Exotic annual grasses now cover large areas of southern California that were once stands of native California sage scrub (CSS), or a mixture of native grasses, forbs, and CSS. Both CSS and California grasslands are threatened habitats, where restorations of type-converted landscapes are often burdened by the persistent dominance of non-native annual grasses. Research finds that once exotic grasses take hold in these areas, native plant communities are extremely slow to recover, if they recover at all. MORE
IMPORTANT ISSUES
Watch the dramatic video as firefighters respond after hiker is stranded here in HGP Quarry
Watch the dramatic video as firefighters respond after hiker is stranded here in HGP Quarry
Firefighters early Friday evening rescued a hiker who had become stranded on the side of a steep cliff in the Bronson Canyon area of Griffith Park.
Two members of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue team reached a stranded hiker in Griffith Park on May 13, 2016. (Credit: KTLA)
A 20-year-old woman was said to be uninjured shortly before 6 p.m. in the 3200 block of North Canyon Drive, the Los Angeles Fire Department said in an online news alert. The location is in the eastern Hollywood Hills.
News video showed park rangers and firefighters at the location, where two members of the LAFD’s Urban Search and Rescue team reached the hiker about 200 feet from the top of the hillside. The woman was given a helmet and jacket before being outfitted with a harness, which was connected to a rope held by responders at the top of the cliff.
The hiker and the two firefighters then slowly made their way down the slope. As they reached the bottom, shortly after 7 pm., the harness was disconnected from the cable and the rescuers escorted the woman to safety.
The hiker’s condition was evaluated at the scene. She was unhurt, said Margaret Stewart, a Fire Department spokeswoman.
Asking questions and fact finding
What came first the chicken or the egg? That is a question where each a person could take either position and argue it. Unlike our adjacent eastern The Hollywoodland and its 444 acre open space existed is symbiotic to our residential area. The land around us was always there always a part of our community laced throughout with bridle trails used by residents and guests who road from with the Sunset Stables or Mr. Lawson’s Ranch and stables at 3000 Canyon Drive inside Brush Canyon. This is converse to our adjacent neighbors, the Oaks and Los Feliz. Colonel Griffith’s land was donated in 1896 and then the homes came 20 some years later. So what other geographic facts make us so much more unique than our Griffith Park neighbors? Official openings is one, bridle trails, geographic, intend of the land donation are a few more differences along with infra structure, narrow, twisty roads with significant grades, no sidewalks and houses posed 3 feet from the roadways.
Graffitti on HGP rocks and landscape near official and exclusive entrance from Canyon Drive
These photos show physical abuse of the rock formations and landscape HGP near the official and exclusive entrance from Canyon Drive. Sad and unacceptable.
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KABC Radio Interview about Lawsuit BS156271 against City of Los Angeles for ILLEGAL gate access to the Hollywoodland Gifted Park
On 7/8/2015 Sarajane Schwartz , Beachwood Drive property owner gave this interview on KABC regarding the Lawsuit filed by the Beachwood Drive property owners against the City of Los Angeles. The suit number BS 156271 deals with the unauthorized access from Beachwood Drive in the the Hollywoodland Gifted Park land developed without proper vetting of environmental and safety concerns.
TIME Magazine reports on HGP Tourist issues
Time Magazine
September 21, 2015
Tourist Tiffs Across America
By Katy Steinmetz
HOLLYWOOD HILLS
As the famous sign has been put on more
itineraries, residents along the hiking and
tour-bus route have found their streets
clogged, driveways blocked and yards strewn
with cigarettes.
This year they sued the city of Los Angeles
over public safety concerns.
City encouraging people to park, hike and traverse!
There is only one official, safe public opening into the Hollywoodland Gifted Park. That opening is off Canyon Drive in Bronson Canyon. This opening offers pedestrian access with sidewalks on each side of the street, the incline is a gentler grade, the street less curving, there are public bathrooms, drinking water sources and two large official gravel parking lots holding 150 cars.
So why does the city continue to encourage people to park, hike and traverse into Hollywoodland proper with all its unsafe infrastructure? Boggles a logical mind!
Think about this: Within a six day period of time three search and rescue operations took place within the Hollywoodland gifted park area:
* May 31, Illegal vista site phase 2, 4 passenger vehicle rolled over the west side of the ravine missing the playground section of the Lake Hollywood Park 
* June 3, rescue near the Girl’s Camp adjacent to the illegal Hollyridge/Beachwood hiking trail.
* June 5, rescue from the illegal entrance at Beachwood Drive passed the Sunset Ranch
Guess who is underwriting the costs of these irresponsible hikers? The property tax payers of the City of Los Angeles