 So, before we begin ranging the wilds of our urban habitat today, I'd like to ask, do any of you here today have any previous experience in urban mountaineering? The ascent up Bunker Hill and back is one and a quarter miles. We're going to traverse canyons, caves, switchbacks, meadows, passes and peaks. What else do you see? My bank. Your bank? What's your bank? U.S. Bank. U.S. Bank. What else do you see? City bank. City bank. Welcome to McGuire Garden. This is really a refuge or an oasis nestled deep in the banker canyons. It's what? Public. Most people seem to think this is public, McGuire Gardens. What do we mean by the term public space? Does this look like public space? How about this? That meadow is public land with a private lease, with a public easement on the private lease, with private security and maintenance. Often what's public and what's private in these spaces is really, really complicated and you can't always tell. In that sense, we use this de facto as a public space, but we really don't have as many rights. Does this look like public space? Well, this is a very special location because this is one of the few places where we can actually get under the undergrowth of infrastructure that separates the LA River from downtown Los Angeles. So savor this space, it's a special one. Let's check out the river, shall we? Los Angeles exists because of the LA River. For 130 years, the river was the sole source of water for the citizens of Los Angeles. So the river is absolutely linked to Los Angeles, its culture and its people. According to the city, in order to be in this space, you technically need to have a waiver. Access to the river is so important. We can't appreciate the river until we actually can be at the river. So the more work we can do to get folks down to the river, see the river, experience the river, the better. We hope you go forth from this hike, understanding that while the various landscapes we encounter on a daily basis largely shape our behavior, that we too can play an active role in shaping our cities.