Stone Canyon Creek Restoration- July 18 and August 8,2009
Annie Tavetian-SMBK Intern
This Saturday was another Stone Canyon Creek restoration at UCLA. The event in July was more focused on planting new plants in the area and taking out invasive vegetation. Over 200 plants were installed by about 40 volunteers. It was a hot day but an overall successful one. It was great to see so many people coming to volunteer to restore the creek to its beautiful natural state. Just three weeks later, another restoration was held to check back up on the new plants and continue work on the creek. The major project in August was leveling out the banks of the creek. At the beginning of the day you could look down the creek and the banks were extremely steep which made it hard to access the creek. Volunteers worked together to make the incline less severe and by the end of the day the effects were very visible. At the next restoration we hope to continue leveling out the bank. Overall, Stone Canyon Creek is a great project and really does make a difference to the environment on the UCLA campus.
The next restoration is planned for September 19th. Hope to see you there!