Image / Fire crews casting ryegrass seed on burned out area of the Santa …

Fire crews casting ryegrass seed on burned out area of the Santa Monica Mountains, Calif., 1977

View source image on contributor's website.

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title: Fire crews casting ryegrass seed on burned out area of the Santa Monica Mountains, Calif., 1977
Contributor: Cox, Bruce H.
Date Created and/or Issued: November 24, 1977
1977-11-24
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: RESEEDING FIRE AREA--Los Angeles County fire crews cast ryegrass seed on an area of the Santa Monica Mountains that was left blackened by brush fires Nov. 14 and 15. The seeds, which germinate in four or five days, are being scattered over about 1,500 acres of Canyon Burn and Carlisle Burn south of Westlake.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b894_286600-1
ark:/21198/zz0002r51z
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Disaster
Environment
Wildfires--California--Los Angeles County
Fire management--California--Los Angeles County
Revegetation--California--Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County (Calif.). Fire Dept. Air & Wildland Division
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.