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I mean, you know, I never make it over to Northeast, and I really should.

But I would say in terms of they have Library Brewing, which is a big beer, uh, destination, and it's down- right downtown, and they have food there, too.

And then I really think that when you're going there, you don't wanna think of it as a small town.

You wanna think of it as like a mini Pittsburgh in the sense where there's this thriving local scene there.

And so you go down to the Bayfront.

The Bayfront has a lot of new development, too.

Um, anything else that you think is, like, can't miss for a Pittsburgher's taste?

Okay, where did you go to see a microforest?

Ascot Hills Park, which is a park in Northeast Los Angeles.

It's surrounded by freeways and interstates.

It's not too far from the heart of downtown LA, so it's not really an area that I typically associate with lots of green space, but...

Okay, Rachel, so today we are talking about microforests, which are supposed to mimic natural forests, but on a smaller scale and in more urban environments, and people plant them.

Yeah, ecologists use local plants to help restore biodiversity to the area.

So, for example, Los Angeles is prone to drought, so there's lots of drought-tolerant native plants in the microforest I went to, like Southern California black walnut and blue elderberry.

But in other places, ecologists would use different types of plants.