Community in Nature
推广社区融入自然界

There are clear inequities in terms of who is able to access green space in Los Angeles.

On average, residents in LA County only have 3.3 acres of green space per 1,000 residents with 52.6 percent of the population living in high or very-high park needs communities.

If you’d like more information, join our Sustainable SGV Coalition!

What We Do

We work to ensure API communities have access to green space, safe and healthy environments, and opportunities to engage with nature.

APIFM is part of the Nature for All Coalition (N4A) which works to protect public lands, create more natural spaces in underserved communities, and connect people to nature and the Park Equity Alliance (PEA) which works to increase equitable access to parks and green spaces in LA.

Protect & Resource the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument!

For the San Gabriel Valley (SGV), the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (SGMNM) and the larger Angeles National Forest (ANF) provide almost 80% of the SGV’s drinking water, are the closest and largest public natural spaces for SGV residents, and their many trees help combat air pollution and extreme heat. Plus, these mountains provide 70% of LA County’s open space!

But our mountains are under threat from the Trump administration – from thoughtless budget cuts, unethical staff rollbacks, and attempts to reverse protections for nature and sell public lands for profit.

Please sign our petition to urge Congress to advocate for protections and to ensure the SGMNM, and the larger ANF it resides in, is adequately funded and resourced through the San Gabriel Mountains Forever (SGMF) campaign!

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Click this button to sign our petition and note that you were referred by APIFM!

HikeAPI

Want to explore local trails? Want to do this while meeting new people and having FUN? APIFM leads hikes all over Los Angeles to bring people outdoors and reconnect with nature. Hikers of all levels are welcome.

Be sure to join our HikeAPI LA facebook group and follow up on social media @forwardapi to receive the latest updates and hike announcements!

Nature Testimonials

Over 15 million people live within 90 minutes of the San Gabriel Mountains (SGM). Additionally, 3.5 to 4 million people visit the SGM National Monument each year! Every experience in the SGM is different, so take a peek at the memories that people have created there.