The Fight for Access to Nature in Central Orange County
Willowick is the last remaining large piece of public open space in central Orange County. The Willowick Public Golf Course (Willowick) is a rare section of gre...
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The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Community Experts on Equitable Access to Nature in LA
Access to parks is plagued by the same inequity and systemic racism that so thoroughly pervades our society. Advancing park equity requires reversing decades of...
Advancing Park Equity in Los Angeles and Beyond
Experts discuss how they fight against systems of power that have decided who does—and does not—get to have access to parks, open spaces, and nature....
California Seeks to Reduce Inequity in Access to Nature
Natural spaces like rivers, beaches, wetlands, and forests are critical to human health and well-being. Access to nature provides measurable physical and psycho...
The New Quimby: Celebrating a Win for LA's Parks
Though no single policy can be the silver bullet for adequate park funding, access, or equity in Los Angeles, the LA City Council's updates to the Quimby policy...
Hauled Water: A Bad Idea For Los Angeles County
You know what sounds like a terrible idea? Building a bunch of homes in an area with no existing source of water, especially in the midst of California’s worst...