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Residents, environmental committee urge more native plantings, cite El Segundo Blue Butterfly project
Summary
Residents and the city environmental committee urged the Recreation and Parks Commission to prioritize native plants in public landscaping, citing recent volunteer work on the El Segundo Blue Butterfly hillside and the city’s future plan.
Barbara Boland, a co‑founder of the El Segundo Blue Butterfly Conservancy, told the Recreation and Parks Commission that volunteers recently removed invasive plants from a hillside and asked the city to pursue more native plantings in public spaces.
Boland said the parks department helped on April 12, when “15 volunteers filled 1 pickup truck with invasive plants removed from the hillside,” and she thanked Miguel and park staff for their assistance. She urged the commission to begin a…
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