L.A. River Special | Visiting with Huell Howser | KCET

The Los Angeles River is often thought of as a huge concrete eyesore. Not anymore, at least not after you join Huell for this special 1 hour adventure where Huell literally travels down the miles of river bed stopping along the way to talk to some of the many people working hard to bring our river back to its natural state. He'll see the animals that call the river home, he'll learn about the many 'pocket parks' which connect the community back to the river allowing local families to relax and enjoy the view, and he'll get the scoop on what local government is doing on, in, under, and around the river to make clean and green.
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[@xxxYYZxxx]

This was peak television programming. It can't get better than this. Huell was the original vlogger.

[@MikeFromNashville]

Good Ole Huell. The original Vlogger before Vlogging existed.

[@gracie99999]

live this guy, been watching since beginning

[@gracie99999]

“he’s casting his laaaaaiiiinnn” love his accent and how he’s almost musical when speaking As someone mentioned, he brings the best out of people as far as their passion is concerned

[@huerosantos7563]

Huell was our HOMIE of Los Angeles.. Thank You Huell.. Forever you'll be missed. 😎🫶🏽👍🏽👍🏽✌🏽

[@ashxdesign]

Love you Huell Howser, this type of interaction can never be forgotten! Huell has the ability to make the people he speaks to absolutely thrilled to discuss their doings, and genuinely just open up. What a legend!

[@gracie99999]

💯

[@sardu55]

I never say this, but God bless ole' Huell. He is sorely missed.

[@leeatterberry1239]

He died?

[@chainsawbarbarian]

Yesss!!!! Please bombard us with Huell shows!!! Keep em comin'!!!!!! Please and thank you!

[@alexramirez78]

He Is Truly Missed🖤

[@gracie99999]

💕 lucky to have these

[@Giminey]

Good ol Huell. He is getting everyone excited talking about the LA river.

[@bucac1213]

I work for Chapman University. They have a Huell Howser Museum here. Great place to visit.

[@gracie99999]

I need to

[@debrac1688]

A Museum for HUELL?!!!!!! Omg I gotta go, who wants to meet me up there?

[@burritofueled7415]

These "Visiting" uploads are completely new Huell content for those of us outside of the L.A. area. 🤗

[@huerosantos7563]

I miss Huell, he shared the landmarks of Los Angeles where I grew up and other interesting places I've never been to.

[@awesomedreamfangames8981]

Huell's programing is the only thing that gives me hope in my state. Theres so much hidden beauty clouded by so much crap

[@R10sp0rt]

That was me and my homies wall sliding 😂

[@gracie99999]

Lolz

[@stevekillgore9272]

These are greatly undervalued here on KZbin, Huell was a treasure !

[@chainsawbarbarian]

I love you, Huell!!!!! Peace to you, Sir!!!!! And respect too!!!

[@mikecarter8880]

Oh BTW KCET It would be great if you added when it aired. I can only tell what era of Huell im watching based on his arm guns and clothing attire.

[@randellgribben9772]

freind took me fly fishing on the river this spring.. caught bass. carp, bluegill on the 2 days i was in LA.. river was cleen, very few homelss folks.. had lots of fun fly fishing there.. 5 weight cor carp and bass, 3 weight for the bluegill and smaller bass

[@alexandrahill9280]

I'm glad to hear that, I was afraid it would be nothing like this video nowadays.

[@ivanmolina5778]

Always love my self some Huell Howser IM born and raised LA native it is beautiful and diverse I miss it every day. I moved to Arizona for a more affordable quality of life I still come to California every couple months. Im here binge watching Huell Howser missing my childhood days I am 31 now

[@rudygalindo3977]

My deep gratitude to the activist and conservationist that are restoring the L.A. River to a more natural and ecologically healthy river. I live now by the Klamath River near where it confluences with the Salmon River but when I was twelve years I lived in the Miracle Mile District of Los Angeles City. This Huell Howser documentary brought back the fond memories of bicycling across the city to the unpaved bottom of the L.A. River near the Los Feliz overpass to collect frogs and snakes to bicycle miles back to my house to keeps as terrarium pets. Now the unimaginably fantasy of fishing for Steelhead in the L.A. River, in the middle of the city, may be realized in the near future thanks to your visionary work. You also will give may more children the opportunity to connect to their wild nature in the middle of a city.

