![]() ![]() “There was no reason for the clearing, and it disturbs the native bees, the soil invertebrates and all the other animals that use the area for habitat. Sanitation and Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky. ![]() “It was extremely upsetting that even after asking that the native plants not be ‘neat and tidy’ and the native trees not be pruned (it is the wrong time of year), many plants that were not in the creek and not in the way of equipment were mowed, damaged or removed,” Mercer wrote in a May 16 letter to L.A. And to the volunteers’ consternation, they tidied up the site like a traditional no-leaf-left-behind landscape. ![]() But when the city landscaping crew came in early May to dredge out the cattails in the stream, they damaged some native plants with their machinery. Habitats are supposed to be a little wild, with sprawling shrubs and leaf litter on the ground, creating a natural mulch, shelter, food and nesting materials. ![]()
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