Politics & Government

Nature Preserve Proposed Above Rosemont Avenue

The CV Town Council will hear from a San Gabriel nonprofit about a proposed $450,000 project at the mouth of Goss Canyon. The open-space would be for wildlife, walking trails.

Behind a locked gate at the top of Rosemont Avenue, at the mouth of Goss Canyon, are 7.5 acres of chaparral slopes covered in oaks.

Local nonprofit Arroyo and Foothills Conservancy proposes this area should be a wildlife preservation and a hiking destination.

The organization hopes to gain financial support for locals, foundations and government agencies for the estimated $450,000 project.

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The plan will be pitched during the CV Town Council meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday and includes an environmental report for locals.

The southern portion of the property has thick sediment deposits from a nearby stream and California walnut and western sycamores shading the region, according to the proposal. The northern area was but now shows recovery and growth.

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Several plants grow in the area, including Laurel sumac, Western ragweed, California sagebrush, Field mustard, Coast live oak and California sycamore, according to a preliminary biological survey of the area from AFC.

The organization reports there are 31 species of birds, including five separate speices of hummingbirds, according to the report. Birds were the only animals surveyed so far.

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