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What was Los Angeles at the time of Native Americans and what can it be again? (WF) |
The drought has some people thinking: What would L.A. look like
without lawns and sprinklers? Above its watered golf courses and picnic areas,
Griffith Park is a snapshot of Southern California without the lattice
of plastic and rusted irrigation pipes.
At the moment, LA's "central park" is a shining emerald of green, which may seem
counterintuitive given that the state as a whole is experiencing one of the worst
droughts on record.
Biologists say that late season rains have helped
awaken plants that normally grow earlier in the winter. While flowers and flora in general
are making a late rally from the searingly dry early winter months,
their success does not mean an end to the drought.
“The plants are not a good indicator of how bad the situation is,"
said Dan Cooper, a biologist who conducts wildlife surveys around the
Southland. "We can be fooled by looking at all these
wildflowers and greenery and thinking we’re out of the drought, but just
because you see a lot of green and wildflowers, we’re definitely not
out of the drought.”
LISTEN
Fritz Haeg’s
Wildflowering L.A. project (commissioned and organized by
LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division) will
culminate this weekend, April 26-27 at
THE SHED: 1355 Lincoln Ave., Pasadena, 91103. 1
2:00-6:00 pm daily.
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The bees and frogs are returning (WF) |
LA’s emerging space for urban permaculture, planning, and land use by
La Loma Development Company, the exhibit features flowers and photos fresh from project sites presented on a vast L.A. County map, along
with project archives, artist-designed posters, educational activities
for all ages, conversations with experts including representatives from
the
Theodore Payne Foundation and project participants, a live broadcast
by
KCHUNG, music by
Pawing at the Ceiling, seasonal refreshments by
Thank You For Coming, and more. See a
MAP of all 50 sites and streaming
#wildfloweringla upda
tes.
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Who needs a thirsty lawn when everyone can have a water-free garden? (wildflowering.org) |
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