Fender Guitars, Altadena Nonprofit Repurposing Trees Damaged During Eaton Fire

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Updated on: February 10, 2026

Thousands of Altadena's cherished trees were lost during and after the Eaton Fire, but there are efforts underway to salvage and repurpose them, and it has attracted one of the world's top guitar makers, Fender Guitars.

A towering Deodar Cedar once grew near the historic Christmas Tree Lane in Altadena, but it fell after the Jan. 7 hurricane-force winds.

For the last decade, Jeff Perry has been swooping in when trees come down and rescuing, preserving and repurposing them.

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