Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth) has announced the advancement of critical legislation, which, if passed, will give residents a voice against what would be the second largest gravel mine in the nation, the CEMEX mega-mine in the Santa Clarita Valley. Schiavo’s bill, AB 1631, would allow...

Water has the ability to transport just about everything it comes into contact with, whether it comes from rain, sprinklers or a garden hose, water carries everything downhill due to gravity. Pollutants that get washed into street gutters travel down the storm drain pipes and end up in our river. Pesticides...

The Utom Conservation Fund, a group of cultural and environmental organizations, has awarded $60,000 in scholarships and fellowships to students dedicated to the conservation of the Santa Clara River, also known as Utom. Five undergraduate students received scholarships of $2,000 each and four graduate...

Since the city of Santa Clarita’s incorporation in 1987, your City Council has made protecting our local environment a top priority. In 1994, the city’s first River Rally Cleanup took place, bringing volunteers to remove debris from the Santa Clara River, which is one of the last natural river systems...

Since 1994, the annual River Rally and Environmental Expo brings together volunteers to clean a portion of the Santa Clara River which is one of the last natural river systems in Southern California. It has become a yearly tradition that local residents and community organizations look forward to participating...

The city of Santa Clarita invites community members to offer their feedback at a Community Engagement Open House for the proposed Via Princessa Park on Thursday, July 14, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Canyon Country Community Center located at 18410 Sierra Highway. Community members are invited to offer...

If you ever look at a map of Santa Clarita, you will notice the blue squiggly line running through the center of Santa Clarita, with several branches trailing off. As you know, the blue indicates where the Santa Clara River flows 13-miles through our city. However, as you drive along our streets or bike...

The Santa Clara Watershed Area Steering Committee meeting will be held Thursday, July 7, 2022, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Santa Clara River Watershed Area is located in northwest Los Angeles County and drains west into Ventura County, where it eventually empties into the Pacific Ocean. The main watercourse...

Sixty members of Canyon High School’s Eco-Chicos Environmental Club teamed up with the Santa Clarita chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby to remove garbage from the Santa Clara riverbed. The groups cleaned the area between the bike path and riverbed along Soledad Canyon Road from Commuter Way to Bouquet...

There are many unique and beneficial features at the new Canyon Country Community Center, one of which you will never see, but it is right under your feet. During construction, a massive stormwater infiltration system was installed underneath the Mercado parking lot. The infiltration facility is the...