[photo credit: City of Pasadena]
The One Arroyo Foundation is inviting volunteers to Brookside Park on Wednesday, April 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for a hands-on work session to remove debris, clear invasive grasses and reduce fire-prone vegetation on the terraces behind the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center. The cleanup will prepare the area for the release of a herd of goats as part of a larger city-backed grazing initiative.
The goat grazing program is a nature-based wildfire prevention strategy born from the devastating January 2025 Eaton Fire, which underscored the urgent need for proactive fire risk reduction across the Arroyo Seco corridor. The City of Pasadena and the One Arroyo Foundation have partnered on the initiative, with a larger Earth Day celebration and official goat release of more than 800 animals planned for April 18 at 360 N. Arroyo Blvd.
One Arroyo Foundation executive director Daniel Rossman has described the pilot as a demonstration of how nature-based solutions can benefit both people and the landscape. The foundation supports conservation and stewardship of the Arroyo Seco, the vital natural corridor connecting communities from Hahamongna Watershed Park to South Pasadena.
The April 8 volunteer event is a chance to contribute directly to fire prevention while getting an early preview of what promises to be one of Pasadena’s more unusual — and photogenic — environmental programs.
The One Arroyo Foundation volunteer event takes place on Wednesday, April 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at Brookside Park terraces behind the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center in Pasadena. Advance registration required.
