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Volunteers clean up Piru Creek; National Wild and Scenic Rivers System adds its first L.A. County creek to list

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on June 29, 2009 at 4:08 pm

From the Santa Clarita Valley Signal:

Anglers, hikers and other river enthusiasts awoke early Sunday to celebrate a new milestone for Los Angeles County: the addition of Piru Creek to the National Wild and Scenic River System. “We’re celebrating Piru Creek becoming wild and scenic thanks in part to the Wilderness Bill,” said Dianne Erskine-Hellrigel, president of the Community Hiking Club based in Santa Clarita.

The Wilderness Bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, and signed into law by President Obama, sets aside vast expanses of land for preservation. Piru Creek is the first creek in Los Angeles County to make the list.

According to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Web site, a national wild and scenic river is a “free-flowing river with outstanding natural, cultural, scenic or recreational values, that has been designated by an act of Congress.”

Read more from the Santa Clarita Valley Signal by clicking here.

Photo of Piru Creek by flickr photographer Greg Meeks.

June 29, 2009 · Filed Under Water & the Environment

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