When it comes to its urban forest, Los Angeles is not a nanny state.
When it comes to its urban forest, Los Angeles is not a nanny state . By Dick Platkin* https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/los-angeles/20808-when-it-comes-to-its-urban-forest-los-angeles-is-not-a-nanny-state (Please note photos and comments in the published version.) Even though Los Angeles has a nearly perfect climate, fall is best time to plant new trees and save LA’s existing trees. Trees, after all, are nature’s way to combat the climate crisis by cooling heat islands and sequestering rapidly rising atmospheric carbon. In addition, trees enhance rainwater absorption, provide shade, generate oxygen, buffer glare and noise, host urban wildlife, and are beautiful in their own right. Historically, only five species of trees are native to Los Angeles, but due to LA’s semi-tropical climate, over 1000 tree species now grow here, and the City permits 150 tree species on its parkways (the city-owned planting strip between the sidew
