The San Gabriel Mountains Regional Conservancy (SGMRC) is a regional environmental organization located in the foothill area of the eastern

San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley ( es, Valle de San Gabriel) is one of the principal valleys of Southern California, lying immediately to the east of the eastern city limits of the city of Los Angeles, and occupying the vast majority of the eastern part ...

. It is concerned with the conservation of land, land use planning, publication of studies, watershed management, land management, and education. SGMRC is currently the only environmental organization focused on: #Sustainable, regional stakeholder involvement through the

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Model #The

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, including multi-purpose and integrated community outreach for watershed education, including workshops and library/ technology approaches #The connectivity, sustainability, capacity building model for the San Gabriel Valley Conservancies Network The Greater

is served, between the 14 and 15 Freeways – east/west, and the

San Gabriel Mountains The San Gabriel Mountains ( es, Sierra de San Gabriel) are a mountain range located in northern Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County and western San Bernardino County, California, United States. The mountain range is part of the Tr ...

to the Puente Hills – north/south. The SGMRC watershed study/plan ('' Reconnecting the San Gabriel Valley'') covered of the Upper San Gabriel River and its tributaries, the largest single watershed study in

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. The Greater

includes almost a third of the population of

. The SGMRC was established in 1997 as a

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non-profit corporation. The SGMRC currently operates three nature centers: the

Glendora Conservancy Nature Center Glendora may refer to: Places * Glendora, California, an American city near Los Angeles **Glendora Curve, an American road interchange between State Route 57 and the Foothill Freeway in California ** Glendora High School, in Glendora, Los Angeles ...

, the

Santa Fe Dam Nature Center Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...

, and the

Galster Park Nature Center The Galster Wilderness Park Nature Center is a small museum and educational center set in Galster Wilderness Park, a wilderness park located on the north slope of the San Jose Hills in the San Gabriel Valley, California. It is operated by the Sa ...

References

San Gabriel Mountains Environmental organizations based in California San Gabriel Valley {{environment-org-stub