The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has extended the summer concert series at the Arboretum for an additional five years. The California Philharmonic is under the direction of Victor Vener.
The south lake of the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum has dropped from three acres in surface area to about two acres. In 1958, the center depth was nine feet. Now it is two feet.
The Los Angeles State and County Arboretum plans to open its 3 acre rain forest exhibit in July featuring several hundred plant specimens from around the world.
County Supervisors approved a 20-year contract Tuesday establishing a joint partnership with the nonprofit California Arboretum Foundation, to operate the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum in Arcadia.
The Los Angeles County Arboretum will transfer from the financially strapped Los Angeles County Department of Arboreta and Botanica to the larger Department of Parks and Recreation on January 1, 1993.
The California Arboretum Foundation and the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation are negotiating their roles for future management of the Arboretum.
Francis Ching, 60, a native Hawaiian, is retiring after 20 years as supervisor of the Los Angeles County Dept. of Arboreta and Botanic Gardens, which includes the LA County Arboretum in Arcadia.
The California Arboretum Foundation and the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation have reached an agreement that the foundation and parks and recreation will co-manage and be equally involved in decisions on the use of the Arboretum. An executive director will be hired.
Arcadia-born Ruth Reeder, author of the recently published book, "Lemon-Twist: No Salt Added," will be the featured speaker at the Los Angeles State and County Arboretum on June 10, 1991.
Sandy Snider, historical curator at the Arboretum of Los Angeles county, has written a book to celebrate the institutions 50th anniversary. "Arboretum Album" is the culmination of years of research.
The Los Angeles County Office of Education has announced that Longley Way Elementary School's fifth grade teacher Sandra Burch has been selected as a 1999 Los Angeles County Teacher of the Year.
The Los Angeles County report on consolidation of the Arcadia Fire Department into the Los Angeles County Fire Protection District raises many questions.
Audience response to the California Philharmonic Orchestra's Festival on the Green series at the Arboretum has surpassed even the expectations of philharmonic management.