Black Walnut Day at Ascot Hills - Sept 5 hosted by Takaape’ Waashut Northeast Los Angeles

• TAKAAPE' WAASHUT NELA BLACK WALNUT DAY is back! 🌿🌑🌿🌑🌿🌑🌿🌑🌿
  
  Join grassroots community and local partners as we come together to honor and celebrate the resiliency of the Takaape' Waashut (Southern California Black Walnut Tree in the Tongva language) with plant adoptions, a bird walk, community bike ride, hiking, teach ins, art, live music, food and more!! Free and open to the public
  
  Saturday, September 5th from 10am-4pm
  Ascot Hills Park
  
  Black Walnut Day is an annual gathering held
  during harvest season to honor the SoCal Black Walnut as a resilient member of our Indigenous, Latine, Chicanx, migrant and BIPOC community. Black Walnut Day was born out of the struggle against a multi-million dollar development that would have destroyed 110 Black Walnut trees and habitat and
  threaten 900 nearby tenants with economic
  displacement. Reclaiming this Land has led
  to regenerating relationships with the land
  and Peoples across Northeast Los Angeles.
  
  • Practice sustainably harvesting
  • Process seeds for the seed library
  • Arts & crafts for youth
  • Interactive theater
  • Explore NELA open spaces through hiking
  and bird watching
  • How can you help prevent displacement
  • Recognize the signs of green gentrification
  • Talk about the science of NELA hillsides
  • Prevent the destruction of habitat
  • Cultivate your relationship with the Land
  • And, be a caretaker of Land
  
  Tongva language translations provided by Tina Calderon, Tongva Culture Bearer @lalas_song and Annie Mendoza, Gabrieleno-Tongva @comradeannie17
  'ekweenare 'eyoo 'ooxono or "we care for our land"
  Takaape' Waashut or "Southern California Black Walnut"
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  @coyotl.macehualli @nela_alliance @kalliarte @lalas_song @audubon_debspark @north_east_trees @communitynatureconnection @treepeople_org @owens_valley_indian_water @losangelespba @saveelephanthill @caracolnela @elserenocommunitycare @un_naturalist @ascothillsparkla @lincolnhtsnc @avenue50studio @el_haru_kuroi @nativesageagainstthemachine @highlandparknc @latenantslhts @polospantryla @hechobycaye @savethevireo @theodorepayne @savepoppypeak @la32nc @harnawazboparai @sgbmigt

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• • ¡A regresado el Día del Nogal Negro de Takaape' Waashut Nela! 🌿🌑🌿🌑🌿🌑🌿🌑🌿
    
    Únete con la comunidad local y con nuestros socios para honrar y celebrar la resiliencia del Takaape' Waashut (Nogal Negro del Sur de California en idioma Tongva) con adopciones de plantas, observación de aves, paseo comunitario en bicicleta, senderismo, talleres, arte, música en vivo, comida y mucho más. Entrada gratuita y abierta al público.
    
    El Día del Nogal Negro es una reunión anual que se celebra durante la temporada de cosecha para honrar al Nogal Negro del Sur de California como un miembro resiliente de nuestra comunidad Indígena, latine, chicanx, migrante y BIPOC (personas negras, indígenas y de color). El Día del Nogal Negro surgió de la lucha contra un proyecto urbanístico multimillonario que habría destruido 110 nogales negros y su hábitat, y que habría puesto en peligro a 900 inquilinos de la zona con su desplazamiento económico. La recuperación de esta tierra ha propiciado
    la regeneración de las relaciones con la tierra y con las comunidades del noreste de Los Ángeles.
    
    • Practicar la cosecha sostenible
    • Procesar semillas para la biblioteca de semillas
    • Manualidades para jóvenes
    • Teatro interactivo
    • Explorar los espacios abiertos del noreste de Los Ángeles mediante senderismo
    y observación de aves
    • ¿Cómo puedes ayudar a prevenir el desplazamiento?
    • Reconocer las señales de la gentrificación verde
    • Hablar sobre la ciencia de las laderas del noreste de Los Ángeles
    • Prevenir la destrucción del hábitat
    • Cultivar tu conexión con la tierra
    • Y cuidar la tierra

10:15AM Southern California Black Walnut Hike
TAKASPE' WAASHUT Northeast Los Angeles Black Walnut Day
Saturday, September 5th
10:15 AM
Ascot Hills Park @ascothillsparkla

🌿Join members of the Ascot Hills Park Advisory Board for a hike along the East Hillside Trail. Along the trail you will observe maturing Southern California Black Walnut trees planted by North East Trees as a part of the Watershed Greening grant project in 2015 and 2016. We will look for and harvest mature black walnuts from the young trees and discuss the potential of direct seeding methods to restore walnut woodlands without costly irrigation.

