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# Lauren Bon Restores Urban Land with LA River Water
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/art-science-collide/extras/lauren-bon-restores-urban-land-with-la-river-water-4fpwp0/
- Published: 2025-09-18T19:05:49.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-18T19:30:16.000Z
- Description: Urban restoration: Lauren Bon harnesses LA River to clean contaminated land.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Art & Science Collide, #ZZZ_Show_ad45200c-38fb-4b60-acf6-b117b9f9b741, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_736c3cf3-6907-4d48-948d-8c3303c9a576, #extra

Lauren Bon of Metabolic Studio explores the LA River’s mismanagement and its environmental impact. Using corn as a hyperaccumulator, she transforms a contaminated train yard into fertile land, demonstrating how redirected water and creative interventions can restore soil health, connect urban spaces to the river, and rethink LA’s water use.