Tree Planting in Upper SM Canyon Began Thursday

The L.A. Conservation Corps began planting eight jacarandas and one Western Redbud in Upper Santa Monica Canyon on Jan. 22, according to David Card, president of the Palisades Forestry Committee.

The planting of the trees, which was funded by the city, continued on Friday as part of a Palisades Forestry Committee project led by Block Leader Jenny Li. Further details about the project are available in this Jan. 17 Canyon News article.

(From left to right) David Card, president of the Palisades Forestry Committee, Cindy Kirven, treasurer of PFC, and Carl Mellinger, PFC member and a certified registered arborist.

Workers with the L.A. Conservation Corps plant the first of eight jacarandas in Upper Santa Monica Canyon. Photo: David Card

David Card (left) with the L.A. Conservation Corps crew that is planting nine trees in Upper Santa Monica Canyon.