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Environment
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

A guerrilla gardener installed a pop-up wetland in the LA River. Here's how and why

A simple, low-tech rock installation in the concrete Los Angeles River trapped sediment and produced a small wetland island supporting plant and animal life.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Melanie Winter, who fought for embracing nature along the Los Angeles River, dies

"She was a voice for nature and a voice for the river," said Rita Kampalath, L.A. County's chief sustainability officer and a longtime friend of Winter's. "She had such strength of her convictions, and she was so clear-eyed in the vision that she wanted to push forward. And I think that inspired a lot of people."
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