Los Angeles River
Humorist blogger George Wolfe navigates his kayak on the Los Angeles River in Los Feliz . Wolfe is a fervent believer in the navigability of the L.A. River and has written letters on behalf of environmental concerns about the river. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Satirical blogger George Wolfe navigates his kayak past shore birds on the Los Angeles River in Los Feliz. Wolfe is in a video, kayaking in the river, to show that it is useful to commuters. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Landowner Wayne Fishback walks along a storm-damaged dirt road on his Browns Canyon-area property. He hopes to get permission from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to make changes to the topography of his parcels, but that permission depends on declaring that the Los Angeles River is not a navigable waterway. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Browns Canyon Wash, right, flows into the Los Angeles River near Vanowen Street and Mason Ave. in Winnetka. If the Los Angeles River is determined not to be a navigable waterway, the feeder washes and creeks could lose federal environmental protections. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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A variety of graffiti adorns the bed of the Los Angeles River near the 1st Street bridge in downtown Los Angeles. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
