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LA County is getting greener. Where you will find new parks and green space in the future
Elizabeth Castillo and her daughter Vianca, 9, work to get a kite off the ground at a park in Porter Ranch last year. Grants from a voter-approved parcel tax will mean even more park space in L.A. County.
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More parks. More green space.
Voters in L.A. County asked for this when they overwhelmingly passed a parcel tax in 2016.
Now, 13 projects across the county will be funded by $17 million in grants from that year's Measure A. This means 623 acres of new parkland, including small urban parks and hundreds of acres of preserved open space.
More than half the funding will be directed to high-need communities, including Baldwin Park and Carson, where historically there haven't been much green space or parks.
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“Whether it’s for hundreds of acres of open space or small neighborhood parks, investments by the Regional Park and Open Space District directly serve residents in every part of the County,” said Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger. “Acquiring this new parkland will help us create a greener, healthier and more connected Los Angeles County. I’m proud to support this historic funding to bring this incredible resource to our communities, especially during a time of recovery and rebuilding when our residents need spaces for rejuvenation and restoration the most.”
2024 Park Land Acquisition Competitive Grant Program
$17 million in grants, 13 projects —
- Arroyos and Foothills Conservancy (Altadena): $1.2 million
- City of Artesia: $585,000 (High Need Area)
- City of Baldwin Park: $2 million (Very High Need Area)
- City of Carson: $1.43 million (High Need Area)
- City of Covina: $840,146
- Coyotl + Machedualli (Elephant Hill): $1 million
- City of Los Angeles (Sylmar): $2 million (High Need Area)
- L.A. County Department of Parks and Recreation (Walnut Park): $2 million (Very High Need Area)
- Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (South Central Los Angeles): $770,000 (Very High Need Area)
- Mountains Restoration Trust (Malibu): $1 million
- North East Trees Inc.: $508,012
- City of Palmdale: $2 million
- City of Santa Clarita: $1.43 million
(Source: Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District)
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The Regional Park and Open Space District also announced the upcoming grants will help L.A. County in its wildfire recovery efforts — providing direct funding to support disaster recovery, reforestation and climate adaptation.
This is the largest parkland expansion effort in the Regional Park and Open Space District’s 31-year history.
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