[@michaeldavis9774]

I was born in LA in the 50s. Thanks for showing me what I always though was a sewage canal.

[@mackpines]

Even though I've never been to Los Angeles, the L.A. River has always fascinated me. When someone first showed me a photo of the river I asked: "That concrete channel with a trickle of water down the middle is a river?" More people should learn the history of this waterway because without the river, there would be no Los Angeles

[@derek20la]

There would be no Los Angeles without (deceptively but legally acquired) Owens Valley water from 150 miles to the north.

[@Sojourning_]

I'm 74, for years the only thing the LA river / wash basin was only seen for channeling flash flood rain run off / storms: Lots of news videos of people needing to be rescued out of the super fast storm waters rushing through: Years ago, some people / persons were rafting in places, demonstrating it was usable. W moved out of CA a few years ago for a slower pace: Huell was a main TV stapple for many of the CA people who enjoyed his work: California Gold. No one ever pick up on his work to carry it on......

[@280StJohnsPl]

I love these shows and I'm from NYC !

[@farwest6321]

Miss that California Gold...... and Huell Howser 😢

[@DavidinSLO]

It's important to remember that the LA River overflowed it's banks in 1938, resulting in the deaths of over 100 people, and destroying thousands of homes. The Army Corp of Engineers took care of that, paving it over to prevent future floods.

[@jimsonjohnson3761]

And preventing any natural future of an already water starved area.

[@maha77]

I love that LA river bike path, I've used it when I've biked from Santa Monica to downtown LA to downtown Long Beach to Palos Verdes and back to Santa Monica, about an 80 mile round trip.

[@huerosantos7563]

Was it peaceful to travel or too many homeless encampments ?

[@maha77]

@@huerosantos7563 Completely peaceful. no homeless encampments on the path from Vernon to Long Beach, although it does go through some 'sketchy' parts of town like East Compton etc, the only homeless camps on the river that I've seen are on the section up by Griffith Park, but never had an issue. I've even biked many times through Skid Row and never had an issue there, felt very safe believe it or not!

[@MrMac5150]

May everybody work together on keeping the water ways clean, teach and enforce.

[@mycatclaire9666]

I used to live in Atwater Village for years and used to walk several blocks to go down to the river and watch the birds and visit the horses at the LAPD stables. I miss it. And I miss Huell too!

[@headwyvern11]

Huell's voice just makes me happy. Gentrification makes me sad.

[@billbright1755]

Healthy rivers are the true barometer of a nation’s wealth never to be taken for granted and abused but treasured for the life they represent. Millions of years in the evolution to perfection. Roll on Mighty River my soul right beside you. The urban interface with natural riparian systems need not be diametrically opposed. The river represents life. Yes it is in fact a living entity. Manage and treasure it, appreciate what it once was, and could be again. Teach the younger generations there is hope. Give nature a venue to display its magnificent majesty. Long Beach California U. S. A. 🇺🇸

[@Nowhereoh]

Maria Lopez & the duck family were the stars. River reminds of Dave Alvin songs and movie locations.

[@bigrr64]

I grew up in California, but moved many years ago Thank God looking at its current state. But I always look forward to California's gold. Huell Howser was such a nice kind man r.i.p. mr. Howser

[@westtexasdave2140]

Love watching Huell. I miss that California so much. Now it’s just gone completely to crap.

