Subject: Help document and protect Long Beach's mature northern riverside grove

Hello neighbors,

A public-source-linked investigation examines the mature northern riverside grove near César E. Chávez Park and the West Shoreline Drive Realignment Project (R-7192).

Explore the existing trees, the City demolition drawings, and unanswered preservation questions: https://before-the-trees-become-waste.pages.dev

The project promises additional parkland and improved access—important potential gains. The question is whether the improvements can preserve more of the living mature canopy that the community already enjoys.

If you know the neighborhood, have dated photographs, can identify particular trees, or have relevant public records or technical expertise, please help verify the evidence. If you work with a neighborhood group, arborist, engineer, conservation organization, or newsroom, please pass the site to someone who may be able to act. Please don't treat the resident investigation as a final professional survey.

The City reports profound disparities in nearby park space by race and income; those citywide findings should inform—not substitute for—a careful site-specific investigation.

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