The first project of our Leadership Academy's Cohort 18 is scheduled! The local community garden project with Pacoima Beautiful is the first of a series of workshops on advocacy, art, and storytelling centered around Jardin Pacoima! Wednesday, February 16 from 5 to 6 pm PT. Use this link to join http://bit.ly/JardinPacoima (case sensitive!) This project is being coordinated by … Continue reading Leader Academy Project: Watering Our Future
Leadership Academy Projects: EarthShare
Leadership Academy graduate Paloma Avila implemented her project, EarthShare. In a collaboration with Arlington Gardens, Paloma's project was a series of conversations on IGTV with local community members sharing knowledge and inspiration about their work caring for nature. Among those featured, Nature for All coalition members fellow Leadership Academy graduates! Earth Share Episode 1 with Michelle Matthews … Continue reading Leadership Academy Projects: EarthShare
Cleanup Success: East Fork’s Golden Preservation
Leadership Academy graduate Joel Glen hosted another successful trail and river cleanup with his East Fork's Golden Preservation group. Volunteers collected 828 pounds of trash in the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, near the Oaks Picnic Area. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7zp_08gF5i/
Support Leadership This #GivingTuesday
We need good leaders, now more than ever. This #GivingTuesday, we give thanks to the future leaders helping us care for our public lands and advocate for the protection and enhancement of our mountains, forests, rivers, parks, and urban open spaces. Now is the time to lead, and to take a stand. Our public lands … Continue reading Support Leadership This #GivingTuesday
On the Ground Work Update: Wild River Ride Bike Tour
For her Leadership Academy project, recent graduate Dorothy Wong partnered with Bike San Gabriel Valley's Women on Wheels to host an educational bike tour of the San Gabriel River in September. The Wild River Ride bike tour started at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area and ended at Cogswell Dam. Along the way, she educated the … Continue reading On the Ground Work Update: Wild River Ride Bike Tour