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Calendar Item: Help clean up the East Fork
Calendar Item: ‘Huck Finn’ retelling along the LA River in debut novel
Calendar Item: C&R fishing returns to the Bowtie
Bowtie Field Day
Saturday Sept. 23
3–7 p.m.
Bowtie Project
2780 W. Casitas Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
Join Clockshop and California State Parks for an afternoon of outdoor activities along the Los Angeles River at the Bowtie Project. This free program is open to all ages, with activities and walks led by California State Parks rangers, Bowtie Project artists, naturalists and educators.
Activities
3–6 p.m.
• Catch & Release Fishing Demos
• Knot Tying Workshops
• Sculpting with Clay
• Plant Pressing Workshop
• Herbarium Demos
• Nature Walk
6–7 p.m.
• REI Raffle
• Campfire Program with S’mores
• Taco Plates Available for Purchase
Stay for an hour, or stay the whole day! Check out contemporary sculpture and historic rail yard landmarks amid thriving flora and fauna at the Bowtie Project.
Parking and restrooms on site. All activity materials provided.
Calendar Item: Hear presentations for Taylor Yard makeover on Wednesday
Calendar Item: Find out the latest ‘trout scout’ news on Wednesday

(Courtesy Arroyo Seco Foundation)
Update: The Arroyo Seco Foundation has recently received a $50,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to determine the best stream conditions for introducing trout, according to the Pasadena Star-News .
Tim Brick, the foundation’s managing director, adds:
“We’re still look for trout, but the stream is below 1 cubic feet per second again. We need to identify the pools and resting spots where the trout are hiding. Probably Bear Canyon is the most likely spot. Anyone care to go on a trout scout adventure?”
His email is tim@arroyoseco.org.
Finally, to get a taste of what fishing used to be like here, check out historian Tom Tomlinson’s excellent book, ““Against the Currents: The Unlikely Story of the Southern California Steelhead.”
See you on the river, Jim Burns