The WPRA focuses its efforts on those areas of greatest concern to our members, our neighborhoods and our city. In some issues we take a leadership position, while in others we work with other interested groups.
Open Space & Conservation


Purpose: 
The WPRA Open Space & Conservation Committee's job is to make sure the city addresses the following goals:

  • Protect the wild spaces running through and surrounding Pasadena,
  • Protect the Arroyo,
  • Develop a policy for adding new parks and open space, 
  • Coordinate the Open Space Conservation Element of the General Plan with the Land Use Element of the General Plan vis-a-vis open, wild, green, public space and recreation. 


Current Activities:

Pasadena Open Space and Conservation Plan Element Update 
The City of Pasadena is revising its vision for natural open space areas and conservation. This vision will be part of the City’s General Plan—the Open Space and Conservation Element.  Pasadena is required by the State of California to update this Element, which has not been reviewed since 1976. 

This process is your chance to learn about and shape how Pasadena protects its natural open space and guides its conservation efforts. Please click here to see the City's Open Space and Conservation webpage and to respond to their four-question survey. 

WPRA has been contributing to the City's Open Space and Conservation Committee monthly meetings since June 2008.  As part of the Open Space and Conservation Element revision, Pasadena residents will be encouraged to attend future outreach activities to learn about conservation and open space and to share their ideas about the developing these important elements in Pasadena.

Coordination with Other Groups
WPRA members also participate in meetings of groups that are working to develop open space, including

  • The Eagle Rock Collaborative, which recently purchased land and developed the Eagle Rock Trail in Pasadena.
  • The Altadena Foothills Conservancy, which is working to purchase and protect open land that links trails and wildlife corridors.
  • Golden Necklace project, which a plan being spearheaded by Cal Poly students and faculty to link eastern trails in the San Gabriel watershed, through the foothills to Pasadena's Arroyo Seco, south to the Pacific Ocean.


Need more information, or like to participate?  Please contact the Chairperson, Linda Zinn,  zinn@wpra.net

Click here to go to City of Pasadena Open Space and Conservation Committee website and four-question survey.