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Eaton Canyon
Angelinos' Gateway to Nature
Eaton Canyon, nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains of Southern California, is home to hundreds of species, a rich history and Southern California's most accessible waterfall. The canyon is visited by over a million people per year where they hike, backpack, botanize and picnic.
News
Los Angeles County Presents Conceptual Vision for Eaton Canyon Recovery at Public Meeting
On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation hosted a...
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Eaton Canyon Suffocates Through Hottest Winter On Record While Trying To Recover From Fire
Winter 2026 was one of the most highly anticipated winters in decades at Eaton Canyon. As the...
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A Year After The Fire, Why Is Eaton Canyon Still Closed?
Nearly a year after the Eaton Fire swept through the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, the...
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Bark Beetle Infestation Devastates 90-year-old Urban Coulter Pine Forest At Pinecrest Gate
Over the last several weeks, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works has been dealing...
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Eaton Canyon Receives First Beneficial Winter Storm Following January Wildfire
Following a 1-2-3 punch by the January 7 wildfire, February 13 debris flow, and March 13 debris...
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Here Is What You Missed At The 2025 Eaton Canyon Community Meeting:
On Saturday, September 20, 2025, the County of Los Angeles hosted its annual community meeting for Eaton...
Read MoreTrail Magic
Tarantula Hawk and Host
Wings orange, reddish, body bluish black with a stinger, antennae orange, six...
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Field Studies
Introducing Synoptic Classifications Within Cold-Flavor Santa Ana Windstorms Using ERA5 and Local Mesonet Data
1. Introduction Santa Ana wind events vary widely in duration and intensity,...
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Utilizing Bigcone Douglas-Fir Log Locations And Aerial Imagery To Measure Historical Flood Magnitude In Eaton Canyon
Abstract Over one hundred large Bigcone Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga macrocarpa) logs are scattered...
Read MoreBiodiversity
Buttons in this section link to matching taxa within The Eaton Canyon Biodiversity Project on iNaturalist.org.
Explore Eaton Canyon
Within a metropolitan area of over 10 million residents and adjacent to a national forest, Eaton Canyon remains a remarkably diverse ecosystem. Over 1,500 species are verified residents of the canyon, and this number continues to grow as researchers and citizen scientists document others.
