{"id":81877,"date":"2024-11-15T11:04:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/press-release\/environmental-services-and-volunteers-conduct-median-revitalization-project\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T11:04:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:04:04","slug":"environmental-services-and-volunteers-conduct-median-revitalization-project","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/es\/press-release\/environmental-services-and-volunteers-conduct-median-revitalization-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Services and Volunteers Conduct Median Revitalization Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 5, KYCC&#8217;s Environmental Services team hosted a community event focused on enhancing a median situated at the intersection of Union Ave and Venice Blvd. During this event, 45 volunteers came together to plant more than 60 native California and drought-resistant plants and shrubs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-1-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-1-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-1-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-1.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project introduced California native and drought-resistant plants and shrubs to the area, with the goal of mitigating the urban heat island effect of the local climate, while also enhancing green spaces in our community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-5-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-5-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-5-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-5.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was a special community planting event aimed<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at enhancing the landscape, while also fostering a sense of community and environmental stewardship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-7-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-7-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-7-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-7-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-7-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-7-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-7.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the next six months, our landscaping team will be responsible for maintenance, including debris and weed removal, regular watering, and monitoring plant health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-75393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-4-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-4-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-4-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-4-113x150.jpeg 113w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-4-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-4-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/thumbnail_MicrosoftTeams-image-4.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KYCC Environmental Services is committed to fostering inspired community action, believing that this is the most effective approach to achieving meaningful and sustainable environmental change. Together, we are working towards building safe, healthy, and beautiful neighborhoods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special thank you to our partners <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.picounionnc.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pico Union Neighborhood Council<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/planning.lacity.gov\/eir\/LA_Entertainment_District\/final\/text\/Volume1\/IV_Letter_No_043.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windmill Links Community Environmental Fund<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/puhc.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pico Union Housing Corporation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cd1.lacity.gov\/councilmember-hernandez\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CD1 Council member Eunisses Hernandez <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for making this event a success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This project was funded by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/planning.lacity.gov\/eir\/LA_Entertainment_District\/final\/text\/Volume1\/IV_Letter_No_043.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windmill Links Community Environmental Fund<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &amp; Aurora Corona.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 5, KYCC&#8217;s Environmental Services team hosted a community event focused on enhancing a median situated at the intersection of Union Ave and Venice Blvd. During this event, 45 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":80302,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[214,232,268,270,292],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81877","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category--es","category-environmental-services-es","category-news-highlight-es","category-news-article-es","category-volunteer-es"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/81877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/81877\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kyccla.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}