Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve
Scope and Contents
The Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve Collection (1973-2018, undated) contains 6 boxes and 2.87 linear feet of material related to the Gardena Willows Wetland Prserve. This collection is arranged into 10 series and contains Articles of Corporations, financial documents, business proposals, educational materials regarding wild life, blueprints, by-laws, agreements, board meeting minutes, and other materials. The bulk of the material is composed by committees such as the Friends of Garden Willows Wetlands Preserve, Gardena Willows Committee, Los Angeles Recreation and Open Space Association, Native Gardens, and more. This collection also includes official Gardena City documents and publications that contain articles regarding the Gardena Willows Wetlands.
Dates
- 1973-2018; undated
- Majority of material found within 1990s-2010s
Conditions Governing Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Director of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical materials and not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical / Historical
The Gardena Willows is 13.6 acres of land located in the City of Gardena in Los Angeles, CA, which would be known as the Dominguez Channel. The indigenous people who resided in this region were the Tongva, later named as Gabrielino Indians (named after the Mission San Gabriel). In the 1970s, the City of Gardena initially planned on filling in The Willows with other uses; however, local residents pursed resistances in order to save and preserve The Willows. Such types of wildlife that are home to the Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve include Pacific tree frogs and lizards. The three major willows that are native to the Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve include Goodding's black willow, arrroyo willows, and narrow leaf willows.
Sources:
Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve Official Website,
https://www.gardenawillows.org/overview
Extent
6 boxes (six document cases; one media storage box)
2.87 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve Collection (1973-2018, undated) contains articles, committee notes, and records regarding the Gardena Willows Wetlands as well as the material related to committees that actively worked on the restoration and preservation of the Gardena Willows Wetlands.
Arrangement
The Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve Collection contains 10 series:
- Series I: City of Gardena, (1992-2017)
- Series II: Friends of the Ballona Wetlands, (2011, undated)
- Series III: Friends of the Garden Willow Wetlands Preserve, (1973-2018, undated)
- Series IV: Friends of the Madrona Marsh, (2005-2008, undated)
- Series V: Gardena Willows Committee, (1994-2011, undated)
- Series VI: Los Angeles Recreation and Open Space Association, (1994-2005, undated)
- Series VII: Native Gardens, (2008-2011)
- Series VIII: Publications, (1994-2016)
- Series VIIII: Recreation and Parks Commission, (1994-2006)
- Series X: South Bay Open Space and Youth Recreation Committee, (1994, undated)
Processing Information
Processed by Deena Marie Santos, 2023.
- Title
- Inventory of the Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Deena Marie Santos
- Date
- 2023-11-20
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the California State University Dominguez Hills, Gerth Archives and Special Collections Repository
University Library South -5039 (Fifth Floor)
1000 E. Victoria St.
Carson CA 90747
310-243-3895
archives@csudh.edu