L.A. Utility Department Accused of Destroying Endangered Plants During Wildfire Prevention Project
Hundreds of Braunton’s milk vetch plants like these may have been destroyed in an effort to prevent wildfires. (California Native Plant Society) At a Glance Braunton’s milk vetch plants only grow in areas that have been disturbed by fires.Their population in the wild numbers less than 3,000. A city of Los Angeles water and power department stands accused of bulldozing hundreds of federally endangered plants in California's Topanga State Park during wildfire prevention measures, according to a report by the...