: 

October 18 (Saturday), 9 AM - 1 PM 

This means we will be working hard to make the park look its best (even during its most dormant time of the year). We will have tables staffed by environmental groups, tips on water conservation, park tours and more. Plants in the park will be labeled so if you have been wondering what that beautiful red flower is, you can check it out and see for yourself. Check back again for more information on activities for our 10th Anniversary Environmental Fair. If you are interested in participating, please email me, or contact Debby Figoni.

The next scheduled cleanups are:

- Sept 24 (Wed), 8:30 - 10:30 AM

- Sept 27 (Sat), 9 - noon

- October 8 (Wed), 8:30 - 10:30 AM

- October 11 (Sat), 9 - noon 

- November 12 (Wed), 8:30 - 10:30 AM

- November 15 (Sat), 9 - noon

No cleanups scheduled in December 

There are enough weeds to go around, so if you would like, pull a few whether it is an official cleanup or not. You can find pictures of many of the weeds at the following link. Tumble pigweed (Amaranthus albus) is not shown in the booklet. Click here for pictures of this noxious weed. If you are unsure, leave it be.

Map of park with areas labelled.

Volunteers should:

• wear sunscreen, hat, sunglasses
• bring water
• bring gardening gloves and tools (weeders, trowels, whatever you use in your own garden)
• wear comfortable work clothes, including work shoes (sneakers or boots) and long pants
• bring binoculars for birdwatching (optional)

Children must be under adult supervision at all times. There is poison oak in the park that we will point out before starting.

The South Pas Nature Park is a four-acre habitat park along the Arroyo Seco. The entrance, marked by a small plaque on an attractive river rock wall, is in the 100 block of Pasadena Avenue in South Pasadena, east of the York Street Bridge. There is plenty of on-street parking on Pasadena Avenue.

The park is graced with mature coast live oaks, southern walnuts and western sycamores. Planted with sage, buckwheat and other native coastal sage scrub plants, the park provides an inviting environment for birds, lizards, squirrels and numerous other critters. Locals too enjoy walking, jogging and horseback riding through the park.

Coast live oak

Since 2006 an informal group of park stewards, Friends of the Nature Park (FONP), have been removing invasive weeds and litter on Saturday and Wednesday mornings.  Cleanups are held approximately once a month. For notification of cleanup dates, contact Barbara Eisenstein (barbara.eisenstein@gmail.com), or check the Nature Park blog, (http://www.nativebydesign.blogspot.com).  

Summer Cleanups (including August)

The next scheduled cleanups are:

- June 11 (Wed), 8:30 - 10:30 AM

- June 14 (Sat), 9 - noon

- NO CLEANUPS IN JULY (change in schedule)

- August 13 (Wed), 8:30 - 10:30 AM

- August 16 (Sat), 9 - noon

Cleanups may be canceled in case of extreme heat. Email me if you are unsure.

There are enough weeds to go around, so if you would like, pull a few whether it is an official cleanup or not. You can find pictures of many of the weeds at the following link. Tumble pigweed (Amaranthus albus) is not shown in the booklet. Click here for pictures of this noxious weed. If you are unsure, leave it be.

Map of park with areas labelled.

Volunteers should:

• wear sunscreen, hat, sunglasses
• bring water
• bring gardening gloves and tools (weeders, trowels, whatever you use in your own garden)
• wear comfortable work clothes, including work shoes (sneakers or boots) and long pants
• bring binoculars for birdwatching (optional)

Children must be under adult supervision at all times. There is poison oak in the park that we will point out before starting.

The South Pas Nature Park is a four-acre habitat park along the Arroyo Seco. The entrance, marked by a small plaque on an attractive river rock wall, is in the 100 block of Pasadena Avenue in South Pasadena, east of the York Street Bridge. There is plenty of on-street parking on Pasadena Avenue.

The park is graced with mature coast live oaks, southern walnuts and western sycamores. Planted with sage, buckwheat and other native coastal sage scrub plants, the park provides an inviting environment for birds, lizards, squirrels and numerous other critters. Locals too enjoy walking, jogging and horseback riding through the park.

Coast live oak

Since 2006 an informal group of park stewards, Friends of the Nature Park (FONP), have been removing invasive weeds and litter on Saturday and Wednesday mornings.  Cleanups are held approximately once a month. For notification of cleanup dates, contact Barbara Eisenstein (barbara.eisenstein@gmail.com), or check the Nature Park blog, (http://www.nativebydesign.blogspot.com).  

Summer Cleanups (Revised)

The next scheduled cleanups are:

- June 11 (Wed), 8:30 - 10:30 AM
- June 14 (Sat), 9 - noon
- July 16 (Wed), 8:30 - 10:30 AM
- July 19 (Sat), 9 - noon

No cleanups are scheduled for August, though this may change. Cleanups may be canceled in case of extreme heat. Email me if you are unsure.

There are enough weeds to go around, so if you would like, pull a few whether it is an official cleanup or not. You can find pictures of many of the weeds at the following link. If you are unsure, leave it be.

Map of park with areas labelled.

