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Category Archives: Environmental
Trees: The Palisades Soap Opera Aims for Smoother Times
The planting of a large selection of beautiful and towering trees on Palisades Streets, seems like it would be a peaceful committee to join. Instead, the Palisades Forestry Committee and the efforts to keep street trees alive has been a … Continue reading
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Palisades Power: Electric Boogaloo
(Editor’s note: As homes and cars have become increasingly mandated all-electric in Los Angeles, I asked reporter Chaz Plager to find out where Palisades electricity comes from. Many of us have no idea how it is made, and assume it’s … Continue reading
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Malibu Orchid Society (of the Palisades) to Meet July 15
Carol Klonowski will be the guest speaker for the Malibu Orchid Society that was meeting at the Palisades Community Methodist Church on Via de la Paz, which burned. The meetings are now being held via zoom and the next one … Continue reading
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Palisades Forestry Committee Recommends Trees
As people start the rebuild process, and yet others delay, the one area of agreement after the Palisades Fire devastated the community was trees. Even as the purple blossoms of the Jacarada trees line Radcliffe Avenue five months after the … Continue reading
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Mark the Calendar: Two Events on Saturday – Eat and Clean
COLONY – VENICE + PALISADES Venice Welcomes the Palisades from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, “Shop, Support and Rebuild Together” in a family-friendly event. This community gathering and benefit to support Pacific Palisades residents and … Continue reading
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Humate to Detoxify Yard and Land after LA Fires
By: LOLA COFFEY When fires exploded over the landscape of Los Angeles this past January devastating thousands of residents, it left many homeless and despondent about the loss of their communities, it was an inexplicable tragedy. “I don’t think anyone … Continue reading
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Palisades Beautiful Celebrates 30 Years and 1,500 Street Trees
(Editor’s note: When a new generation of Palisades Beautiful click here started with the idea of planting trees, Bill Bruns was able to find one of the original stories he did about the group. The story was a good reminder … Continue reading
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Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Gives $3.2 Million for Wildfire Prevention
The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy announced on May 13 that it has awarded $3.2 million in State funds to Los Angeles County and Ventura County Fire Departments to implement wildfire prevention programs. The grants, unanimously approved by the Conservancy … Continue reading
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Palisades Beautiful Recharged: Led by Martin
The original Palisades Beautiful, which was formed in the 1970s, planted more than 1,500 trees in Pacific Palisades. Starting with the Jacarandas on Northfield, it grew into a project that spanned across the Palisades. That organization shut down in the … Continue reading
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The Right Landscaping Can Stop Fires
(Editor’s note: the following was written by Shawn Maestretti of Studio Petrichor for his newsletter and is reprinted with permission. He is a designer, licensed landscape architect and contractor, certified arborist, certified permaculture designer biospheric caretaker, speaker and educator. https://studio-petrichor.com/about/ … Continue reading
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