This LA school is planting trees to ‘supercharge’ childhood development

Parks, trees and green spaces are critical to kids’ health and wellbeing, but in many cities, residents have unequal accessOn a recent Saturday morning at Washington Elementary Stem magnet school in Pasadena, California, a group of volunteers and staffers from Amigos de los Rios hauled soil for a new pollinator garden of native plants that support local habitats such as those for butterflies, hummingbirds and bees. They also filled up 37 planter beds that will grow fresh veggies such as ca