To expand access to parks nationwide, the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program funds green spaces in low-income, urban communities. While the program has supported important projects throughout the country, program benefits could be more fully realized. For instance, millions of grant dollars have been left on the table in recent years. Since funding for...
Every year, the global economy produces 40 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions, pushing our planet toward irreversible climate tipping points. Learn how LA Sanitation & Environment (LASAN) is leading the City to evaluate the biggest levers to reduce carbon and other climate-warming emissions through converting our fleets toward electrification and other necessary measures. REGISTER...
In this talk, Candace Fujikane begins with arguments from her recent book, Mapping Abundance for a Planetary Future: Kanaka Maoli and Critical Settler Cartographies in Hawaiʻi, contending that global climate change events are not apocalyptic but rather are bringing about the demise of capitalist economies of scarcity, making way for Indigenous economies of abundance. She...
REGISTRATIONS FOR IN-PERSON GUESTS ARE CLOSED BUT IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN VIRTUALLY, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO DO SO VIA THIS ZOOM LINK. JUST LOG ON DURING THE SESSION(S) YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN, ACCORDING TO THE SCHEDULE BELOW. To celebrate the first five years of the Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius...
Come join us this week, Thursday November 10th from 5-6pm in the Ackerman Viewpoint Ballroom for our general meeting. This meeting will be hosted by our amazing Fair Trade Campaign to discuss the equity issues within the farming industry. Everyone is welcome to join, even if it's your first time.
The University of California (UC) GIS Week is an opportunity for you to learn and engage with experts and mapping projects across the UC system and beyond! Ask questions during the thematic mapping panels, engage with GIS industry professionals, and interact with innovative poster presentations. The event will be hosted virtually through Zoom. All talks...
The world economy has huge impacts to how waste is managed. Learn how Environment Engineers respond to rethink how we can continue to reduce and reuse plastics throughout LA’s Departments and establish new methods and policies for businesses and residents and the infrastructure to support it. REGISTER HERE
This film tells the story of America's long-lived and ongoing water war between the Owens Valley Paiute people and the City of Los Angeles. Paya documents the history of the Owens Valley Paiute who constructed and managed intricate irrigation systems for millennia, long before Los Angeles diverted the Owens River through the Los Angeles Aqueduct,...
In the face of converging climate and housing crises, we have the opportunity to pursue strategies that achieve housing and climate goals simultaneously. Building housing-rich, walkable neighborhoods in transportation-efficient areas is a climate smart solution. It can help reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and greenhouse gas emissions, support sustainable land use, and preserve open space...
In collaboration with Makerspace, Zero Waste UCLA will be hosting a workshop on how to upcycle used or unwanted items. We'll have supplies from our Refillery to provide attendees an opportunity to refil personal hygiene and cleaning products. Don't forget to bring your own containers! We'll also accept donations of clean containers, such as jars,...