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Volunteers plant native buckwheat in LAX Dunes to help endangered El Segundo blue butterfly
Summary
Volunteers working with Los Angeles World Airports removed invasive plants and planted native species, including sea cliff buckwheat, in a 50-acre LAX Dunes restoration project aimed at helping the endangered El Segundo blue butterfly; organizers said larger planting goals run into early 2025.
Natasha Gascon, a reporter for El Segundo media, described a volunteer habitat-restoration event at the LAX Dunes on the western edge of Los Angeles International Airport, where participants removed invasive plants and planted California native species to help the endangered El Segundo blue butterfly.
The work supports the LAX Dunes Habitat Restoration Project, a core 50-acre area of the dunes that Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has designated as an El Segundo blue butterfly habitat restoration area. Gascon said the larger dune system is about 307 acres and that the project aims to…
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