Los Angeles Wildlife

Exploring Ballona Creek

Ballona Creek, as we know it now, is a flood control channel. Waters from the Baldwin Hills and across Santa Monica drain into Ballona Creek. During the rainy season, pollutants like trash and chemicals run into the creek. 

Thankfully, a non-profit ...

Black History Month in LA

Supporting Black-Owned Businesses

The United States government has officially recognized Black History Month since 1976. Still, national celebrations of Black history began when the Association for the Study of African American Life and History celebrated Black history during the second week of February in ...

Today, Marina del Rey is one of the most popular spots in Silicon Beach for tourists, watersports enthusiasts and businessmen alike. But in 1887, Marina del Rey was nothing more than one man’s dream.

The Dream

M. C. Wicks was a real estate agent who envisioned turning the Playa ...

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Santa Monica is one of the most sought-after places to live in Southern California, and the Santa Monica Canyon is one of the most exclusive parts of this community.

Santa Monica Canyon, known simply as the "The Canyon" to the people who call it ...

Every year the Friends of Ballona Wetlands hosts an informational get together to educate the public on the Salt Marshes and Dunes in Playa del Rey.  Come on by at 1:00 PM on Friday, July 7^th to learn about our coastal ecosystem and explore this area that ...