Barnsdall Art Park To Receive Olive Tree-Lined Restoration

HOLLYWOOD, CA — More trees will be coming to Barnsdall Art Park through a newly-announced restoration project. The Barnsdall Art Park Foundation announced a $25,000 contribution to adopt the park for one year under the "Barnsdall Olive Grove Initiative."

Funds from the contribution will support a horticultural analysis of the grove's existing trees, a new irrigation and pruning plan, and creating a new tree planting strategy. The organization says the project will not only bring more beauty to the 130-year-old park, but improve air quality in East Hollywood and help to reach the city 's goal of planting 90,000 new trees.

"The Barnsdall Art Park Foundation is thrilled to announce the Barnsdall Olive Grove Initiative, created in partnership with the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Parks Foundation," the organization said in a statement. "This ambitious endeavor will restore, sustain, and enhance the historic landscape that first gave Olive Hill its name.

The Barnsdall Olive Grove Initiative is a partnership between the Los Angeles Parks Foundation, the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks, and the Barnsdall Art Park Foundation.

"Barnsdall Art Park is a unique and priceless gem in the City of Los Angeles, and this Olive Grove Initiative is yet another reminder as to why," Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell said. "Preserving the existing trees and propagating new, healthy olive trees into the campus's landscape is an essential step in preserving this historically significant grove that is an essential contributor to this cultural resource we all cherish, Barnsdall Art Park, and UNESCO contributor, Hollyhock House."

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