Nature Walk, Hahamongna, Los Angeles (3/17)

Local Guide Christopher Nyerges (School of Self Reliance); Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Xochitl (GabrielenoIndians.org), Dhr. Seven (eds., Wisdom Quarterly

The white city of JPL, Los Angeles Foothills

We’re going on a nature walk into the Upper Arroyo, north of Pasadena's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to see the summer flora before spring officially begins.

• Hahamongna is the great indigenous Native American gathering place for the local Kizh/Tongva (Gabrieleno tribe of ancient Los Angeles), next to Akuranga (now Pasadena).

What’s alive, what has died back to be reborn again, and what can we plant? During this morning walk, we’ll learn about the unique riparian (riverside) plants and the uses of the many species we’ll see and smell along the way.

We’ll meet the alders, beds of chickweed, lamb's quarter, fennel (anise), mulefat, mugwort, bay, willow, and more. There may even be mushrooms like inky caps and chicken of the woods.

There are many other riparian plants, which we may or may not see, depending on conditions.

Bring water. This will be an approximately two hour (120 minute) exploratory walk.

Map of area. Not exact route to be taken.

DIRECTIONS: From the intersection of Ventura and Windsor in Altadena, continue north on the road into the JPL parking lot. Park at the northern extremity of the lot, where we will begin. From the Windsor exit of the 210 Freeway, drive north on Windsor until Ventura, where the road extends north into the JPL parking area.

• Please RSVP
• DBM, Disclosure Project, Nature Center
• Noon to 2:00 PM, Thursday, 3/17/22
• $45 ($30 students and seniors)
• More info: schoolofself-reliance.com/event

Where have all the original inhabitants (the Tongva/Kizh) gone or been driven to?