Every few moon cycles we gather among the Great Blue Heron and Arroyo Willow on our very own slice of paradise we call the Lilypad / the Slab. For decades our friends and neighbors have sat with this cement for birthday parties, film nights, punk shows, art openings, service days, and over the years we’ve shared much of the same to honor a sense of reconnection with our dear Paayme Paxaayt.

There are three locations within this 51 mile stretch of river in which the waters held their ground, and refused to be bound, when the Army Corps of Engineers forced channelization: the Sepulveda Basin, Glendale Narrows, and the Willow Street Estuary.

These sites are wildlife corridors, hotspots for biodiversity, and beacons of ungovernability. They stand for resistance to the overdevelopment of our city, and as a poster child for our region’s wildland-urban interface we have so much to learn from the river whether it be bird migration or hydrofeminism. We hope to see you scheming and dreaming along the Glendale Narrows where we most regularly gather, whether it’s your first time or your fiftieth.