Mathias Botanical Garden

Botany of the Holidays 2020
2020-12-03 17:00 - 18:15 (America/Los_Angeles)
Explore the botanical origins of some winter holiday traditions!

Nature Journalling Workshop with Artist Deborah Shaw
2020-10-10 10:00 - 11:00
Join Artist Deborah Shaw to learn more about observing and illustrating nature

Botanical Art: A Continuing Tradition
2020-09-24 17:00 - 18:15
Explore the western tradition of botanical art and illustration through captivating images and tales of inspiration and adventure.

2020 City Nature Challenge: Explore the Nature in Your Neighborhood!
2020-04-24 00:00 - 2020-04-27 00:00
Become a community scientist and explore the nature in your city while practicing physical distancing

Natura Urbana: The Brachen of Berlin
2020-04-17 11:00 - 2020-04-19 23:00
Online Film Screening & Urban Ecology Panel Discussion

Eco-Friendly Wildcrafting
2020-04-09 16:30 - 18:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Explore the possibilities of wild food preservation with Pascal Baudar as part of our Plant Worlds Ethnobotany Seminar Series

April Drop-in Garden Tour
2020-04-04 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Explore our living museum featuring collections of plants from around the globe! Join a docent for a free guided tour of the garden on the first Saturday of the month at 1pm. We’ll hear the stories of a selection of plants in the garden, and their relevance to human society. All ages are welcome. See you there!
We will meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion at the northern end of the garden. Restrooms are available there. If you have a group of 10+ people interested in a private tour, please fill out this online form and we can arrange that for you rather than attending a drop-in tour.

There is no parking available at the Garden. Visitors can park in UCLA Parking Structure 2 (payment required) near the Westholme Avenue entrance to campus, or at metered parking spots in Westwood. Metered street parking can also be found on Manning Ave, which can be accessed from Charles E. Young Drive or Hilgard Avenue. The address of the UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion is 707 Tiverton Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90095.

Natura Urbana: The Brachen of Berlin
2020-04-02 18:30 - 21:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Outdoor Film Screening & Urban Ecology Panel Discussion

Shakespeare Company at UCLA presents: Twelfth Night
2020-03-08 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-03-07 14:00 - 16:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Join the Shakespeare Company at UCLA for free outdoor performances of a modern take on the classic play: Twelfth Night

March Drop-in Garden Tour
2020-03-07 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US

The Flower World
2020-02-27 16:30 - 18:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Explore the Flower World with Dr. David Shorter in the third lecture of our Plant Worlds Ethnobotany Seminar Series

Bruin Audubon Society Winter Birding Walks
2020-02-27 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-02-13 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-01-30 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-01-16 08:00 - 09:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Winter birding walks on the UCLA campus hosted by the Bruin Audubon Society

February Drop-in Garden Tour
2020-02-01 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US

Darwin in the Garden: How Gardens Can Help Society Understand Evolution
2020-01-27 17:00 - 18:30 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Explore how botanical gardens can do more to promote societal understanding of evolution

January Drop-in Garden Tour
2020-01-04 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US

December Drop-in Garden Tour
2019-12-07 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US

Botany of the Holidays III
2019-12-05 16:30 - 18:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Explore the histories of plants related to winter holidays at the 3rd annual Botany of the Holidays!

A Brief History of Human Use of Cannabis
2019-11-21 16:30 - 18:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Join Dr. Daniele Piomelli to explore humanity’s long and complex relationship with the cannabis plant

Bruin Birding Club Fall Migration Garden Walks
2019-11-14 08:00 - 09:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Weekly Birding Walks in the Botanical Garden
Thursdays 9/26 – 11/14 • 8 – 9am

Fall is here, and birds across California and the Northern Hemisphere are migrating south. Many rely on greenspaces in urban areas to rest and refuel for the next leg of the journey south. Join the Bruin Birding Club this fall to watch for migrating warblers, flycatchers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes and more each Thursday in the UCLA Botanical Garden. The first walk will be Thursday, 9/26. Everyone from UCLA and the broader community is welcome to join–bring binoculars if you have them. Meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion, no RSVP or ticket is required.

The Bruin Birding Club is a group of birders comprised of undergrads and graduate students, postdocs and staff. These walks will be led by Samuel Bressler, a third year master’s student studying the microbiome and nesting patterns of Dark-eyed Juncos, and Andy Kleinhesselink, a postdoc studying community ecology. To learn more about the Bruin Birding Club, contact Samuel at: pacificgoldenplover@gmail.com

Bruin Birding Club Fall Migration Garden Walks
2019-11-07 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-10-31 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-10-24 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-10-17 08:00 - 09:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Weekly Birding Walks in the Botanical Garden
Thursdays 9/26 – 11/13 • 8 – 9am

Fall is here, and birds across California and the Northern Hemisphere are migrating south. Many rely on greenspaces in urban areas to rest and refuel for the next leg of the journey south. Join the Bruin Birding Club this fall to watch for migrating warblers, flycatchers, tanagers, vireos, thrushes and more each Thursday in the UCLA Botanical Garden. The first walk will be Thursday, 9/26. Everyone from UCLA and the broader community is welcome to join–bring binoculars if you have them. Meet at the La Kretz Garden Pavilion, no RSVP or ticket is required.

The Bruin Birding Club is a group of birders comprised of undergrads and graduate students, postdocs and staff. These walks will be led by Samuel Bressler, a third year master’s student studying the microbiome and nesting patterns of Dark-eyed Juncos, and Andy Kleinhesselink, a postdoc studying community ecology. To learn more about the Bruin Birding Club, contact Samuel at: pacificgoldenplover@gmail.com

November Drop-in Garden Tour
2019-11-02 13:00 - 14:00 | UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US

The Healing Forest: Plant Medicine, Isolated Tribes, & Climate Change
2019-10-22 16:30 - 18:30 | Neuroscience Research Building, 635 Charles E Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
Join Mark Plotkin and Brian Hettler of the Amazon Conservation Team for the first lecture of the Plants Worlds Ethnobotany Seminar Series

A Botanist Comes Full Circle
2019-10-17 16:30 - 18:00 | UCLA La Kretz Garden Pavilion, 707 Tiverton Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90095, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, US
A Botanist Comes Full Circle: From Studying to Defending California’s Native Plants