Meeting Point - Amphitheater
Start Time - 10:15 am
End Time - 11:45 am
Length of hike approximately 1- 1 1/2 mile

Led by Jerry Schneider, Vice chair, Demian Willette, PAB chair, and Lluvia Arras, PAB member

📸Photograph by Angelina Lee
🎨Artwork by Alfonso Aceves @kalliarte

Join in on a MORNING BIRD WALK with urban ecologist and naturalist, Harnawaz Boparai @harnawazboparai

TAKAAPE' WAASHUT NELA BLACK WALNUT DAY
Ascot Hills Park 4371 Multnomah St, Los Angeles, CA 90032
8AM
Meet at the Ascot Hills parking lot near the amphitheater.

The bird walk is for all birding levels. No more than .5-1 mile round trip by foot.

Hike along the riparian corridor of Ascot Hills Park to nearby locations where Harnawaz Boparai will help you identify some easy-to-see birds that call Northeast LA home. Bring your favorite field guide and binoculars.

Spanish interpretation will be provided
Tendremos interpretación al español

Restoration Day at Ascot Hills Park
Ascot Hills Park Green Team & Wilson High School Volunteer Event

Help with park plant restoration efforts, trash clean up and spend your morning in nature!

👟 What to bring: Wear long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, and closed-toe shoes. Don’t forget gloves and a water canteen!

🌟 Let’s make a difference together!

18th Annual Ascot Hills Park

Kite Festival & 2026 Earth Day Event

CD14 Councilmember Ysabel Jurado & LA32 Neighborhood Council invite you to the

18th Annual Ascot Hills Park Kite Festival & 2026 Earth Day Event

Saturday, April 18, 2026

12:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Location: Ascot Hills Park: 4371 Multnomah Street, Los Angeles, CA 90032

Bring the whole family for a fun-filled afternoon with:

🪁 Free kites (while supplies last)

🌳 Tree giveaway

💧 Rain barrels & compost pails

♻️ Sustainability booths & local resources

🎨 Kids’ crafts & activities

🎶 Live Entertainment

🌤️ Don’t forget to bring your reusable water bottles and biodegradable kites!

Free entry | Family friendly | While supplies last

Proudly organized by CD14, Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, and LA32 Neighborhood Council, in collaboration with local partners and community organizations.

Plan Your Visit

📍 Location Ascot Hills Park 4371 Multnomah St, Los Angeles, CA 90032

🚌 Transit

• LADOT DASH El Sereno/City Terrace route drops off at Wilson High School, right next to the park.

• Visit ladottransit.com/dash/elsereno for schedules and routes.

🚲 Bike

• Bike rack available across from the restrooms at the paved parking lot.

🚗 Parking

• Parking is limited.

• Disabled parking and unloading available at the upper paved lot.

• Limited spots available near the nursery at the gravel lot.

• Street parking available along Multnomah St. Please be mindful of our neighbors and do not block driveways.

• Free parking at Wilson High School lot until 2:30PM.

• Ridesharing via Uber or Lyft is highly encouraged.

🚻 Restrooms

• Main park restrooms and portable restrooms available at the paved parking lot.

💧 Water

• Water fountains available at the paved parking lot near the restrooms and near the amphitheater.

• Please bring a reusable water bottle!

🧺 Food & Picnic

• No food vendors on site.

• Picnic tables available at the paved parking lot and near the amphitheater. Bringing your own lunch and snacks is highly encouraged.

• LA32 Neighborhood Council will be handing out tangerines and water while supplies last.

