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‘Good Shade’ Comes to South Los Angeles With Tree Planting at Alondra Community Regional Park
January 14, 2021 GMT
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LOS ANGELES - January 14, 2021 - ( Newswire.com )
The Tree Pledge and the Radical Resilience Lab are launching Good Shade, an urban reforestation tree-planting program developed in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, with funding from California ReLeaf and CALFIRE. The pilot project commences Jan. 13, 2021, at Alondra Community Regional Park (3850 Manhattan Beach Blvd, Lawndale, CA 90260) with 50 trees planted and an education campaign to raise awareness of the mental and physical health benefits associated with human connection with trees and nature. The trees will be planted by venerable green jobs organization, Los Angeles Conservation Corps.