Aliso Creek Confluence Park is located at the confluence of Aliso Creek and the Los Angeles River, in Reseda. The small 1.7-acre park is designed to maximize the interpretive meaning and ecological function of the space. A demonstration bioswale stretches through the center of the triangular park, featuring a slender band of riparian vegetation, cobble and carefully placed boulders that treat runoff from the park and adjacent paved areas before it is released into the Los Angeles River. The park was built in 2016.

Client: The Trust for Public Land
Size: 1.2-acre
Location: Reseda
Completed: 2016

Custom gate at The Los Angeles River and Aliso Creek Confluence Park. Design by Beverly Crist and BlueGreen Consulting. Fabrication by James Naish Studio and David Sloan. Photo by David Garden.

Aliso bioswale with native California plant landscape. Photo by David Garden.

Handmade ceramic tiles designed by Beverly Crist. Fabrication by David Sloan. Photo by David Garden.

Picnic/shade structure with custom laser cut steel panels. Photo by David Garden.

Wind sculptures by Lyman Whitaker located at the confluence of the Los Angeles River and Aliso Creek. Photo by David Garden.