Area residents are planning a protest over the Los Angeles County Department of Public Work's plan to excavate a reported 120 acres from the Devil's Gate Dam.
Hands Across the Dam will take place Saturday, Dec. 14, at 11 a.m. THe protest will take place at the top of Devil's Gate Dam at the Hahamonga Water Shed. The event is said to last a short time, but would provide a "powerful message to the county," organizers said.
The LA County Department of Public Works' plan would utilize a convoy of dump trucks to remove millions of cubic yards of sediment that resulted from flooding after the Station Fire. The project would last for five years according to a draft environmental report, officials said.
Organizers said that trees and plants would be destroyed, animals would be killed and trails would be destroyed, rendering the park unusable.
Everyone is invited to the protest.
For more information, call Christle Balvin at (626) 449-8815, or email at gobalvin@gmail.com.
