Artist Lauren Bon dipping into the Los Angeles River, whose water will be used to irrigate Los Angeles Historic Park as part of an ambitious environmental art project. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles ...

How realistic is the dream of a 51-mile connected green space along the L.A. River? An idyllic vision of removing the concrete from 51 miles of the L.A. River is problematic from scientific and social ...

The Los Angeles River has existed for thousands of years. The L.A. River has three soft, sandy segments that are not covered in concrete. These natural areas are fun to explore and home to abundant ...

Volunteers were out rolling up their sleeves and cleaning up the L.A. River on Saturday morning. Friends of the L.A. River is hosting the 35 th annual Great L.A. River Cleanup at two sites on two days ...

Rep. Friedman said the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze funds previously approved by Congress threaten the L.A. River revitalization effort and other projects. An Army Corps’ spokesperson said ...

Two canoes and two kayaks glided along, paddles leaving ripples in the still water. Tall cottonwood trees and willows enveloped the riverbanks in cool shade and swallows soared among the branches.

For more than a dozen years, Lauren Bon has been creating an artwork so vast, it has required moving many tons of earth. Yet when the first phase of her project wraps up this week, it will be largely ...