San Gabriel Mountains regional conservancy
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The San Gabriel Mountains Regional Conservancy (SGMRC) is a regional environmental organization located in the foothill area of the eastern San Gabriel Valley
. It is concerned with the conservation of land, land use planning, publication of studies, watershed management, land management, and education.
SGMRC is currently the only environmental organization focused on:
The Greater San Gabriel Valley
is served, between the 14 and 15 Freeways – east/west, and the San Gabriel Mountains
to the Puente Hills
– north/south. The SGMRC watershed study/plan (Reconnecting the San Gabriel Valley) covered 640 square miles (1,657.6 km²) of the Upper San Gabriel River
and its tributaries, the largest single watershed study in Los Angeles County. The Greater San Gabriel Valley
includes almost a third of the population of Los Angeles County.
The SGMRC was established in 1997 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
The SGMRC currently operates three nature centers:
San Gabriel Valley
The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of Southern California, United States. It lies to the east of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows...
. It is concerned with the conservation of land, land use planning, publication of studies, watershed management, land management, and education.
SGMRC is currently the only environmental organization focused on:
(1)sustainable, regional stakeholder involvement through the WIN (Watershed Integrated Network) Model;
(2) the Nature Center Network, including multi-purpose and integrated community outreach for watershed education, including workshops and library/ technology approaches; and
(3) the connectivity, sustainability, capacity building model for the San Gabriel Valley Conservancies Network.
The Greater San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley
The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of Southern California, United States. It lies to the east of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows...
is served, between the 14 and 15 Freeways – east/west, and the San Gabriel Mountains
San Gabriel Mountains
The San Gabriel Mountains Range is located in northern Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, United States. The mountain range lies between the Los Angeles Basin and the Mojave Desert, with Interstate 5 to the west and Interstate 15 to the east...
to the Puente Hills
Puente Hills
The Puente Hills is a chain of hills, one of the lower Transverse Ranges, in an unincorporated area in eastern Los Angeles County, California.-Geography:...
– north/south. The SGMRC watershed study/plan (Reconnecting the San Gabriel Valley) covered 640 square miles (1,657.6 km²) of the Upper San Gabriel River
San Gabriel River (California)
The San Gabriel River flows through southern Los Angeles County, California in the United States. Its main stem is about long, while its farthest tributaries extend almost altogether...
and its tributaries, the largest single watershed study in Los Angeles County. The Greater San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley
The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of Southern California, United States. It lies to the east of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows...
includes almost a third of the population of Los Angeles County.
The SGMRC was established in 1997 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
The SGMRC currently operates three nature centers:
- Glendora Conservancy Nature Center
- Santa Fe Dam Nature Center
- Galster Park Nature CenterGalster Park Nature CenterThe Galster Park Nature Center is a small museum and educational center set in Galster Wilderness Park, a wilderness park located on the north slope of the San Jose Hills in the San Gabriel Valley, California. It is operated by the San Gabriel Mountains regional conservancy in partnership with...