Santa Maria Youth Protect Los Angeles Waterways from Post-Fire Contamination

Sheccid Diaz, a young adult from Santa Maria, is part of a massive response to protect the burned areas of Los Angeles from taking another hit. This time from winter storms. “We’re protecting the environment—protecting the watersheds—to make sure none of the chemicals that are in burnt homes go into our oceans,” Diaz, from the California Conservation Corps (CCC) Santa Maria Center, said. “There are times where we see the residents come and check on their home and we see them break down. We just take a step