Project History and Progress
From its beginning as a railway in the 1880s to its conversion to a walking path in the 1980s, the 3.5-mile long Hermosa Valley Greenbelt Trail has been a resource for connectivity and outdoor recreation for our residents. While it is known for its greenery, the trail provides very little native habitat for birds, butterflies, and other pollinators like the endangered El Segundo blue butterfly. As a founding member of the El Segundo blue butterfly coalition, one of SBPC’s strategic objectives is to provide corridors of connectivity between populations of the butterfly in Redondo and at the Chevron property in El Segundo. A secondary objective is to provide year-round pollinators for the monarch butterflies that overwinter on the Greenbelt. Working with the City of Hermosa Beach, SBPC will target invasive monocultures such as ice plant along the Greenbelt for replacement with Seacliff buckwheat (the host plant for the El Segundo blue butterfly) and other native pollinators that bloom in each season.
2,802 plants planted in 2023
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1,800 volunteers in 2023
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4,281 volunteer hours logged in 2023
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2,802 plants planted in 2023 • 1,800 volunteers in 2023 • 4,281 volunteer hours logged in 2023 •
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Plant and Wildlife Identification
Plenty of native plants and animals call the Greenbelt home. This slideshow features animals you may spot on your walk down the greenbelt. For plant identification click the button below to take a look at our plant palette for the Greenbelt:
“Thank you for a wonderful day with a great group of locals who want to give back to our beach! It is wonderful sharing time and learning about our delicate eco system with our neighbors! We will continue to volunteer as much as we can!”
