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Sights: MWD Dirt Lot – Victoria Grove

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This dirt lot in the middle of the Victoria Grove community in Riverside belongs to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD):

MWD Dirt Lot - no more orange trees

Just a few weeks ago, this lot was bordered by beautiful orange trees:

Orange trees on Blackburn Road

What happened to the trees?

As explained in the following post on a member agency’s Facebook page, MWD removed the trees as “part of their long-term maintenance”:

MWD explanation

So, according to the Metropolitan Water District, “long-term maintenance” includes destroying mature, healthy and well-maintained orange trees that were located directly across from an elementary school in the middle of a community named after orange groves. Got it.

Sights: Chopping Down Riverside’s Heritage

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This row of healthy orange trees along Blackburn Road in the community of Victoria Grove is not an uncommon sight in Riverside. Neighborhood orange trees are nice reminders of Riverside’s citrus heritage and the orange groves on which many of our homes were built.

Orange trees on Blackburn Road

Here is that same row of healthy orange trees being cut down and removed.

Orange trees being cut down

I guess I will contact the Metropolitan Water District to find out why.

Time to contact MWD