by wen-min | Jun 25, 2024 | Home, Sustainability
Explore groundbreaking research by Edith de Guzman and the LA Urban Cooling Collaborative on reducing heat-related ER visits through increased tree cover and reflective surfaces in LA County. Dive into the WIRED article written by Matt Simon here:...
by wen-min | Mar 19, 2024 | Home, Sustainability
Farmer’s Market is coming to Valley College starting on Sunday, April 21st! It will run Sunday mornings from 9 – 1. Stalls will be set up on the SW corner at Burbank and Fulton.
by wen-min | Apr 14, 2023 | Beautification, Home, Sustainability
GVGC Board Member Joanne D’Antonio is in active correspondence with Urban Forestry on behalf of tree trimming they completed: On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 5:07 PM Joanne D’Antonio: Hi David, I believe the Urban Forestry Division needs to put sidewalk repair...
by wen-min | Mar 21, 2023 | Home, Sustainability
At our March 6, 2023 Meeting we discussed biodiversity and voted to pass the following motion: The Los Angeles region faces a biodiversity crisis wherein over 90% of local butterflies, songbirds, and other pollinators have disappeared in the last century due to the...
by wen-min | Nov 30, 2022 | Beautification, Home, Sustainability
GVGC Board Member Joanne D’Antonio is also chair of the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance Tree Committee and was quoted in the Daily News on November 20, 2022 as part of an article where local groups suggested priorities for Mayor-elect Bass. Read the...
by wen-min | Sep 21, 2020 | Home, Sustainability
September 21, 2020 Update This project is due to begin construction on September 21. The Stormwater Team collected public opinion at various meetings including at GVGC Meetings and made some project changes. You may contact them for the specifics. June 12, 2020 Update...
by wen-min | Mar 24, 2020 | Education, Home, Sustainability
From LAUSD: As a part of the $175 million Comprehensive Modernization project currently underway, we are scheduled to remove 19 trees during spring break. (Overall, a total of 48 existing trees will be removed, and 99 new trees will be planted. A new irrigation system...
by wen-min | Mar 11, 2020 | Home, Sustainability
Update March 11, 2020: The Neighborhood Council Sustainability Liaisons have made the following recommendation Street trees are important to so many stakeholders, and it takes a long time to replace a tree once it is gone. We do not want to lose our tree canopy...
by wen-min | Nov 20, 2019 | Home, Sustainability
Greater Valley Glen Council Member Joanne D’Antonio was approved by City Council and sworn in at City Hall November 13, 2019 as the Council District 2 Alternate Representative to the Community Forest Advisory Committee — appointed by Councilmember...
by wen-min | Oct 7, 2019 | Home, Sustainability
The Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance has just launched a new page on trees, where you can learn about why replacing every mature tree with two smaller trees really doesn’t cut it (pun intended), common tree trimming mistakes and where to find out...
