Talk / Lecture – Fire Kinship Exhibition Virtual Preview: Artist Studio Visit with Leah Mata Fragua
OnlineThe Fowler’s second PST ART: Art & Science Collide exhibition, Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art, opens on January 12, 2025. It introduces fire as a generative element that connects us to our past and offers a collective path toward a sustainable future. The show presents a living history and expertise of the […]
Artist Panel: Indigenous Knowledge, Sustainable Future
Fowler MuseumCelebrating the Fowler’s two PST ART: Art & Science Collide exhibitions—Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal: Tanya Aguiñiga & Porfirio Gutiérrez en Conversación/in Conversation and the upcoming Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art—this panel featuring artists Porfirio Gutiérrez, Sarah Rosalena, and Lazaro Arvizu Jr., moderated by Shirley & Ralph Shapiro Director Silvia Forni, […]
Stop and Smell the Roses: Open House and Rose Pruning Demo
Main Street Community Garden 2318 Main St, Santa Monica, CA, United StatesThe Main Street Community Garden welcomes Stephen Reid, UC Master Gardener and assistant curator of the Rose Garden at The Huntington Library, to discuss practical rose care techniques, including deadheading, pruning, fertilizing, and day-to-day care. He will answer questions about your biggest rose challenges. Join at 9:00 AM for coffee and pastries and a chance […]
Malibu Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Collection Event
Malibu Civic Center, Rear Parking Lot 23519 West Civic Center Way, Malibu, CA, United StatesSponsored jointly by the Sanitation Districts and Los Angeles County Public Works The Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste Collection Program (HHW) gives Los Angeles County residents a legal and cost-free way to dispose of unwanted household chemicals that cannot be disposed of in the regular trash.
Toy Swap and Fruit Tree Repotting Party
Ishihara Park Learning Garden 2909 Exposition Blvd., Santa Monica, CA, United StatesJoin a monthly community breakfast at Ishihara Park Learning Garden. There will be lightly used toys and children's books, should you know someone that would benefit from some holiday cheer. Bring one to swap, bring one to donate, or simply show up and take one to re-gift. This will also be an opportunity to repot […]
Botany Workshop: Container Gardening
UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CAJoin a workshop on container gardening and a demo on creating beautiful container arrangements! Learn from the Garden’s Assistant Director Allison Keeney and Museum Scientist Matthew Southall. This event is free with a reservation. RSVPs are required. REGISTER HERE
Free Food from UCLA Dining Halls!
Conference Room 1 in the Student Activities Center Basement 220 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin Bruin Dine for our food recovery events every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10PM in the SAC Basement! Bring your utensils, containers, and appetite! Hit the follow button (https://www.instagram.com/uclabruindine/) to see what we’re serving up each week!
Free Food from UCLA Dining Halls!
Conference Room 1 in the Student Activities Center Basement 220 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin Bruin Dine for our food recovery events every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10PM in the SAC Basement! Bring your utensils, containers, and appetite! Hit the follow button (https://www.instagram.com/uclabruindine/) to see what we’re serving up each week!
Free Food from UCLA Dining Halls!
Conference Room 1 in the Student Activities Center Basement 220 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin Bruin Dine for our food recovery events every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10PM in the SAC Basement! Bring your utensils, containers, and appetite! Hit the follow button (https://www.instagram.com/uclabruindine/) to see what we’re serving up each week!
POSTPONED – Fowler Exhibition Opening Celebration: Fire Kinship
Fowler Museum**Due to the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area, we have decided to postpone this event. Stay tuned for details on the rescheduled event.** Join the Fowler Museum for the opening of the exhibition Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art. The evening will begin with a welcome from a local California Indian […]
826LA@Hammer: Collaging for Mother Earth
Hammer MuseumFree collaborative workshops, presented with 826LA, combine writing with creative activities for groups of up to 20 students. Recommended for ages 8–14. A lot of people know how important it is for the environment to recycle and reuse art materials, but not everyone knows how much fun it is! In this workshop, students will learn […]
*POSTPONED* Welcome Reception for 2025 UCLA Activists-in-Residence
UCLA Perloff Hall, DeCafe 365 Portola Plaza, Room 1302, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWith a shared commitment to “turn the university inside out” and invite artists, community organizers, and movement leaders to undertake power-shifting scholarship and pedagogy focused on social change, the UCLA Luskin Institute on Inequality and Democracy, the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, cityLAB-UCLA, and the UCLA Center for the Study of Women|Barbra Streisand Center are […]
Beyond the Net Zero Pledges: Do they Still Matter?
UCLA Law School, Room 1447Many businesses, institutions, cities, and regions have pledged to reach net-zero emissions within a few decades. But accountability has always been a challenge and it’s one made more difficult by recent political backsliding around the globe. What’s the path forward for sticking to credible benchmarks? Is there a role for carbon offsets and voluntary carbon […]
Expert Insights on the Causes, Impacts and Aftermath of the L.A. Wildfires
OnlineFeaturing an informative panel of wildfire and climate science faculty experts. Please click here to submit your questions in advance of the webinar by Thursday, January 23 at 10:00 a.m. Instructions to join the webinar will be provided once your registration has been confirmed. REGISTER HERE
RFF Live Event: Big Decisions 2025
HYBRID: Online and Resources and Conservation Center 1400 16th Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United StatesWith every new administration and Congress comes a different set of energy and environmental priorities. Despite shifts in political offices and rhetoric, there are opportunities for policy action toward a healthy environment and thriving economy. Join Resources for the Future (RFF) and leaders from across government, business, philanthropy, and media to discuss the big decisions […]
Guided Garden Tour – February 1
La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin a Garden Guide for a free tour on February 1, 2025 at 10 am. Explore a living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! You’ll hear the stories of selected plants in the Garden and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. Tours meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion […]
Botany Brown Bag: Changing Behavior in Changing Cities by Joey Di Liberto and Suu Zhou
La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin a new lecture in the Botany Brown Bag Series, continued by Joey Di Liberto and Suu Zhou, who will give a talk entitled “Changing Behavior in Changing Cities: Shifting Trends in Urban Bird Behavior Across Seasons and Cityscapes” on Monday, February 3 at 12pm. As cities expand, more and more animals have been forced […]
Wildfire disaster, recovery, and resilience: what have we learned?
California NanoSystems Institute 570 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin the first event in the 2024-2025 Focus on Environment and Sustainability Series, a three-part special seminar exploring critical environmental challenges. Light refreshments available starting at 1:30 pm. Crystal A. Kolden Associate Professor in the Management of Complex Systems department, School of Engineering, at the University of California, Merced In 1991, the Tunnel-Oakland Hills Fire […]
Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions
Burbank Buena Vista Branch Library 300 N Buena Vista St, Burbank, CA, United StatesIn Search of Life, the Cosmos, and our Future Paleontologist Neil Shubin, in conversation with JPL's Alex Gardner, explains the dynamics of ice sheets and glaciers, what they tell us about our past, and what they portend for our future. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE
UCLA Technology Development Group Climate Action Day
UCLA Sunset Village Covel Commons 200 De Neve Dr, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesClimate change is upon us and research is an important part of finding solutions to this environmental crisis. In 2022, the State of California designated grants to the UC to develop innovations that address critical needs across the state. UCLA scientists have worked to provide novel solutions to some of our greatest climate challenges. Be […]