Watts Rising: Greening Public Housing
Reimagining public housing through community driven greening
Location: Watts Public Housing Developments: Nickerson Gardens, Imperial Courts, Gonzaque Village
Timeline: 2018 - 2024
Funded By: California Strategic Growth Council, Transformative Climate Communities Program, California Climate Investments
Project Partners: Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Resident Advisory Committees at Nickerson Gardens, Imperial Courts, Gonzaque Village
This project is employing up to 15 local youth from Watts to plant 200 drought tolerant trees at three Public Housing properties: Nickerson Gardens, Imperial Courts, Gonzaque Village. This project will greatly improve community access to the benefits of shade trees and open space. These improvements will improve air quality, provide habitat for wildlife, increase shade, increase public health benefits, provide educational and employment opportunities, and capture local polluted stormwater runoff. This project is part of a larger $35 million grant from the California Strategic Growth Council. This grant has over 15 partner organizations and is led by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) who requested NET be a part of this proposal due to our 15-year history in conducting successful greening projects on HACLA properties.
Project elements include:
Planting and establishment of 200 large shade trees at three HACLA properties
Recruit and hire local youth to plant and establish new trees
Community driven outreach and engagement
