Past Projects
Because of our community civic involvement, the Willmore City community is a federally designated improvement strategy area. Willmore City Heritage Association has received many grants for the betterment of Willmore City & Drake Park neighborhood. This helped fund several safety initiatives, such as, bicycle and pedestrian fairs, the installation of a small pocket park, the painting of several murals, and added traffic street signs with the historic district designation. We are one of the most successful neighborhoods in the program and are often used as a model for other NIS areas, by the City of Long Beach’s Community Development office.
Bioswale Willmore Heritage Garden
The Bioswale Willmore Heritage Garden is a project funded by the Habitat Conservation Fund and managed by WCHA to create a protected coastal wetland area adjacent to the Los Angeles River, in the Willmore City neighborhood. The project helps promote a coastal wetland for migratory birds and a parkland for California native plants, insects, and local wildlife. In addition, the Bioswale Willmore Heritage Garden serves as a pathway to the Los Angeles River bike and walking path, which connects the Willmore City Drake Park community to its neighboring communities.
Along with the project's many beneficial qualities, the Bioswale Willmore Heritage Garden also beautifies a quarter mile of previously inaccessible parkland. It will tie in with the Long Beach MUST project, which will divert and treat polluted stormwater runoff prior to entering the Los Angeles River or reuse as an alternative water source. The Bioswale Willmore Heritage Garden is a beautiful park and an urban wetland that can be enjoyed by visitors for many generations to come.
