Ernest E. Debs Regional Park is a large open space nature reserve and regional park in the Montecito Hills neighborhood of central-northeast Los Angeles, California.L.A. Rec. & Parks — Debs Regional Park
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. The park is operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.

Geography

Ernest E. Debs Regional Park is located in Montecito Hills, with views of the Arroyo Seco,

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. The park provides several miles of hiking and cycling trails. Access is from Griffin Avenue at Avenue 43, and off Monterey Road.

History

Between 1949 and 1963, the City of Los Angeles acquired property for Rose Hill Park, which remained open space and undeveloped. In 1968, the city leased the land to the County of Los Angeles for twenty-five years, with an agreement that the area would be developed into a regional park. When the land was returned to the city in 1994, the County had invested $900,000 into park improvements and had renamed it after

, a deceased county supervisor). On October 27, 2015, Gabriela Calzada and Briana Gallegos were murdered in Debs Park. On September 10, 2021, Jason Cortez was shot and killed in Debs Park.

Ecology

The park contains of native

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(''Juglans californica'') and California oak woodlands ( Interior live oak (''Quercus wislizeni'') habitats. Ernest E. Debs Regional Park contains the Audubon Center at Debs Park. The Audubon Center building was the first carbon-neutral building constructed in the United States. The center provides nature education programs (all ages) and native plant restoration projects.Debs—Green Programs
accessed April 12, 2012

References

External links

official Audubon Center at Debs Park websitePark Homepage
Parks in Los Angeles Nature reserves in California Regional parks in California Parks in Los Angeles County, California Nature centers in California Arroyo Seco (Los Angeles County) Montecito Heights, Los Angeles San Rafael Hills {{LosAngeles-geo-stub

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Ecology

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