The Urban Wildlands Group

The Urban Wildlands Group is dedicated to the protection of species, habitats, and ecological processes in urban and urbanizing areas.

Habitat Protection and Restoration: Waterview Landscaping Project at LAX (El Segundo Dunes)

Seeds of trouble: airport landscaping project has environmental groups up in arms (Daily Breeze, 4/1/00)

UWG appeal of permit for LAX to install 90 palm trees and other landscaping in El Segundo dunes environmentally sensitive habitat area

UWG rebuttal to report by City Engineer to Board of Public Works

Panel will rule on dispute over LAX landscaping (Daily Breeze, 3/7/01)

California Coastal Commission staff report on Waterview landscaping project (4/10/02)

Airport beautification project uprooted (Daily Breeze, 4/16/02)

UWG letter to LAX offering assistance in developing restoration plan for Waterview site (7/22/02)

LAX trees in holding pattern (Daily Breeze, 9/1/02)

UWG Letter to California Coastal Commission commenting on proposed LAX palm removal and restoration plan (9/3/02)

Solution for palm tree error accepted (Daily Breeze, 11/13/04)

LAX gets OK for palm pullout (Daily Breeze, 2/21/05)

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