Native California Plant Walk, Los Angeles

Xochitl, Ashley Wells, CC Liu, Wisdom Quarterly; Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy

Old Los Angeles (tongvatribe.net)

"Learn to identify the local native plants of the Rosemont Preserve on a hike led by Tim Martinez of the Arroyos & Foothill Conservancy (AFC).

"Sample chia seeds, elderberries, and other native foods along the way! We will discuss the various nutritional, practical, medicinal, and spiritual uses of native plants as they have been used in Southern California for thousands of years."

The Rosemont Preserve (AFC)

Tim Martinez serves as the Outreach Coordinator for the Arroyo Seco Foundation (ASF), leading hikes and lecturing on the traditional uses of native plants. Martinez is also an AFC board member passionate about preserving Southern California's native habitat for future generations.

All attendees are asked to park at Two Strike Park in La Crescenta and walk into the preserve (MAP).

Native LA: Rosemont Preserve (AFC)

• ArroyosFoothills.org/Rosemont
• FREE, Sat., Feb. 22, 2014, 9:00 am
• Rosemont Preserve, La Crescenta
• (626) 808-7964 (Event Calendar)

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  Bird watching native species (AFC)

  DIRECTIONS: Exit La Crescenta Ave. off 210 Fwy, proceed north to Foothill Blvd., turn right to Rosemont Ave., turn left.  Located at top of Rosemont Ave., parking at Two Strike Park, 5107 Rosemont Ave.

• Good News for Nature: Survival, What Every Hiker Needs
• Hiking to Native American Los Angeles
• Save Hahamongna from bulldozers!
• HOW TO: Wilderness Survival Skills (PrimitiveWays.com)
• Healing with Medicinal Plants of the West: Cultural and Scientific Basis for Their Use (by Chumash healing woman)
• Medicinal Plants of the American West 
• Study: L.A. River/Arroyo Seco urban riverfront