INTRODUCTION

The Rivers and Mountains Conservancy has developed or is developing the following plans in collaboration with various partners.

San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Parkway and Open Space Plan (Common Ground)

The authorizing statute which created the RMC required creation of a San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Parkway and Open Space Plan. The resulting plan, entitled Common Ground, from the Mountains to the Sea, consists of of a core document plus three addenda. In addition, a catalog was created to document information used to prepare the Parkway and Open Space Plan.

Partnership Plans

As described in Our Partners, the RMC has both formal and informal partnerships with many organizations in its territory. The following plans, which supplement the Parkway and Open Space Plan, have been or are being developed in collaboration with partners.

1. The Green Visions Plan for 21st Century Southern California, is being developed by a five-member partnership which includes the RMC.
2. The National Park Service is conducting a "special resource study" of the San Gabriel River watershed and mountains.
3. A 57-acre property, formerly the site of a commercial duck farm, was acquired by the Watershed Conservation Authority*. Planning for a park to be developed on the duck farm site has begun.
4. The Integrated Regional Water Management Plan for the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers Watershed Region integrates diverse water management strategies from a variety of existing plans. A grant application for this plan has been submitted by the Watershed Conservation Authority*.
5. The Draft Technical Report for the Watershed Management Plan for the San Gabriel River above Whittier Narrows, was prepared for the San Gabriel Mountains Regional Conservancy with a grant provided by the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region.
6. The Rio Hondo Watershed Management Plan has been completed by the San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments with funding provided by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB).
7. The Coyote Creek Watershed Management Plan was prepared by the Orange County Resources and Development Management, Department, Watershed and Coastal Resources Division

*The Watershed Conservation Authority (WCA) is a joint powers entity of the Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (LADPW).