Root Down Tree Planting and Garden Beautification
With Root Down LA
Date and time: January 28th, 2023 8:30 AM-12:00 PM
Location: 4410 McKinley Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90011
UPCOMING EVENT
Description of Event:
On August 27th, 2022, Blue Sky LA and Root Down LA hosted a volunteer event at George Carver Middle School. Volunteers assisted in planting trees, mulching the garden, removing invasive plants and composting.
On January 28th, 2023, Blue Sky LA and Root Down LA are partnering again for another volunteer event where volunteers will be adding new soil to the garden beds onsite and assisting with the garden beautification.
Why do soils matter for climate action?
Healthy soil is essential for all living life on earth. It provides the nutrients needed for all plants to grow, it helps absorb water and captures carbon dioxide. Part of the initial work in the development of green spaces in Los Angeles, especially those that involve growing food, involves improving the soils that have been affected by many changes due to land development and use. Root Down LA has shared with us the need to improve the soils at George Washington Carver Middle School with the goal of being able to produce more food for the surrounding community of South Central.
Check out photos from the 8/27/22 event!
Description of Hosting Organization
Root Down LA is a non-profit organization that developed a youth-driven neighborhood food system to empower local youth to eat healthier and promote youth entrepreneurship. The model they developed is simple: RDLA creates demand for healthy eating by providing education and workshops to the youth and community, then supply is created through their gardens and then the youth are supported to create business ventures such as growing their food, selling it and creating products out of the produce.
Learn more about Root Down LA
Project Benefit Calculations
Number of volunteers:
Volunteer estimate worth *$25.43 per hour*:
Trees planted:
Invasive plants removed (lbs):
Tree benefits (expected over 20 years):
Carbon dioxide uptake:
Trees carbon sequestered (lbs):
CO2 equivalent of carbon (lbs) trees:
Storm water mitigation:
Runoff avoided gallons:
Rainfall intercepted gallons:
Air pollution removal:
Carbon monoxide (oz):
Ozone (oz):
Nitrogen dioxide (oz):
Sulfur dioxide (oz):
PM2.5 (oz):
8/27/22
24
$1,830.96
5
50
$537.29
$351.87
4126.29
15,129.71
$40.27
4,507.03
22,477.24
$145.15
15.75
391.03
90.13
6.42
3.42
1/28/23
Coming soon!
Contact Info
If you have any questions for Blue Sky LA, or about the Root Down LA soil remediation and garden beautification volunteer event, please contact Silvia Segura at ssegura@breathesocal.org