Support for LAist comes from
Become a sponsor
Local and national news, NPR, things to do, food recommendations and guides to Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire
Donate
Stay Connected

LAist is part of Southern California Public Radio, a member-supported public media network.

Listen
Donate

The Brief

The most important stories for you to know today
  • The L.A. Report
    Listen • 4:39
    CA GOP coordinates against Prop 50, LAPD pulls Harris detail, LA County gets wildfire-fighting planes— The A.M. Edition
Jump to a story
  • Explore LA
    HTLA Trails
    We get embedded with trail-building volunteers
    By  Aaricka Washington
    Published November 13, 2023 6:30 AM

    Share This
    Multiple younger and middle-aged men on a dirt trail with large boulders wearing hardhats and holding McLeod tools do work on a trail.
    Volunteers with Lowelifes Respectable Citizens' Club work to restore a trail in the Angeles National Forest.
    (
    Erin Stone
    /
    LAist
    )

    Topline:

    You read the articles, now listen to the podcast. How To LA explores the day in the life of volunteers who are by rebuilding trails damaged by the Bobcat Fire.

    Why it matters (to L.A.): Angelenos love to get out in nature and hike. Trails all over the county are typically packed on the weekends from the Santa Monicas to the San Gabriels. But wildfires have left many spots damaged and unusable. Enter the volunteers. These groups donate their time to rebuild trails with the U.S. Forest Service, which has been hampered in recent years by staff shortages and funding issues.

    Why now: How To LA producer Evan Jacoby and LAist climate reporter Erin Stone strapped on their hiking boots and went up to Mount Wilson to report on these efforts and also help restore damaged trails. They joined 17 other volunteers who are part of the Lowelifes Respectable Citizens’ Club, one of the groups working with the Forest Service.

    Listen to the episode:

    How To LA logo (graphical text) with LAist Studios logo (graphical text) with 6th street bridge in the background; with red to orange vertical gradient as background color
    Listen • 22:58
    Listen • 22:58
    After Fire, Who Rebuilds Our Trails In The San Gabriel Mountains?
    Agencies like the Forest Service are allocating more and more resources towards fire management — but that leaves little time and money for trail rehabilitation. Enter volunteer groups like Lowelifes Respectable Citizen's Club.

    Go deeper:

Loading...