Volunteers should:

• wear sunscreen, hat, sunglasses
• bring water
• bring gardening gloves and tools (weeders, trowels, whatever you use in your own garden)
• wear comfortable work clothes, including work shoes (sneakers or boots) and long pants
• bring binoculars for birdwatching (optional)

Children must be under adult supervision at all times. There is poison oak in the park that we will point out before starting.

The South Pas Nature Park is a four-acre habitat park along the Arroyo Seco. The entrance, marked by a small plaque on an attractive river rock wall, is in the 100 block of Pasadena Avenue in South Pasadena, east of the York Street Bridge. There is plenty of on-street parking on Pasadena Avenue.

The park is graced with mature coast live oaks, southern walnuts and western sycamores. Planted with sage, buckwheat and other native coastal sage scrub plants, the park provides an inviting environment for birds, lizards, squirrels and numerous other critters. Locals too enjoy walking, jogging and horseback riding through the park.

Coast live oak

Since 2006 an informal group of park stewards, Friends of the Nature Park (FONP), have been removing invasive weeds and litter on Saturday and Wednesday mornings.  Cleanups are held approximately once a month. For notification of cleanup dates, contact Barbara Eisenstein (barbara.eisenstein@gmail.com), or check the Nature Park blog, (http://www.nativebydesign.blogspot.com).  

Spring Park Cleanups

The spring cleanups in the park are scheduled as follows:

- April 11 (Wed), 8:30 - 10:30 AM
- April 19 (Sat), 9 - noon
- April 23 (Wed), 8:30 - 10:30 AM
- May 14 (Wed), 8:30 - 10:30 AM
- May 17 (Sat), 9 - noon

I may be out of town in June so the previously posted dates are tentative. I will post summer cleanup dates as soon as possible.

There are enough weeds to go around, so if you would like, pull a few whether it is an official cleanup or not. You can find pictures of many of the weeds at the following link. If you are unsure, leave it be.

Map of park with areas labelled.

Volunteers should:

• wear sunscreen, hat, sunglasses
• bring water
• bring gardening gloves and tools (weeders, trowels, whatever you use in your own garden)
• wear comfortable work clothes, including work shoes (sneakers or boots) and long pants
• bring binoculars for birdwatching (optional)

Children must be under adult supervision at all times. There is poison oak in the park that we will point out before starting.

The South Pas Nature Park is a four-acre habitat park along the Arroyo Seco. The entrance, marked by a small plaque on an attractive river rock wall, is in the 100 block of Pasadena Avenue in South Pasadena, east of the York Street Bridge. There is plenty of on-street parking on Pasadena Avenue.

The park is graced with mature coast live oaks, southern walnuts and western sycamores. Planted with sage, buckwheat and other native coastal sage scrub plants, the park provides an inviting environment for birds, lizards, squirrels and numerous other critters. Locals too enjoy walking, jogging and horseback riding through the park.

Coast live oak

Since 2006 an informal group of park stewards, Friends of the Nature Park (FONP), have been removing invasive weeds and litter on Saturday and Wednesday mornings.  Cleanups are held approximately once a month. For notification of cleanup dates, contact Barbara Eisenstein (barbara.eisenstein@gmail.com), or check the Nature Park blog, (http://www.nativebydesign.blogspot.com).  

Arbor Day in the Nature Park

What: Field trip to the Arroyo Seco - South Pasadena Woodland and Wildlife Park

When: March 8, 2014, 10 - 11 AM

Where: South Pas Nature Park, 100 block of Pasadena Ave, South Pasadena (on street parking is available)

What: In observance of Arbor Day, the South Pasadena Public Library invites families on a field trip to the Arroyo Seco - South Pasadena Woodland and Wildlife Park, located at 100 Pasadena Avenue, South Pasadena. Participants will have an opportunity to discover the secrets of native trees and other native plants and wildlife. Leading the exploration will be Barbara Eisenstein, a native plant gardener, horticulturist, speaker and blogger (www.weedingwildsuburbia.com). She founded and runs the Friends of the South Pasadena Nature Park, a citizen stewardship program, and received the 2007 Arroyo Verde Award for Best Citizen Activism. She is also horticulture chair for the San Gabriel Mountains Chapter of the California Native Plant Society, and research associate at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. Barbara lives in South Pasadena where she tends her own native plant habitat garden.

Registration for this field trip is required.To sign up, visit the Library website at www.southpasadenaca.gov/library and click on “Sign Up for Youth Programs” box.

Registrants will receive further information about how to complete a City liability waiver and receive an official field trip ticket.

This field trip is funded by a grant from South Pasadena Beautiful and is free to the public. Other sponsors include the Friends of the South Pasadena Nature Park and South Pasadena Public Works.

Contact Info: Maida Lin Wong, Children's Librarian, mwong@southpasadenaca.gov
Website: http://www.southpasadenaca.gov/library
Phone: 626-403-7358

Nature Park Planting Party was a big success

We had a successful planting party with volunteers from the community along with a group of Occidental College students who were participating as part of their Martin Luther King Day of Service program. 

The ground was hard and dry, but with some strong backs we managed to plant and water in about 150 plants. As a follow-up volunteer activity, please, do not forget to do a rain dance. We need rain!!!