The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy joined the County of Los Angeles to form the Baldwin Hills Regional Conservation Authority (BHRCA). The mission of BHRCA is to acquire, expand and improve open space within the Baldwin Hills and Ballona Creek, and other natural and recreational areas in the Second Supervisorial District of the County of Los Angeles.

The Conservancy is able to apply its vast expertise in land acquisition and preservation in assisting the County of Los Angeles in creating much-needed recreational areas in the heart of Los Angeles. The long-range goals of BHRCA and other agencies involved in the planning and acquisition process of the Baldwin Hills is to create a large-scale premium urban park.

Board Members
Irma Munoz, Member appointed by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, Chairperson
Russ Guiney, Vice-Chair
Mary Ann Greene, Member appointed by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy
Bill Vanderberg , Public Member Appointed by the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson


Upcoming Board and Advisory Committee Meetings
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Archive of Agendas

PARK TO PLAYA TRAIL Final IS/MND Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Park to Playa Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Declaration--Comment Period: January 16, 2013-February 18,2013 Park to Playa Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration Park to Playa Workshop 4 Notice and Presentation Documents October 3, 2013 Park to Playa Feasibility Study and Wayfinding Plan, November 21, 2013 Park to Playa Google Earth Fly-through To use the Park to Playa fly-through interactive file link, first download Google Earth at http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/. Once the file is launched in Google Earth you can double click on the yellow push pins to zoom into segments along the Park to Playa Trail.

Joint Powers Agreement