USGBC-LA is hosting this event to bring together the sustainability, green building, and fire prevention communities to jointly address wildfire resilience across California. The event will begin with virtual tours and expert interviews provided by local green building chapters in Northern and Southern California, lead to multiple keynotes from community leaders, feature panels from industry...
Dr. Tallamy is a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, where he has authored 100+ research articles and taught Insect Taxonomy, Behavioral Ecology, Humans and Nature, and other courses for 40 yrs. His book Bringing Nature Home: How Native Plants Sustain Wildlife in Our Gardens was published...
Jane Breckinridge is the director of the Euchee Butterfly Farm located in Leonard, Oklahoma, and an enrolled citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She has spent the last twenty years raising and exhibiting butterflies throughout the United States and Canada, as well as providing community and youth education on butterflies. In 2013, Ms. Breckinridge founded...
Helen Cavallo is of Colombian and Italian descent, and that background has dictated her love of food and family. Helen's cooking style focuses on big, bold flavors, while always highlighting the main ingredient. Her culinary education came from her upbringing, having learned to cook from some of the best...her family, pros at feeding an army...
Mylea Bayless leads Bat Conservation International (BCI) Network & Partnerships Division with more than 20 years of experience in building collaborative teams for conservation, research, and wildlife management. “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” The wisdom of this African proverb defines her approach to conservation....
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Come to our workshop and learn about the risks that climate change presents to communities and infrastructure. Preview our mapping tool and explore ways you can use the assessment to empower your community to be climate resilient. https://tinyurl.com/lacountycva
About SISE The Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy (SISE) is usually described as an annual two-week "boot camp" on energy and sustainability — but it’s much more. SISE is a “we,” a community invested in broad issues related to energy, the environment, and sustainability, and a space that values diverse people, disciplines, perspectives, and experiences. Within this...
On July 14, we invite you to the unveiling of UCLA’s Sustainable LA Grand Challenge report card on ecosystem health in L.A. County — the region’s most comprehensive evaluation of ecosystem health and proposed strategies and actions to move us toward a more sustainable Los Angeles. We will be joined by: • Alina Bokde, Chief...
The Envision Framework is a globally recognized approach to sustainable infrastructure and certification process. The ENV SP designation is becoming an increasingly important credential for any professional involved in urban...
