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Storms spark an abundance of caution in L.A. mountains
Jewish Journal
January 13, 2016
During a lull in last week’s battery of El Niño storms, Jim Hardie stood in a freshly dug culvert in the TreePeople park, at the crest of Coldwater Canyon Avenue, and pointed up a steep trail.
Celebrating Sukkot in a time of drought
Jewish Journal
September 21, 2015
While preparing for Sukkot in drought-ridden California, I hoped that the holiday’s joy had not dried up alongside much of the state’s water supply.
Sukkot, rain and Andy Lipkis’ vision for L.A.’s salvation from the drought
Jared Sichel
October 7, 2014
On the afternoon of Oct. 16, the final day of Sukkot, Jews will begin the annual practice of inserting a short but key line into the Amidah prayer: Mashiv haruach u morid hageshem: “Who causes the wind to blow and the rain to fall.”
TreePeople Gets $50,000 for Reforestation
Danielle Berrin
April 21, 2010
TreePeople Gets $50,000 for Reforestation
Get it done
Rob Eshman
February 8, 2008
About 15 years ago some stick-like things began appearing on the hard, ugly stretch of Venice Boulevard from where it crosses Lincoln and continues to the beach.\n\nThe sticks were trees, but pitifully thin, with trunks a woman could wrap her fingers around and no more than a handful of leaves. Cynical locals like myself were certain the trees would end up stolen, vandalized or turned into a homeless person\’s campfire.
Take Tu B’Shevat to heart and start healing nature
Andy Lipkis
January 18, 2008
These are the times for which Tu B\’Shevat was created. The rabbis who envisioned this holiday were prophetic: They knew we would need to be reminded on a regular basis about howimportant trees are to our lives. And trees have never been more important to our survival than they are today.
The city branches into the Tu B’Shevat business to make L.A. naturally beautiful
Jane Ulman
February 1, 2007
This year, as Jews living in Los Angeles, we are teaming up not only with God but also with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who has launched an ambitious drive to plant 1 million new trees in Los Angeles neighborhoods, schoolyards and parks, on both public and private properties, over the next several years.
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