He helped protect the L.A. River. Now he wants to see it transformed

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  • Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
  • George Wolfe, an environmental activist, was among the first to paddle a boat down 51 miles of the L.A. River in 2008, when the stunt risked fines and jail time. The trip inspired proposals for turning the concrete-lined channel into a natural and recreational resource. But today there are few visible signs of a transformed waterway.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 28

  • @LouieFamilyVideos
    @LouieFamilyVideos Рік тому +16

    What a well-done video, LA Times. Thank you for putting some significant resources into such a worthy issue. Wolfe's work and his perspective on it is inspiring.

    • @georgewolfe8975
      @georgewolfe8975 Рік тому +1

      Yes, they did a fantastic job! What an amazing crew they've got!! And their commitment to covering the latest with the river is the best in town.

  • @samshepperrd
    @samshepperrd Рік тому +17

    A visionary with a plan that needs to be listened to.

    • @dtna
      @dtna Рік тому

      $$$$$$$$$

  • @elizabethwamsley7953
    @elizabethwamsley7953 Рік тому +9

    ❤Bravo! As an avid kayaker and having lived in LA,this is so exciting. Nex time I visit ill chk it out!

  • @leonstenutz6003
    @leonstenutz6003 Рік тому +3

    Bless George Wolfe! Visionary, big-hearted, practical man. A fantastic achievement!

  • @jimmyramone7396
    @jimmyramone7396 Рік тому +10

    Hope it's restored soon

  • @ScammedbyFolrentinaConchas
    @ScammedbyFolrentinaConchas Рік тому +7

    bring whole river back like that.😘❤👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @mrxman581
    @mrxman581 10 місяців тому +5

    Hopefully, this project will get back on a fast track to get it done before the 2028 Olympics.

  • @LALABrass
    @LALABrass Місяць тому

    This is a worthwhile project

  • @mborges2133
    @mborges2133 Рік тому +4

    Si se puede!!!

  • @RonTulin
    @RonTulin 9 місяців тому +3

    His aspirations are admirable, but I don't see this being a complete reality due to modern day California politicians. Even if federal funds are invested, there won't be enough support or funding from local government, as this will probably be a low priority for them; though you never know.

    • @georgewolfe8975
      @georgewolfe8975 6 місяців тому

      True--you never know. Stranger things have happened. And we can see where doing nothing leaves us.

  • @Northcountry1926
    @Northcountry1926 Рік тому +3

    ⭐️⭐️💝⭐️⭐️

  • @matildemaglione7377
    @matildemaglione7377 Рік тому +2

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @2siccaudio
    @2siccaudio 6 місяців тому

    1:11 Robocop reference? I bet it was lol

  • @uggali
    @uggali 4 місяці тому

    The government restores rivers all over the country where there’s not near as many people to enjoy the fruits of that work yet when it comes to urban rivers they move slow if they make any moves at all it’s such a shame a missed opportunity and a disservice to the residents who have a right to be connected to nature and her abundance

  • @abbyhillman769
    @abbyhillman769 Рік тому +4

    So....what DID happen to that 1.6 billion?

    • @georgewolfe8975
      @georgewolfe8975 6 місяців тому

      That's a great question for a follow-up piece... to drill down and break down the receipt. ;)

  • @phengvue21
    @phengvue21 Рік тому +2

    LOL

  • @libertyblueskyes2564
    @libertyblueskyes2564 Рік тому +2

    We need to stop damming up rivers and river valleys. Its WRONG.

  • @dtna
    @dtna Рік тому +2

    1. We have to stop the serious homeless problem. Not just keep building new housing for them.
    2. We have a serious crime problem.
    3. Most of our water & sewer mains are over 100 years old.
    I think this is a low priority.

    • @mrxman581
      @mrxman581 10 місяців тому +4

      The funding comes from different pots of money. This river project had received federal funding through the army corps of engineers.

  • @notrixamoris3318
    @notrixamoris3318 Рік тому +4

    Please do not eat the sewer salmon...

    • @dannybuilding1044
      @dannybuilding1044 Рік тому

      How about the turd trout?

    • @ccrider00
      @ccrider00 2 місяці тому

      Dont forget the radiated rainbow trout downstream from ssfl in simi hills in chatsworth!!
      Site of biggest necular meltdown in u.s. history
      In 59.
      Belched out necular contaments for 14 straight days before being shut down. ( no containment dome )
      { thats 24 hr days for 14 strait days }
      Especially dangerous in a 10 mi. Radius![ hot they call it 😱😖🤔] from the
      " HILL" ITS in the dirt, trees, rooftops, of surrounding areas---- lasts for 1,000 's of years they say😮'❗❗❗

  • @blessingsoutlaw
    @blessingsoutlaw Рік тому +2

    Cool project! 🛶