[@billbright1755]

Bell Creek / Arroyo Calabasas, Aliso Wash. Owensmouth California. Reseda, Northridge Los Angeles County California. That river has great potential for a premier example of riparian systems management for sustainability and still utilize flood prevention.

[@ganginfr4923]

better than rick steves europe, fight me

[@gracie99999]

he’s awesome too though for me in his own way but I think i like this better... the Europe guys gets into mapping and too much detail (I ain’t going anytime soon yo?) idk 😐

[@MountainFisher]

I lived near the San Gabriel River on the south side of LA county. I remember what it looked like before it became a 'cement' river. We used to call the part near us the "Bamboo Jungle" as it obviously had a lot of bamboo growing there. They had cement sides to the bare sandy bottom, there really were no good reasons to cover the base with cement, but they did it anyway. edit; Sadly politics run the show, but replacing all the destroyed wetlands would drastically reverse any Warming.

[@MountainFisher]

@Citizen De Watts Only out of Artesian springs creeks that had madtom catfish and little bream, but we didn't fish, more interested in catching tadpoles. There were some larger springs that fed small ponds where there were fish. Had to get permission to go 5 miles over there in La Mirada. If we had permission to go to La Mirada we'd go down to Seal Beach instead. We would fish the breakwater, caught a lot of surf perch. edit; Circa 1958-62. Now it's a city with no neat places for kids to play and even more sadly, no one would let their 8 to 12 year old kids ride their bikes 5 miles to the beach for fear of kidnap.

[@MountainFisher]

@Citizen De Watts The old song by Melanie; "Look What They've Done To My Song".

[@MountainFisher]

@Citizen De Watts You are welcome. Always nice to look back on youth.

[@ccrider00]

Out in Ventura you have hobo's jungle the Ventura river w.of the city of ventura. has been a hangout for many homeless live. but beware, it could be dangerous to you're health.☠ the hobo's there don't take too kindly to outsiders, and if you're unlucky, they just might not miand a showing ya!☠🤜🧔🤛 they hate people from l.A County and so.e of the manson Types will want to kill ya !!!🎯☠ I read in the ventura county star newspaper when I was staying in moorepark at my girlfrends place. They had found a murdered person who was cut into 9 pieces and floating down the river towards the ocean!☠ After a few days they identified Him,his name was Terry Ciecil And showed his picture, I realised I met him years ago thru a friend of mine,during my high school years,we all liked dirt bikes@,🥳 apparently he had been living IN hobo's jungle for some time,but let's not forget he was from L.A.county and some of the low life MORONIC hobo's who live along the bamboo riverside's Think that's enough reason to do someone in if they all get together and want to do it👹no one never gets caught for it either, because the vegation is So thick no one ever see's who did it, but it's general hobo tribe, But mum's the word ya-digg ? Many a person's have been touted and killed by that murderous tribe of killer hobo Bums who live down there 100/150, savage murderous mansonite types people's!☠👹 Nobody is ever caught because They mind there own business And don't tell the police!🙉usually victim are buried along the sandy river banks,but when they get crazy wild and stupid they throw the body parts in the river, knowing there not going to get caught any way!🖕👎💩👹 DONT. ☠ GO. 👽 THERE! 🖕💩😭☠☠🎯👎🙉🤡🦇🤮🐞

[@MountainFisher]

@@ccrider00 What does that have to do with what I was talking about?

[@jbizzletx3420]

RIP HUELL

[@ballpeenbaby]

Now comes another agonizing decision, watch more Huell? Or go to work?

[@gracie99999]

work? 👁 👀 Huell man! How can you dis ma man like tha??? 😐 joke joke 🏃

[@fridaytieday]

So clever!!!! How wonderful!!!!

[@debrac1688]

Great camera work Luis😍

[@davefarr4596]

Probably catch a lot of Browns in that river.

[@12hunter100]

Can you please put the dates these shows were aired? People that don't know Huell are thinking this came out a year ago.

[@andrenewcomb3708]

The lawns and water treatment plants are contributing to delaying salt/brine purges.

