Photo: D. Hibbs, April 23, 2011. Native grass softens the barbed-wire topped chain link fence between Atwater and the LA River. (Click on photo to enlarge.)
Photo: D. Hibbs, April 23, 2011. Non-native, yet dramatic, defensive landscaping (along the Atwater side of the river) includes Bougainvillea and American Century Plant (Agave americana). (Click on photo to enlarge.)