{"id":8235,"date":"2007-05-20T19:04:35","date_gmt":"2007-05-20T19:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2016\/12\/07\/la-river-special-visiting-1507\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:36:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:36:38","slug":"la-river-special-visiting-1507","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2007\/05\/20\/la-river-special-visiting-1507\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. River Special &#8211; Visiting (1507)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Los Angeles River is often thought of as a huge concrete eyesore. Not anymore, at least not after you join Huell for this special 1 hour adventure where Huell literally travels down the miles of river bed stopping along the way to talk to some of the many people working hard to bring our river back to its natural state. He&#8217;ll see the animals that call the river home, he&#8217;ll learn about the many &#8216;pocket parks&#8217; which connect the community back to the river allowing local families to relax and enjoy the view, and he&#8217;ll get the scoop on what local government is doing on, in, under, and around the river to make clean and green.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Find out what you can do to help:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Friends of the Los Angeles River<br \/>\n570 W. Ave 26 #250<br \/>\nL.A. CA 90065<br \/>\n323-223-0585<br \/>\nwww.folar.org<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">San Gabriel &amp; Lower Los Angeles Rivers &amp; Mountains Conservancy<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/rmc.ca.gov\/<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Note: This episode was released across Public Broadcasting Service&#8217;s (PBS) affiliated stations in California, but not necessarily on the same day for each station. 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