There is an urgent need to protect Walnut Canyon, a beautiful hillside with mature walnut trees and native wildlife in Glassell Park, which faces complete destruction by a proposed development of 32 tract homes. This massive development is called Abode at Glassell Park.

Here's some more background info for anyone who isn't familiar with the process so far:

The Abode developers have completed and submitted their Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) to the City, a critical final step in the approval process for their development. This Report is open to public review and criticism until February 21. If this DEIR is accepted by the City of Los Angeles, it will be very difficult to stop the Abode development from going forward.

The DEIR completely misrepresents the impact this 32 tract-home development will have on the landscape, on the surrounding neighborhood, and on Northeast L.A. open space generally. The development’s huge, irreversible impact on local traffic, noise, water runoff, wildlife migration patterns, and protected trees is dismissed in the document. Walnut Canyon provides an easily accessed green area that gives residents and the larger local community access to walking, hiking, relaxing and learning about nature, with all the health benefits that such outdoor activities provide.