Events

7 de Noviembre: Introducción a Nature for All

Categories Events, featured, Parks and Open Spaces, Public Lands, san gabriel mountains forever, Water

Nature for All, con El Monte Promise Foundation presentan:
Naturaleza para Las Comunidades de El Monte

Las promotoras Lidia Aguilar y Ulmira Loza presentan la importancia del acceso y protección a la naturaleza, el trabajo de Nature for All, oportunidades locales para parques nuevos, las montañas de San Gabriel y cómo llevar a su familia al aire libre, saludable e involucrado. Bienvenidos padres de futuros naturalistas, científicos de alimentos, botánicos y conservacionistas!

Jueves, 7 de Noviembre, 2019, 6-7pm

Jeff Seymour Family Center, Cafeteria
10900 Mulhall St. 91731, proveera comida

Para registrar: E-mail Bryan@lanatureforall.org 626-246-8634

Nov. 7 Nature for All Orientation in Spanish

Our newly graduated Promotoras Lidia and Ulmira will present a 1-hour orientation on Nature for All’s work, in Spanish at the Jeff Seymour Family Center on Thursday, Nov. 7 from 6-7 pm.

Thanks to our partners, El Monte Promise and their Parent Advisory Committee for this collaboration! Please share and invite Spanish-speaking community members who are interested in learning more and may want to sign up for an upcoming community base-building or leadership development course en Español!

Event Recap: San Gabriel Mountains Monument 3rd Anniversary Celebration

Categories Events, san gabriel mountains forever, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, transit to parks, UncategorizedLeave a Comment on Event Recap: San Gabriel Mountains Monument 3rd Anniversary Celebration

Nature For All coalition members celebrate the third anniversary of the San Gabriel Mountains National monument at Eaton Canyon with Cortada Elementary students, our Leadership Academy, volunteers, friends and supporters.

Event: San Gabriel Mountains Monument 3rd Anniversary Celebration

Categories Events, san gabriel mountains forever, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, UncategorizedLeave a Comment on Event: San Gabriel Mountains Monument 3rd Anniversary Celebration

“The notion of a national monument is interesting because it reminds us that America belongs to all of us — not just some of us. My commitment to conservation isn’t about locking away our natural treasures; it’s about working with communities to open up our glorious heritage to everybody — young and old, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American — to make sure everybody can experience these incredible gifts.” — President Barack Obama

Three years ago, on October 10, 2014, President Obama designated the San Gabriel Mountains a National Monument.

To celebrate, Nature For All will be hosting a picnic luncheon at Eaton Canyon (outdoor picnic area) at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. Mix and mingle with our team of coalition members, volunteers, stewards and our Leadership Academy participants.

We will also be joined by Cortada Elementary School students to celebrate the Every Kid in a Park (EKIP) initiative, which provides 4th graders with free passes to national parks across the country.

Complimentary lunch will be provided; please RSVP via Eventbrite to guarantee your spot!

Monument Defense Event Recap

Categories Events, San Gabriel Mountains National MonumentLeave a Comment on Monument Defense Event Recap

IMG_2391What a great event today, with supporters rallying to protect the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, along with other public lands being threatened by the Trump administration.

Daniel Rossman (The Wilderness Society, SGMF) served as emcee for the event, and speakers included Congressmember Judy Chu, Congressmember Adam Schiff, Congressmember Jimmy Gomez, Congressmember Brad Sherman, El Monte Mayor Andre Quintero, Scott Ammons (REI), and San Gabriel Mountains Forever Leadership Academy graduate Karen Gutierrez.

“These fights are not won overnight,” said Congressmember Jimmy Gomez of the hard work to get the national monument designated. “But now President Trump wants to roll back that designation. And it is a shame because this area is home to so much wildlife, to waterfalls to natural habitat that people get to enjoy. And this hard-fought fight that you all won, we have to continue it. We have make sure that President Trump and his administration know that there is no lack of public involvement in this area. That you guys had those meetings time and time again. We had those champions of this area making sure that everyone’s voice was heard….”

“We are here because our beloved San Gabriel Mountains national monument is being threatened,” said Congressmember Judy Chu, who pointed to the benefits of having national monument status, as well as the progress that’s been made since its designation in 2014. “Now Angelenos, especially minorities, will have more opportunities to experience this wonderful piece of nature. It’s easier to get to the mountains, rivers, and forests, with safer trails and more signs in more languages so everybody can benefit from this monument.”

Congressmember Adam Schiff stressed that “we need bipartisan support in Congress to protect this area even more,” adding “the urgency now is protection of our monuments, of our open space.”

“This is the direction in which must move — forward, not backward, protecting our public lands not exploiting them,” said Schiff. “Being good stewards of nature, not putting it at further risk…. This is a proud legacy of so many presidents. But like so many other actions, this current president would tear down what others have done, offering nothing constructive in its place. But we are gathered here in these numbers to say, ‘This, like everything else, we will resist.’ ”

San Gabriel Mountains Forever Leadership Academy graduate Karen Gutierrez shared her experience growing up in a park-poor community, adding that the national monument provides “the best option to experience fresh air, flowing rivers, and open spaces all in one area.”

“We cannot afford to lose the San Gabriel Mountains national monument,” she said. “Rather, we need to expand it and improve access… so that park-poor communities like my own can enjoy all the health and recreational benefits it has to offer.”

More Photos:

This slideshow requires JavaScript.

Coverage of the event:

ABC7 News: Lawmakers fight to keep San Gabriel Mountains a national monument

Los Angeles Daily News: 100 supporters, 4 local members of Congress blast Trump’s review of national monuments

Los Angeles Daily News: Interior Department won’t eliminate national monuments but some may shrink

Patch: Trump May Shrink San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

National Monument Defense Work at Climate Day LA

Categories Events, San Gabriel Mountains National MonumentLeave a Comment on National Monument Defense Work at Climate Day LA

SGMF member organization Climate Resolve invited El Monte Mayor Andre Quintero to take the stage at their Climate Day LA conference on June 27, to urge attendees to submit public comments in support of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Our outreach team and volunteers were also there with a table to speak to attendees and collect postcards to send to the Interior Department.