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<v Speaker 1>Let's say good morning now to board member of Friends

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<v Speaker 1>of Griffith Park Brenda Reese. Good morning, Brenda, Good morning Amy.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh you sound way too energetic for five point fifty

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<v Speaker 1>in the morning, but we appreciated a ton. Maybe it's

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<v Speaker 1>because you're excited for Earth Day coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited for Earth Day and this is the time

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<v Speaker 2>of the day anyways that us hikers are outside getting

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<v Speaker 2>ready to put on our shoes and walk walk around

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<v Speaker 2>in nature.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, and let's talk about hiking because one of the

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<v Speaker 1>reason we're talking to you today is that there is

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<v Speaker 1>going to be a new trail resource for Griffith Park

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<v Speaker 1>that you're rolling out this weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right. We call it the Griffith Park Explore or

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<v Speaker 2>the GPX for short, and it's a system of fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>different trails. So this is so people can pick which

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<v Speaker 2>kind of trail that they want to go on and

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<v Speaker 2>it's a it will be encompass all of the park.

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<v Speaker 2>This is something we've been working on for about two

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<v Speaker 2>years now.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh okay, So up until now, if people went to

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<v Speaker 1>the park, they would just find a trail ahead and

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<v Speaker 1>go And now is that how it used to work?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, people have done books about Griffith Park. You can

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<v Speaker 2>kind of look you know, to to those things or

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<v Speaker 2>as well as just you know, go to As you say,

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<v Speaker 2>go to the park, we look at the map. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to go there and there. What we've done

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<v Speaker 2>is we've kind of broken down the park into fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>different areas. So if you're an beginner hiker or an

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<v Speaker 2>expert hiker and you want to have a little challenge,

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<v Speaker 2>we've kind of mapped it all out for you with

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<v Speaker 2>ease or difficulty, and we've also given you an opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>for if you, oh, I want to go see birds

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<v Speaker 2>or I wanted more of a challenge, I want an

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<v Speaker 2>easy walk, this is this will help you for that.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, So and is this an app or a website

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<v Speaker 1>or how do we how are we going to find

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<v Speaker 1>it when it launches.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not an app, it's just on our website. So

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to be really easy to do. So people

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<v Speaker 2>don't here, don't have to add another extra thing to

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<v Speaker 2>your phone. Okay, kind of come on.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, and so it'll take you and it'll say, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>here are the different trails and then as you mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>like if you're a birdwatcher, beyond telling you where to go,

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<v Speaker 1>it'll tell you what you're going to see on the

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<v Speaker 1>different trails exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to give you little tidbits of geology, history,

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<v Speaker 2>little things of the flora and fauna you might see

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<v Speaker 2>around the area. And so it's going to give you

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more than just you know, walk this way.

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<v Speaker 2>I love that.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, how many miles of trails are there around Griffith Park.

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<v Speaker 2>There are fifty three official trails around Griffith Park. And

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<v Speaker 2>another reason why we wanted to create this is a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people kind of make their own trails and

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<v Speaker 2>they kind of go off trail and this and that,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's where people can get into trouble. So we

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<v Speaker 2>really wanted to encourage people to stay on the official trails.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's what these that's what the GPX is. It

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<v Speaker 2>allows you to see and experience all of Griffith Park.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, if you could, in theory, do them all

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<v Speaker 2>and say to your friends, I have hiked all the

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<v Speaker 2>trails in Griffith Park, which is about fifty three fifty

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<v Speaker 2>three miles of trails.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I love this idea, Brenda, because I've thought about

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<v Speaker 1>going hiking in the park before and I just go,

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<v Speaker 1>but I don't know where to go, and so now

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to know where to go, and you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to make it easy so I can go on the

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<v Speaker 1>easy trails because I'm not an advanced hiker by any stretch. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And then on Saturday, because we Earth Day is next week,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're going to celebrate early. So on Saturday, you've

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<v Speaker 1>got a special celebration for the launch of this and

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<v Speaker 1>also a chance for people to get their hands dirty

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<v Speaker 1>and help the earth.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, We're going to be meeting at the Griffith Park

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<v Speaker 2>visitor Center. We're going to be putting some native plants

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<v Speaker 2>in the ground, and I think we're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>doing with our friends at LA Recreation and Parks and

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<v Speaker 2>they'll be on hand to and we're just going to

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<v Speaker 2>be meeting everybody and explaining a little bit more about

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<v Speaker 2>the types of things that we're doing at Friends of

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<v Speaker 2>Griffith Park and let's all get our hands dirty and let's,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, help the park because it's one of our

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<v Speaker 2>greatest assets here in Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>And is everybody invited?

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone's invited, yes, And it's at.

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<v Speaker 1>The visitor center. What time are you going to be doing.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's at ten o'clock. Okay, Bolly, now now

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<v Speaker 2>you're questioning me, but I think it's at ten o'clock. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, here's how we can direct them to your website

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<v Speaker 1>if you'd like more information about the event on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>And also and then the gPex trail resource is going

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<v Speaker 1>to be available starting on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 2>That's correct, yes, okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And also if you want more information about Friends of

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<v Speaker 1>Griffith Park find out all about how you can help

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<v Speaker 1>out for Earthday, you can go to what website.

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<v Speaker 2>They can go to www. And it's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>Friendsigriffithpark dot org.

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<v Speaker 1>Super easy. Brenda Reese, thank you so much for coming

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<v Speaker 1>on with us this morning. I love this. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>wait to go and take a hike.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. We'll see you on the trails.

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<v Speaker 1>Amy, all right, Thanks Brenda,