River experts and enthusiasts Lila Higgins and Kat Superfisky will lead a 3 hour walking tour through the Glendale Narrows section of the LA River.

The tour will consider river revitalization in relationship to political history, community impact, and ecological design. Stops along the way will include the Bowtie Project, Rio de Los Angeles State Park and Marsh Park. Presented as part of Frogtown Futuro.

Lila Higgins runs the Citizen Science and Live Animal programs at the L.A. Natural History Museum. A Certified Interpretive Guide and Trainer, she has run PLAYshops for Disney’s Creative Academy.

Kat Superfisky, a Project Designer at Mia Lehrer + Associates landscape-architecture firm, wrote her master’s thesis on how to do public outreach on the L.A. River, and has a background in theater and dance as well as ecosystem management and educational program development.

Photo by Emma Sheffer