SCV Water has partnered up with TreePeople, an environmental organization, to help plant trees in an area of San Francisquito Canyon which was burned several years ago by a brush fire.

SCV Water has agreed to contribute the water that will allow TreePeople’s forest restoration program to continue through the summer, according to officials.

TreePeople and crews of local volunteers have been working to restore healthier and less fire-prone forest in an area of San Francisquito Canyon damaged by fire.

“Our small donation of non-potable water is providing so many benefits —  watershed protection, erosion control, plus the forest restoration with native plants,” said Steve Cole, assistant general manager for SCV Water. “We are glad to partner with TreePeople in such an important effort.”

TreePeople officials noted they are thankful for the donations from SCV Water to help keep the program moving forward.    

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“We are so grateful that SCV Water jumped right in to contribute water to the forest restoration work we are doing upstream in the Angeles,” said Thierry Rivard, TreePeople’s Angeles restoration program manager. “The whole community in Santa Clarita is really coming together to help, and we’re glad to have the water agency as a partner leading by example.”  

Areas hit by wildfires often become even more dangerous in the future, as invasive species rush in and grow vigorously only to become dense masses of tinder as they dry out, according to officials.

This is why TreePeople made the Santa Clarita Valley area of the Angeles National Forest a priority for forest restoration, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and donors led by Boeing.

Restoration efforts in San Francisquito Canyon had hit a snag recently, as previous water sources became unavailable. But SCV Water stepped in as soon as they learned of the need, according to officials from both organizations, and their donated water will now allow TreePeople and their teams of volunteers to care for the native forest species planted earlier in the year.  

TreePeople’s trucks are set to roll up to SCV Water and fill their tanks before heading up the canyons for each of their restoration events.  

To find out about TreePeople’s upcoming volunteer events and how to get involved, click here.

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