The Arroyo Sage

The older I’ve become, the more I have learned to appreciate each season.  Simple observations of nature reveal the cycles by which humanity...

Obesity.  Diabetes.  Cancer.  These are some of the most prominent diseases afflicting modern Native American, Mexican, and Latino co...

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.  I love the feeling of fall, and how truly American the holiday makes me feel.  All of it's...

Im allergic to Chinese Elms - the tree which lines my street. For as long as I can recall, I’ve suffered from really bad allergie...

I found this thick plastic bag littering the banks of the Central Arroyo yesterday, and was struck by the words “Eco Friendly” printed b...

It has been several months since I first met with Pasadena's Director of Public Works Siobhan Foster, Parks and Natural Resources Admin...

While recently exploring one of the local canyons in the San Rafael Hills, I waded through a rather large patch of Poison Oak.  It's not...