Old Marengo Park

A dirt lot that sat barren for 42 years is now a community pocket park, thanks to a collaborative effort spearheaded by the Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy.

Nestled in a residential neighborhood at the intersection of Marengo Avenue and Woodbury Road in Altadena, Old Marengo Park is a community beautification project that demonstrates water-wise gardening techniques. Completed in 2008, the park features native plants and low-water plants, as well as a system that collects and percolates rainwater to replenish the aquifer.

In 2011, Altadena Heritage designated the park an Altadena Heritage Area.

Partners

The park’s development was a collaborative effort between a number of community groups, with community members volunteering their time and services. AFC worked with the Altadena Watershed Committee and several other partners to build the park.

Donors of funds, services, and products include:

Los Angeles County Regional Parks & Open Space District
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich
Metropolitan Water District 
Mountain View Cemetery
Pasadena Department of Water and Power
Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church
Altadena Heritage
Foothills Metropolitan Water District
Rain Bird Corporation
J. Harold Mitchell Co.
Los Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers Watershed Council

Special thanks go to the neighbors at Marengo and Woodbury and to the friends of Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy.

Thanks to the contractors and other organizations that helped out:

Arroyo Seco Foundation
Lincoln Avenue Water Company
PB Construction
Galvan and Sons
El Nativo Growers
Dan Gromer Landscaping