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2020 MGBCE Day 2: Community Green (A day of Green Building for the General Public!)

2020 Municipal Green Building Conference + Expo DAY 2 of MGBCE: Community Green Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 MGBCE 2020 is a virtual event--see you online! **(Please note that this date has been rescheduled from the previous date on May 30th. If you had previously registered, your registration will automatically be moved to the new dates.) This...

Net Zero Build Summit

About NetZeroBuild Summit August 25-28, 2020 NetZeroBuild Summit 2020 brings together the key stakeholders involved in the Midwest’s value chain for net-zero construction in residential, commercial, academic and government buildings for the very first time. Hosting the Midwest’s leading architects, policymakers, contractors, system manufacturers, building owners and real estate executives, this essential new event is...

Beauty and the Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change

Nita Winter and Rob Badger take you behind the scenes of their 27-year journey photographing wildflowers throughout California. It began in 1992, when they discovered and fell in love with California’s spectacular wildflower blooms in the Mojave Desert’s Antelope Valley California Poppy Preserve. Photographing these beautiful landscapes and individual flowers evolved into their documentary art...

Irrigation Practices for Native Plant Gardens with Tim Becker

To maintain social distancing, this class will be held online. See below for more details. Curious about the best ways to water your native garden? This focused one hour online class covers how, when and where to irrigate, as well as the benefits and drawbacks for overhead, drip and hand-watering equipment. This class will be...

The Global Fate of Plastics: From China to COVID

Professor Kate O'Neill of the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at UC Berkeley charts the rise and fall (and rise again) of scrap plastic on global recycling markets, examining how waste plastic became a global commodity and why this changed so dramatically in recent years. What does the resurgence of plastics during the...

ARS Electronica Festival

ARS Electronica Festival  Telluric Vibrations UCLA Art Sci Center x Botanical Garden September 9th-13th • YouTube Live Tel·lu·ric: being or relating to a usually natural electric current flowing near the earth's surface. UCLA Art Sci Center was invited by ARS Electronica to be the Los Angeles Garden and is presenting a series of events under...

Equitable Adaptation Planning: Practical Resources for California Communities

This webinar is an introduction to a growing suite of equitable adaptation planning and practice resources. ICARP and Office of Emergency Services staff will introduce the 2020 Adaptation Planning Guide and walk through the beta online APG on the Adaptation Clearinghouse. Guest speakers from the Greenlining Institute and the Georgetown Climate Center will present guidance,...

Plan(t) for Biodiversity Webinar

California is a biodiversity hotspot and your garden can play an important part. We'll take a look at the beauty of California and discuss how native plants are the right plants for your space. Learn about the different palettes of California native plants, how to find the right plants for your garden, and where to...

California Biodiversity Trivia Night

Gather your friends and colleagues for a night of trivia all about California's biodiverse plants and habitats! Join the Zoom session promptly to have a better chance of being crowned champion at the end of the night. Teams of 1-4 (can communicate in your own private group chat or use Zoom's private 1 to 1...