What is the role of Rec and Parks in protecting and restoring this great urban park?
We lost about 1,000 acres to the fire. The fire line had a six-mile radius that encompassed the highest peak in the park, Mt. Hollywood. The role of Rec and Parks is to coordinate the initial assessment and then the restoration, which we estimate will go on for about three years. But we are not doing it alone. We have already contacted the federal, state, and local governments, and institutions of higher education to help us come up with a plan that balances the ecosystem against the threat of erosion. Rec and Parks is the leader, and we will be coordinating activities in this effort. Fires and earthquakes are no surprise in Southern California. How does Rec and Parks prepare for fires such as the one this month in Griffith Park? It wasn’t a surprise, and it could have been worse. Seventy-five percent of the park remains untouched by this fire. It is fortunate that we as a city—not just Rec and Parks—have trained for events like this. It’s unfortunate that we had to exercise our traini
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