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If 10,000 LA Biters plant just one tree, in a year, we'll avert the weight of over 2 mil Oscars worth of C02 from entering the atmosphere.

Raindrops can fall at speeds up to 22 mi per hr.

Tree-for-All

The Bite

Photo by Melinda Kelley

If you see Andy Lipkis, founder of TreePeople, riding his bike around Venice or taking the bus downtown, give him a high-five. Since creating the nonprofit as a teen, he's been LA's Johnny Appleseed, inspiring thousands of residents to plant trees (2 mil and counting...) around the city. Years ago, he spearheaded a project that put 1 mil trees in the ground in just three years, at no cost to the city (many said it would take 20 years and cost $200 mil). These days, he's heading up Rainwater as a Resource - TreePeople's plan to help replenish LA's local groundwater supply, reduce the need for water importation, and decrease the risk of local flooding. That rain the other week? Just one inch, captured from six catchments, collected 1.25 mil gal of water...a free-for-all for Angelenos and the local trees alike.

Wanna Try

We hear you can often find Andy dining at AXE Restaurant, 1009 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Venice (310-664-9787). Next planting: Malibu Bluffs Park, Feb. 10, 9 a.m.-12 p.m; call Kristina Clark to sign up (818-623-4846).

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