Events for November 1 - September 18

From Garden Warriors to Good Seeds: Indigenous Food Sovereignty & Community Gardens

Join Dr. Elizabeth Hoover as she discusses her book project “From ‘Garden Warriors’ to ‘Good Seeds;’ Indigenizing the Local Food Movement”. This work explores Native American farming and gardening projects around the country: the successes and challenges faced by these organizations, the ways in which participants define and envision concepts like food sovereignty, and the […]

Dirty Gourmet: Food For Your Outdoor Adventures

Sit back, relax, and learn about the basics of camp cooking as Dirty Gourmet founders Aimee and Mai-Yan discuss their newly released book, Dirty Gourmet: Food For Your Outdoor Adventures. We’ll explore different food considerations depending on the type of trip you’ll be taking, whether it’s backpacking, car camping, or a day hike. We will […]

Making Honey in Los Angeles County: From Flower to Jar

How do bees create honey here in Los Angeles County? Come see inside of a hive and explore bee ecology with beekeeper Eli Lichter-Marck of Eli's Bees. He'll take us on an adventure following honey as it transforms from flower to jar. He'll cover raising healthy bees, apiculture in our local ecology, and conservation and education. The talk […]

Blacklisted: A Planted Allegory (Recollections)

What does it mean to be labeled invasive? To be considered the wrong kind, unwanted. Artist Jenny Yurshansky will share her work Blacklisted: A Planted Allegory (Recollections), an artist book that investigates the distinctions between native versus invasive species as determined by The California Invasive Species Advisory Counsel (CISAC). Out of the 600 blacklisted alien-invasive […]

Drop-in Garden Tour

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 […]

BirdLA Day: Botanical Birding for Citizen Science and Academic Research

Held every May, Bird LA Day celebrates the birds of Southern California and LA’s amazing biodiversity. Bird and nature-themed events are held throughout the greater Los Angeles area. Bird LA Day shines the spotlight on nature, and reminds the world that Los Angeles is a lot more than just film, fashion and celebrities. Join graduate […]

Ethnomusicology in the Garden: Hindustani Classical Music

Join us at the golden hour in the garden for a concert of Hindustani (Northern Indian) classical music featuring sitar and tabla. This music takes form through a concept called raag, which contains mood, composition and improvisation, and flows through multiple movements which build up to climactic closing sections. The selected raags are Charukeshi and […]

Native Bees in the Wild & in Gardens

Join us for a talk by Dylan Burge exploring the ecology and health of native bees. Native bees are diverse and ecologically important in California. In natural ecosystems, native bees are the primary pollinators of most plants. However, native bees are in decline around the world, with introduced diseases and pesticides the likely cause of […]

Native Bees in the Wild & in Gardens

Join us for a talk by Dylan Burge exploring the ecology and health of native bees. Native bees are diverse and ecologically important in California. In natural ecosystems, native bees are the primary pollinators of most plants. However, native bees are in decline around the world, with introduced diseases and pesticides the likely cause of […]

June Drop-in Garden Tour

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 […]