ISLAND OF GREEN MAYOR DIGS IN FOR ARBOR DAY.Byline: Rick Orlov Orlov (Орлรณв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Staff Writer VAN NUYS - In celebration of Arbor arbor Garden shelter providing privacy and partial protection from the weather, most commonly a lightweight, latticed framework (trellis) of wood or metal with interlaced branches of vines or climbing shrubs trained over it. Day, Mayor James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California planted a purple leaf plum tree Thursday - the first of 5,000 trees to be placed along median strips the entire length of Sepulveda Boulevard. ``Planting trees is a great way to put down your roots and show a strong commitment to improving your community,'' Hahn said during the ceremony sponsored by the Department of Water and Power on an island strip at Haynes and Kittridge streets. ``This is a great way to cool our neighborhoods, reduce power costs and improve air quality.'' Part of the department's Trees for a Green L.A. program, the effort is expected to cost $8 million over two years. Department officials said shade trees can reduce air-conditioning costs by as much as 50 percent in a neighborhood. Sepulveda Boulevard was selected for median trees because it is the longest street in the city and runs from Mission Hills to Harbor City, crossing Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , officials said. Planting trees, to be irrigated by city crews with reclaimed water Reclaimed water, sometimes called recycled water, is former wastewater (sewage) that has been treated and purified for reuse, rather than discharged into a body of water. from the Donald C. Tillman plant, is part of the DWP's efforts to reduce power usage in Los Angeles. The Trees for a Green L.A. program began in February with a goal of planting more than 200,000 trees around the city. Residents willing to plant and care for them can get up to seven trees in 40 varieties. Hahn said he wants to expand the program to include businesses. ``It has been proven that trees attract pedestrian A pedestrian is a person travelling on foot, whether walking or running. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case historically. History Walking is the primary means of human locomotion. traffic to our business corridors, and that benefits the small businesses,'' Hahn said. People interested in the program can contact the DWP DWP Department of Work and Pensions (UK) DWP Drinking Water Program DWP Dynamic Weapon Pricing (gamin, Counter-Strike: Source) DWP Department of Water & Power DWP Drinking Water Protection at (800) GREENLA. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: On Arbor Day, Mayor James Hahn walks among trees waiting to be planted along Sepulveda Boulevard. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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