Reseeding Altadena after Los Angeles-area climate fires
A group of volunteers has begun collecting native seed donations to prepare remediation efforts once the smoke has cleared.
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With over 40,000 acres lost to the L.A. area’s climate-fueled wildfires, seed and tool donations have trickled into the Altadena Seed Library to assist in the restoration of homes and urban yards.
L.A. Times 404’s Safi Nazzal spoke with Master Gardener and California naturalist Nina Raj on the various plant communities lost to the Eaton fire in Eaton Canyon’s coastal sage scrub, riparian and oak woodland habitats.
As of Tuesday morning, the Eaton fire was at 35% containment, having burned over 14,000 acres with an estimated 7,000 structures destroyed or damaged.
For the record, Jan. 21, 7:10 a.m.: The Altadena Seed Library is exclusively collecting seeds to assist in replanting urban yards, not wildlands. Planting in wild places can cause serious harm to ecosystems.
L.A. Times 404’s Safi Nazzal spoke with Master Gardener and California naturalist Nina Raj on the various plant communities lost to the Eaton fire in Eaton Canyon’s coastal sage scrub, riparian and oak woodland habitats.
As of Tuesday morning, the Eaton fire was at 35% containment, having burned over 14,000 acres with an estimated 7,000 structures destroyed or damaged.
For the record, Jan. 21, 7:10 a.m.: The Altadena Seed Library is exclusively collecting seeds to assist in replanting urban yards, not wildlands. Planting in wild places can cause serious harm to ecosystems.
