Duck Farm
In 2004, the Watershed Conservation Authority acquired the former Woodland Duck Farm
which stretched for two miles along the San Gabriel River. The WCA has started the process of transforming the 57-acre site into a public open space. A Conceptual Site Plan, which defines the park's design, placement
of proposed features and estimated costs, was prepared in July 2007. The proposed project includes development of a new
37.5-acre park which would provide facilities for passive recreation,
improve the natural habitat, improve water quality
and storm water management, and connect the community
to more open space. Figure 1 is an aerial photo/map of the site. Figure 2 is the Conceptual Site Plan.
 Figure 1: Most of the Duck Farm is located between the 605 Freeway and the San Gabriel Rive, Note these features: the water backed up behind two inflatable dams in the river, the road atop the levee between the Duck Farm and the river, and the adjacent golf course.Click to view an interactive version of this map which can be magnified. |
 Figure 2: Conceptual Site Plan for the proposed park. Click to download a PDF version of this plan. The PDF version is rotated 90 degrees and can be magnified to show more detail. |
Phase 1 of the Conceptual Site Plan is a design for development of the portion of the Duck Farm property within unincorporated Los Angeles County. The Phase 1 park design includes a new access at the adjacent Bassett residential area, trails leading to the San Gabriel River, improvement to the river levee, a community park, a dog park, equestrian center, and a native plant nursery to offer employment opportunities to local youth.
The WCA adopted a Final Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for Phase 1. This marks the completion of the concept planning phase and lays the foundation for development of construction documents for the project.
- Click to download the Final Initial Study and MND (144 page, 3.8 mb PDF file)
- Click to download the Appendices (159 page, 2.3 mb PDF file)
Phase 1 does not include the southern portion of the property in the City of Industry. Planning for this area will be continued under a separate effort, the Phase 2 Plan, in the near future.
For more information, contact
Valorie Shatynski, Project Manager
Phone:(626) 815-1019, Extension 114
Email: vshatynski@rmc.ca.gov