To the editor: I used to be grateful to see the current protection of Scouts returning to Camp Josepho to start the gradual work of therapeutic fire-damaged land (“L.A.’s Scouting troops misplaced their camp within the Palisades. Now they’re working to heal the land,” Dec. 9). What they’re doing mirrors what many people throughout Pacific Palisades and Altadena have been doing since January.
Therapeutic the land is just not an summary job. It’s bodily work that must be finished in a well timed method earlier than invasive species grow to be an excessively costly and unmanageable downside. It isn’t a vacation spot, however a long-term journey that requires regular consideration.
Along with the Scouts’ efforts, volunteers all through the burn scar have been quietly restoring open house each week. Underneath the management of group teams like Resilient Palisades’ Elimination of Invasive Crops group, residents have been clearing extremely flammable invasives, reestablishing native species and offering security and restoration steering to native youth teams and colleges.
This work issues greater than most individuals notice. Ecological restoration after a hearth is not only about rebuilding constructions, but in addition stewarding the land so it may regenerate safely.
The Scouts supply a powerful instance of how individuals of all ages can take part on this restoration. I hope Los Angeles continues to uplift and spend money on these efforts, as a result of our restoration will depend on long-term, community-led take care of the land all of us share and hope to return to securely.
Sara G. Marti, Pacific Palisades
This author is board member and communications director for fireplace restoration nonprofit Resilient Palisades.
