Blog: Volunteer Gardeners Needed to Save Our Baby Trees!

Be a part of LAPD Topanga Area's innovative T.R.U.E. project -- Topanga Restoring its Urban Ecosystem. The officers of the Topanga station have partnered with the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflowers and Native Plants to create a showcase for native California plants. Volunteers are needed to help with the care and weeding of our fragile baby ironwood trees, poppies, California lilacs and other beautiful California natives. The City of Los Angeles has no budget for landscaping, but that isn't stopping us from having a landmark garden that will be featured on the Theodore Payne garden tour on April 6. Help us water and weed to show off our proud community garden.

You can adopt a zone of the garden by volunteering or donating to help with the maintenance of the landscape. The LAPD Topanga station will say thanks by recognizing you on its website and on a sign in front of the station. You're helping to preserve the habitat of hummingbirds and butterflies. And you're also helping the city save water and tax dollars!

On Saturday, March 30, starting at 8:00 a.m., a big group of volunteers will be out in force to water the baby plants and rescue them from encroaching weeds. It's a great opportunity to meet new friends. If you can't make it on March 30, don't worry -- volunteers are welcome any day of the week, any time of day!

The Topanga station is located at 21501 Schoenborn Street in Canoga Park, one block north of Roscoe Boulevard and just west of Canoga Avenue.  

Contact Sgt. Tom Mason at (818) 756-3180 for more information.