Rest Stops: Thriving in the Thresholds of the Altadena
Using the power of Ecology to transform Altadena post wild fires and support community healing and resilience
About Rest Stop
Rest Stops is a post-wildfire garden initiative in Altadena, California, led by artist and native Kenturah Davis. In response to the loss of her family homes in the Eaton Fire, Davis envisions a series of sensory gardens offering moments of rest and renewal amid the scorched landscape. Inspire by Black quilting traditions, the project stitches together a network of green spaces designed to heal both land and community. With the goal of installing ten gardens by 2027 - at zero cost to residents - Rest Stops reimagines public and private thresholds offing resilient, restorative spaces that nuture both people and the environment.