🍽️ Local Eats Nearby

Grabbing a bite before or after the festival? Support some of our favorite neighborhood spots:

• The Village Mart & Deli — 2200 N Soto St · 0.3 mi · 9 min walk

• King Torta — 4521 Valley Blvd · 1 mi · 4 min drive

• Tirzah's Mexi-Terranean — 4625 Valley Blvd · 1 mi · 4 min drive

• Zingo Tacos — 5234 Valley Blvd · 2 mi · 7 min drive

• Original Troy's Burgers #10 — 4805 Valley Blvd · 1 mi · 5 min drive

• Evil Cooks — 3333 N Eastern Ave · 2 mi · 7 min drive

• Tamale Man — 3320 N Eastern Ave · 2 mi · 7 min drive

• ¡Ave Maria Restaurant! — 4501 Huntington Dr N · 1 mi · 6 min drive

• Johnnie's Market — 2017 N Eastern Ave · 1 mi · 5 min drive

☕ Coffee & Pastries

• Holy Grounds Coffee and Tea — 5371 Alhambra Ave · 2 mi · 8 min drive

• lil'East Coffee — 2734 N Eastern Ave Unit B · 2 mi · 7 min drive

The grassland we installed at Ascot Hills Park has been inundated with weeds after all these glorious rains.  There is so much competition for space and nutrients that the purple needlegrass plants we planted last January are struggling.  Our aim is to remove ALL the weeds from this grassland installation before they have a chance to set seeds.  The more hands, the better!  NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY.

Please SIGN-UP HERE so that I have a general headcount and know how many waivers to print out for people.  Event description is also below:

Date/Time: Sunday, February, 22 2026, 10am - 1pm

Address: 4371 Multnomah St, Los Angeles, CA 90032

Parking:  Dirt lot on immediate left when entering park or street parking on Multnomah

Meeting Place: In front of Ascot Hills Nursery at the far end of the first parking lot  (If you're late and we've already left for the project site, here is the exact GPS location for the project area: 34.071331, -118.190481)

Contact person / phone number: Katherine Pakradouni / 323-376-2549

With all these abundant rains, the weeds at the grassland are taking over, keeping nutrients away from the needlegrasses we planted last January.  Let's remove those weeds for good and start giving the grasses and other perennials we planted a leg up! 

Learning Opportunities: Native plant identification, weed identification, habitat restoration

Site and Work Conditions: Uphill hiking (1/4 mile) on dirt trail to get to the project site.  Project site is on relatively flat ground.  Full sun.  Lots of bending and kneeling.  Some weeds are prickly.  Insects (but no ticks).

Please wear:  Protective clothing (Long pants tucked into your socks, shoes/boots with good traction, long sleeved shirt, hat and/or sunscreen for sun protection, etc.) 

Please bring:  Gardening gloves, water, optional snack

Here is the sign up for the Mom Nature walk.
This Month we will be having it on Friday, February 20th 9-11am

As always we will meet in the first parking lot left as you drive in. We will start walking at 9:15am 🚶‍♀️

We will end our walk at the amphitheater where we will have time to chat have our snacks.

Bring your snacks and water to stay hydrated.

This is a free event. All you need to do is sign up with the QR code or send me a message with the phrase “Mom Nature Walk”

Tag your mom friends so they can join us 🫶🏼

Can’t wait to see you all there. ✨

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🚨 WE’RE BACK, CREW 🚨
Our first hike of 2026 is here and we’re kicking the year off at Ascot Hills 🌄

Pull up Saturday, Feb 14 at 8:30am for a 2.2 mile hike, good views, good people, and a giveaway from our friends at @yeti 🎒

RSVP HERE 🥾 we can’t wait to see you!

https://www.instagram.com/p/DURAA-ZD0hJ/

Ascot Hills Park Trash Walk & Hike

SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026 AT 11 AM

Meet at the South Gravel

Parking Lot near the Nursery

Gloves & trash bags provided

Limited grabbers available

Join East LA Trash

Walkers and the Ascot Hills Park Green Team for a community cleanup followed by a

1.5-mile guided hike through the park.

Ascot Hills Park Green Team Volunteer Event - December 13, 2025

🌱 Volunteer with the Ascot Hills Park Green Team, every second Saturday of the Month! 🌱

Help with park plant restoration efforts, trash clean up and spend your morning in nature!

👟 What to bring: Wear long pants, a long-sleeve shirt, and closed-toe shoes. Don’t forget gloves and a water canteen!

🌟 Let’s make a difference together!

*Please note: Dates are subject to change due to weather or other unforeseen circumstances.