Inspired by Jane Goodall, students build nurseries to reforest L.A.'s fire-scorched communities
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- Their small hands, in garden gloves, work in concert as the late-morning sun intensifies over Pacific Palisades.
- Tyler and Cora steady a western redbud sapling as Atticus holds up a bag of soil and Eliza shovels out the fragrant earth.
- Last year, the Palisades fire destroyed their elementary school, Seven Arrows.
Buddy Rice, left, and Alex Ranasinghe, 10th-graders at EF Academy in Pasadena, carry a young California sycamore during the TREEAMS nursery launch at the Aldersgate Retreat Center in Pacific Palisades. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) By Lila Seidman Staff Writer Follow May 23, 2026 3 AM PT 6 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
Their small hands, in garden gloves, work in concert as the late-morning sun intensifies over Pacific Palisades.
Tyler and Cora steady a western redbud sapling as Atticus holds up a bag of soil and Eliza shovels out the fragrant earth. Sarai Woodard, 17, here from EF Academy in Pasadena, guides the second- and fifth-graders as they transfer the native tree from a five- to a 15-gallon container: “We’re gonna put the dirt in … let’s pat it down now.”