Studio 606 Student Design Team’s Open Spaces Master Plan in the Works
The South Bay Parkland Conservancy recently sponsored a public meeting aimed at gathering public input on a vision for a waterfront regional park in Redondo Beach. The public visioning input was conducted and facilitated by Studio 606, a consortium of faculty and graduate students in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Studio 606 is working in coordination with the California State Coastal Conservancy and the South Bay Parkland Conservancy to define this vision and assess its feasibility. Progress on the project can be followed at the team’s blog, www.southbaywaterfrontproject.blogspot.com. You can also read more details in our Spring 2011 newsletter.
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Consider this PARK for Redondo Beach...
Rendering of KSA "Active" Park Design over AES site by Paul Schlichting
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Herondo Interpretive Park Update
The South Bay Parkland Conservancy has been working with LA Harbor College
students to develop a concept for an Interpretive Park on the corner of Herondo and PCH. Phase I of the project will
be a one-acre site under the power lines. The project will be self-funded.
The park will be highly visible, with 80,000 cars/day on PCH and will beautify the King Harbor Gateway. Because
the park will use native plants, it will promote water conservation and will also be an educational resource that will
encourage school participation. In addition, the park will build community involvement through volunteerism and
gathering area. If you would like to get involved with this exciting project, contact us at
info@southbayparks.org.
Herondo Interpretive Park Vision:
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Residents once again speak their preference for use of the AES site...
The Beach Reporter recently asked readers to comment about what they would like to see on the AES power plant site, and received an overwhelming
amount of support for a park! To view twenty-three Letters to the Editor that were included in the paper following their request for public
response, click here.
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"This painting [below]...
...depicts what the Redondo Salt Lake could have looked like before the Spanish began settling on the Pacific Coast (1769). The Salt Lake was located where the AES Power Plant now sits. As an artist, I took on that project
because I believe in and wanted to support the goals of the South Bay Parkland Conservancy. I spent approximately 6 months researching. I did not discover any photographs or pictures of the site prior to industrialization.
During the research period, with a camera in hand, I visited the Malibu Lagoon, Dockweiler State Beach, Palos Verdes Botanical Gardens, Madrona Marsh, Bolsa Chica Wet Lands, Redondo Beach and its pier. From written documents and my field trips,
I formulated ideas and sketches about the salt lake area."
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"With hundreds of reference photos, many written accounts and my sketches I was ready to paint. I decided to paint with acrylics because I could be specific and, if need be, I could change my mind without starting over.
I wanted the painting to make one feel like they were walking into the past. I believe I have accomplished my goal. Enjoy the past, and help make some of it part of our future. With your help, our community can restore
the area for public use. Instead of mixed-use development plans or golf courses, we could enjoy a natural salt lake that would attract hummingbirds, great blue herons and egrets. The community could restore the land to include
natural areas that attract wildlife and allow for multiple uses by generations to come."
Thelma J. Muzik, Artist
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The South Bay Parkland Conservancy (SBPC) is dedicated to helping make the community a better place by encouraging and assisting with the acquisition of Parklands. We work with residents, local and state government, and other like-minded organizations in our efforts to preserve parkland for today's generation, and for generations to come.
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The SPBC and its members help to promote local parklands by:
- Participating in local community events, sharing information about the need for parklands.
- Sponsoring events where experts on related subjects come and speak, and take Q&A.
- Keeping involved and in contact with local issues and city officials.
- Participating in local community events, sharing information about the need for and how to acquire parklands.
- Working with state and local agencies in support of improving local parklands ratios.
- Preparing and distributing information to help inform the public on such issues.
We encourage people to get involved in their communities in support of issues important to them.
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