Trees and logs charred by Eaton wildfire used to rebuild Los Angeles community

By Jorge Garcia

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Logs and fallen trees charred by the devastating Eaton wildfire in January that scorched more than 14,000 acres (57 square km) east of Los Angeles are being repurposed to rebuild neighborhoods destroyed by the blaze.

Los Angeles-based Angel City Lumber, a private business, has launched the Altadena Reciprocity Project aimed at turning the city’s damaged trees into usable lumber that would otherwise be chipped and shipped off or left to decompose…

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