LA County Post-Fire Air, Soil, and Water Assessment Plan Virtual Town Hall
OnlineJoin the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and partners for a virtual town hall on the post-fire air, soil, and water assessment plan addressing: Air Quality Soil & Water Testing Initial Results and What They Mean Next Steps Watch on: Facebook: facebook.com/lapublichealth X: x.com/lapublichealth YouTube: youtube.com/lapublichealth For more information visit: ph.lacounty.gov/media/Wildfire/
Wildfire Impacts on Brain & Cognition
OnlineThis webinar will cover the impacts of climate disasters such as wildfires on the brain and vital cognitive functions, and will discuss important climate resiliency efforts that protect brain health. The University of California is sponsoring a six-part webinar series for the UC community and the public titled “Urban Wildfire Response and Recovery Webinar Series,” […]
Book Talk: Real Food, Real Facts – Processed Food and the Politics of Knowledge
Royce Hall 314, Humanities Conference Room 10745 Dickson Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin Dr. Charlotte Biltekoff, Professor of American Studies and Food Science and Technology at University of California, Davis, for a discussion on her newly released book Real Food, Real Facts. Bilitekoff’s work explores “the role science and scientific authority play in food industry responses to consumer concerns about what we eat and how it is […]
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!
Carbon Politics, American Power, and the Almighty Dollar
Bunche 4276 Bunche Hall, 11282 Portola Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesLunch will be served for registered attendees. Mark Blyth, William R. Rhodes '57 Prof International Economics & Acting Director, Climate Solutions Lab If a Trump administration doubles down on carbon, the short-term boost to growth through lower input prices plus deregulation will be huge. Climate denial can be profitable. But the rest of the world, […]
Public Gathering: Fire Kinship – Southern California Native Ecology and Art
Fowler MuseumYou are invited to a public community gathering in honor of the exhibition Fire Kinship: Southern California Native Ecology and Art. Fire Kinship challenges the attitudes of fear and illegality around fire, arguing for a return to Native practices, in which fire is regarded as a vital aspect of land stewardship, community well-being, and tribal […]
Water Supply and the Los Angeles Fires: Emerging Lessons and Implications
OnlineUniversity of California (UC) Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Water Webinar Series with Edith de Guzman, UCCE Cooperative Extension Specialist in Water Equity and Adaptation Policy, & Greg Pierce, Co-Director, Luskin Center for Innovation, UCLA The webinar series is open to all. Talks are held the fourth Monday of a month from 12-1pm PT over […]
EMPSI Talk: The Healing Power of Nature
HYBRID: Online and UCLA Semel Institute B8-225 760 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesSpeaker: Jay Maddock, Texas A&M - https://health.tamu.edu/experts/jay-maddock.html Project ReConnect brought to you by UCLA Ecological Medicine & Psychedelic Studies Initiative (EMPSI) REGISTER HERE
Horticultural Society meeting, featuring UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden Waterworks Project
Friendship Auditorium 3201 Riverside Drive, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe Southern California Horticultural Society will host a live program, to be presented by Allison Keeney, the assistant director of the UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden, who has been overseeing various aspects of the garden’s renovation. The focus of her talk will be on a large-scale waterworks project that includes a comprehensive irrigation and stream system, […]
Innovate Locally to Inspire Change Globally Summit
OnlineThe Committee of Climate-Resilient California and Californians (CRC2) cordially invites you to attend the Innovate Locally to Inspire Change Globally Summit. This Summit aims to elevate human well-being and ecosystem resilience as paramount priorities in climate action. CRC2 is committed to fostering collaboration among city and state leaders, researchers, and environmental NGOs, with a vision […]
Let’s Clean Hahamongna Watershed Park
Hahamongna Watershed Park 4550 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA, United StatesThis is a cleanup at Hahamongna Watershed Park in Pasadena to uplift efforts to clean sites that weren’t directly impacted by the fires, but were adjacent to them and need some loving too. Cleaning supplies (disposable gloves, N95 masks, and tools) will be provided, we just need you to show up and bring as many […]
Guided Garden Tour – March 1
UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CAJoin a Garden Guide for a free tour. 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 at the northern end of the Garden […]
Botany Workshop: Container Gardening
UCLA Mildred E Mathias Botanical Garden, La Kretz Garden Pavilion 707 Tiverton Dr, Los Angeles, CALooking to take your backyard, balcony, or dorm room garden to the next level? Join a free botany workshop on container gardening with edible plants! Learn tips on growing edible plants in containers from Mathias Botanical Garden Assistant Director Allison Keeney and Museum Scientist Matthew Southall. Don't miss this opportunity to cultivate your own garden! […]
Nature for All E.A.R.T.H Club Meeting: Sunday Morning Bird Walk
Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Preserve 6100 Woodley Ave, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin a special Sunday Morning Bird Walk to explore the beauty of local bird species! Learn more about birding and practice wellness in nature! This walk is perfect for both new and experienced birders alike! Nature for All’s E.A.R.T.H. (Environmentalists and Advocates Reconnecting, Talking, and Healing) Club is a new program and free opportunity for […]
Graduate Student Farmers Market
Weyburn Terrace Grill Area 3G7X+4H, Los Angeles, United StatesWeekly (FREE) produce distribution is still going strong! Show up at the Weyburn Grill every Sunday with your own bag and help yourselves to fresh fruits, veggies, and herbs.
Book Talk: “Cheaper, Faster, Better” featuring Tom Steyer
Wallis Annenberg Hall (ANN), Sheindlin Forum (106) 3630 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesThe USC Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism and Communication is excited to announce an upcoming event featuring Tom Steyer, New York Times bestselling author, globally renowned climate investor, businessman, and environmentalist. Join a conversation between Steyer and Dean Willow Bay as they discuss his new book, Cheaper, Faster, Better: How We’ll Win the Climate War. […]
Talk: “Gender and Los Angeles Residential Water: Use, Knowledge, and Justice in Water Conservation”
IoES Conference Room La Kretz Hall - Suite 300, 619 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, AR, United StatesPresenters: Jessica Cattelino and Kelsey Kim, UCLA Center for the Study of Women | Barbra Streisand Center REGISTER HERE Abstract: This study brings feminist anthropological attention to the important but understudied role of gender—as it intersects with migration, class, and race—in residential water use in the United States. We reveal gender justice concerns about water […]
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!
Policy and Wildfires
OnlineThis webinar is part of a six-part webinar series for the UC community and the public titled “Urban Wildfire Response and Recovery Webinar Series.” More details to come. REGISTER HERE
IoES 2024-2025 Focus on Environment and Sustainability Series: “Optimism, Optopia, and Climate Change Stories,” with Kim Stanley Robinson
HYBRID: Online and Optimist Room, UCLA Luskin Conference Center 425 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesKim Stanley Robinson Author of Ministry for the Future How can science fiction balance hopeful stories about environmental futures with current realities? What theory of social change should inform these stories? With dire climate change impacts already happening, what kinds of stories can inspire audiences to care about and become active on large-scale environmental issues? […]