A student-led initiative aimed at planting trees in the Eaton and Pacific Palisades communities following the devastating wildfires kicked off on Wednesday morning.

The initiative named TREEAMS (Trees + Dreams) launched at the EF Academy campus in Pasadena in partnership with the Dr. Jane Goodall Institute.

During the event, organizers announced that they learned of Dr. Jane Goodall's passing earlier Wednesday morning. The Jane Goodall Institute also released a statement saying she died of natural causes while on a speaking tour in California.

"Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the statement said.

Pasadena Councilmember Rick Cole described Goodall as a "gia

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