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Wrong trees planted in Angeles Forest burn zone

angeles+forest+burn+basin.jpg After the Station Fire denuded vast areas of Angeles National Forest, the U.S. Forest Service made a crucial call to plant seedlings from species of fir and pine trees that nature had already decided didn't really fit with the larger plan for the San Gabriels. Yeah, nature wins again — but what does Chevron have to do with it all? LA Observed photos from the fire zone.

Proof that ficus trees are bad for the sidewalks

prosser-sidewalk-jg.jpg Judy Graeme noticed an especially bad sidewalk rupture on Prosser Avenue, just below Pico in Rancho Park.

'Unfortunately, The Huntington was significantly affected'

huntington-tree-down.jpg President of the Huntington Library and botanical gardens asks for financial help to clean up "extensive" damage from last week's winds.

Autumn colors come to Los Angeles

meg-sullivan-autumn.jpg Meg Sullivan photograph from the Rancho Park neighborhood.

Janet Fitch's tribute to 'a fallen giantess'

janet-fitch-eucalyptus.jpg On her blog, the novelist uses verse to mark the century-old eucalyptus' passage into firewood and sawdust.

County arboretum left in a real mess

arboretum-damage-3.jpg Over half the specimens at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden suffered some kind of wind damage. Sobering pictures.

Sustained winds at Mammoth: 150+ miles an hour

The National Weather Service update for Mammoth Mountain contained a startling fact.

Scott Wilson, founder of North East Trees was 89

scott-wilson-net.jpg Wilson, who pledged to plant five trees a day for the rest of his life, died after losing consciousness while taking clippings from a tree in hi sgarden.

Dodgers get a whole new infield

dodgers-new-turf.jpg Yesterday was turf-laying day at Dodger Stadium.

Floral advertising returns to 110 freeway

101-floral-billboard.jpg That planted rectangle on the 110 near Downtown that Caltrans sold to Toyota last year for a Prius ad is being given a baseball-themed message.

Toyota flower patch on 110 culture-jammed

prius-ad-before.jpg White crosses were laid out over the former site of Toyota's floral ad for the Prius beside the Pasadena Freeway near Downtown. A sign reads, "You Reap What You Sow."
LA Observed on Twitter
venice-lemonade-slush.jpgBlogger Diana Chang photographed every shop that faces the ocean — and set her gallery to music by The Red Hot Chili Peppers and others. Go there


I understand the emotion of LA Kings nation, and get the passion of hockey fans generally. Still, I'm surprised by this turnout to greet the Kings players at LAX Wednesday morning. Watch larger

mosquito-air-patrol.jpgPasadena police and the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District flew over El Monte and Duarte and identified 21 dirty, abandoned or improperly drained swimming pools that could provide breeding environments for Asian tiger mosquitoes. San Gabriel Valley Tribune photographer Walt Mancini rode along. Links

falcon9-rocket-launch1.JPGSpaceX successfully launched its Dragon orbiter Tuesday morning at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Space.com

party aftermath.jpgThe aftermath of a teenage party over the weekend in the Silver Lake hills. The latest in the Night Vision series by Iris Schneider. Native Intelliigence
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