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Dr. Matt Ritter: California’s Urban Forests in a Changing Environment

Hershey Hall 801 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Tickets: $20 – $40 FREE for students Dr. Ritter will discuss patterns and trends in tree selection and considerations for helping to ensure a healthy urban forest in Los Angeles. Dr. Ritter’s presentation will be a photographic exposé of the lives and stories of some of the fascinating trees featured in the recent second edition...

Opportunities for Enhanced Near-term U.S.-China Climate Action: Subnational Climate Leadership

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Subnational collaboration offers unique opportunities for cooperation between China and the U.S., particularly in areas where local governments can have a greater impact and federal authority is limited. Both nations have influential states that inform their national policy decisions. Several key sectors offer opportunities for subnational climate action, including: transitioning from fossil fuels and coal,...

Navigating Green Infrastructure Operations & Maintenance

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For two decades, local stormwater managers have recognized green infrastructure as a centerpiece One Water strategy that is an effective, multi-benefit approach. Yet, green infrastructure has mostly remained on the fringes of stormwater management. A “nice to have” amenity. There are different reasons why green infrastructure hasn’t yet been implemented at scale. Lack of funds...

Hydrogen and Health Webinar

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Hear from Barb Gottlieb, Environment & Health Program Director at Physicians for Social Responsibility, speak about the role of hydrogen within our efforts to address climate change. REGISTER HERE

Become a Naturalist Day

La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Celebrate native plants with the Garden! Create native wildflower seed bombs, embark on a garden scavenger hunt, and enjoy a complimentary garden tour! Drop-in anytime between 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. to participate. On-going Activities: Scavenger Hunt & Wildflower Seed Balls 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Storytime 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Guided Tour 12...

Maddalena Bearzi in conversation with Beth Pratt about “Stranded: Finding Nature in Uncertain Times”

Palisades Branch Library 861 Alma Real Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Part of ALOUD TRAVELS: To the Beach Come out and celebrate summer with ALOUD in a festival-like atmosphere at one of our beachside library branches. The afternoon-long event will feature beach-themed author talks, a SoCal Summer Storytelling hour, and family-friendly activities. REGISTER HERE Maddalena Bearzi Maddalena Bearzi is President and co-founder of the Ocean Conservation...

Compostable Summer Series: Bokashi Workshops – Westside Edition

Kind Grounds 3759 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Ever heard of Bokashi? Come learn all about the power of this simple fermented composting process during one of Compostable's 1-hour in-person workshops. These systems are great for people with small spaces who want to offset their food scrap footprint right at home with minimal effort. REGISTER HERE

Compostable Summer Series: Bokashi Workshops – Northeast Edition

Sustain LA 5214 Monte Vista Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Ever heard of Bokashi? Come learn all about the power of this simple fermented composting process during one of Compostable's 1-hour in-person workshops. These systems are great for people with small spaces who want to offset their food scrap footprint right at home with minimal effort. REGISTER HERE

Hunting an Invisible Super-Pollutant: Strategies to Spot and Eliminate Methane Emissions

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Methane is a powerful but invisible planet-heating gas that accounts for about one-third of Earth’s warming to date. By cutting methane emissions now, humans can rapidly reduce the rate of global warming, buying time as we lower carbon emissions in the long term. While there are many readily available—and highly profitable—ways to tackle these emissions,...

The State of State Climate Ambition: Modeling Policy Progress and Opportunities with RMI

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As legislative sessions wrap up across the country and billions of federal climate dollars continue flowing to states, identifying opportunities for future action will be critical. Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) partnered with Climate XChange to release climate scorecards analyzing how 20 states are progressing toward climate-aligned targets. The scorecards use the state Energy Policy Simulator...