Whittier hills restoration area unharmed by fire
A project to restore a 15-acre area east of Colima road and north of the Murphy Ranch Little League was unharmed by Thursday's brush fire in the Whittier hills, said Andrea Gullo, executive director of the Puente Hills Landfill Native Habitat Authority. "I was out there today and (the fire) wasn't near it," Gullo said. "It wasn't in the vicinity.
The authority has spent about $1.7 million -- money given by the Orange County Waste and Recycling that operates the Olinda Alpha Landfill in Brea -- to plant seedlings, including California sagebrush, California buckwheat, prickly pear cactus and white and purple sage.
Even if there had been a problem from the fire, Gullo said the authority has contingency funds to address any problems.
About 3,000 eucalyptus trees were removed from the Whittier hills two years ago, including the 15-acre area, as a fire-safety move. The trees are hot and have oil in them and are considered dangerous. And if the fire had gone south, those trees are now gone -- a good thing -- Gullo said.
The authority has spent about $1.7 million -- money given by the Orange County Waste and Recycling that operates the Olinda Alpha Landfill in Brea -- to plant seedlings, including California sagebrush, California buckwheat, prickly pear cactus and white and purple sage.
Even if there had been a problem from the fire, Gullo said the authority has contingency funds to address any problems.
About 3,000 eucalyptus trees were removed from the Whittier hills two years ago, including the 15-acre area, as a fire-safety move. The trees are hot and have oil in them and are considered dangerous. And if the fire had gone south, those trees are now gone -- a good thing -- Gullo said.
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