Van Nuys is a neighborhood in the central San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. Home to Van Nuys Airport and the Valley Municipal Building, it had a population of 136,443 in 2000 and is the most populous neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.

epulveda Dam was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District and completed in December of 1941. Sepulveda Dam was constructed to provide flood protection after the Los Angeles Flood of 1938.

In the midst of the busy San Fernando Valley lies an oasis – a 6 1/2 acre Japanese garden, which features three gardens in one. As one enters The Japanese Garden, there is a dry Zen meditation garden containing Tortoise Island, a three-Buddha arrangement of stones, and a wisteria arbor at the end of the Plover Path...