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To the editor : I was saddened to learn that California State Parks is being accused of putting “plants over people” by lawyers representing victims of the Palisades fire ( “Palisades fire victims claim a state park official restricted efforts to fight earlier blaze,” Nov. 19). This accusation establishes a false dichotomy of choosing to care about plants or people.

Plants and people share the Southern California environment, assisting each other as part of an interdependent system. Plants provide clean air, aesthetic value, food and other benefits for people. Many non-native, invasive plants provide easily ignitable fuel for fires, while native species maintain significant m

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