[@aphidtripper]

RIP Lewis MacAdams

[@KennyboyGM]

Who is Lewis macadams?

[@conqueringlion420]

Now all his projects are overrun with snicker bars floating down river

[@illmsg77]

Gah, I love Huell Howser. I miss him so bad. Ok, where is Carmelo today?

[@KennyboyGM]

Long Beach deforest park in the house

[@DanRKong]

👍

[@nedludd7622]

Maps would have been useful. So it seems that the green areas are far upstream. From Arroyo Seco down to the sea it seems to be a concrete channel. It is also notable that Compton which is between two rivers, Compton Creek and the LA River is doesn't seem to be included in the greening. Then at the estuary greening seems to begin again.

[@gabuchin]

when was this originally aired? 2010 ish?

[@cali_cal]

how old is this video?

[@hvacwiz7877]

ed bassmaster would ya just look at it.

[@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717]

2004 Such Significants

[@mikecarter8880]

Amazing how time flies. Probably filled with homeless now.

[@roadstar92220]

I would like to see it now. Bet it’s full of homeless camps as it is in the rest of LA.

[@jesussouless5124]

Man i used to get so annoyed by Huell Howser because he would cut off and interrupt people while they speak but understand now cuz he’s trying to show as he could because sometime you can hear him say he can make a 2-3 hour but obviously they have a schedule to follow.

[@Steph-us8ik]

Jaime is cute Wonder what's she's up too 2024

[@renoesmaeilian9489]

6:35 that would be considered sexual harassment nowadays.

[@stevekillgore9272]

Sadly, perhaps, but Huell would have his defense ...

[@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717]

They Clean Out Locals Too...Louisiana

[@EricMartinez-dg2lu]

TAX PAYERS ARE THE FUNDERS... Don't let them tell you otherwise.

[@staceylili6703]

Huell would turn in his grave if he was what Cali looks like today!

[@MrJuvefrank]

Huell had money. People in Cali have to live on the streets. Sorry, but I doubt people who have money think it's up to them to fix a society that treats one group like kings, but treats another group of deserving people like peasants. Huell knew he would never be treated the wrong way.

[@MrJuvefrank]

Actually, If you empty a person's bank account, and tear down his workplace, and his home, then he will be homeless, and then his way of thinking will make 180 degree turn, and then he'll say how terrible it is when people become homeless. So many people who don't lose everything just blame homelessness on the homeless.

[@gracie99999]

@@MrJuvefrank i mean I know some who are rich and do care and doing something other then nothing so what are you actually doing? Just curious 😐👀💯

[@MrJuvefrank]

@@gracie99999 I'm trying to win the lottery. Prosecutors get paid to win against defendants instead of getting paid for their time. When people kill the homeless, then it makes prosecutors happy because they get money for convicting the murderer. If I win the lottery, then I can build shelters for the homeless where they can be safe from people who like to kill the homeless, but the cops are going to try to throw the homeless back on the streets because society "needs" to make money off murder. If crime stops, then cops, judges, and attorneys will lose their jobs.

[@lilkassaundra]

No he wouldn’t

[@chrisstephens5310]

please don't put anything in water

[@jordanjohnson9866]

Nah. Not Special. Not “Special.” The message in the thumbnail for that video is not the truth. /

[@flyinnphilini3136]

Trump 2024

[@flyinnphilini3136]

Huells cool

[@gliver2549]

I'm 100% sure that riveris now full of homeless now... man california has gone down hill over the years : (

[@lilkassaundra]

You’re weird

[@BabeTheAstrologer]

wtf

[@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717]

Mobile Corruption

[@ronniedelahoussayechauvin6717]

Corruption

[@gregorygarcia7807]

I wish californian stories employed native californians to do their narration. Either that or get Lindsey Gram to spred his southern mush mouth.

[@leeatterberry1239]

👍