Did you know there are BATS along the LA River?! Join FoLAR, LA Bat Rescue and the Nature Nexus Institute at Frogtown Brewery on Wednesday, September 11, from 6:30PM – 9:00PM as we search for the bats that call the LA River home! We’re deploying our bat detectors and leading participants along the River in hopes of unveiling the mysterious lives of the LA River’s bats! After our walk, we’ll make our way back to Frogtown Brewery to analyze our findings and learn more with LA Bat Rescue.
Event Category: Public Event
Bats and Brews
Did you know there are BATS along the LA River?! Join FoLAR and the Natural History Museum at Frogtown Brewery on Wednesday, August 28th, from 7:00PM – 8:30PM as we search for the bats that call the LA River home! We’re deploying our bat detectors and leading participants along the River in hopes of unveiling the mysterious lives of the LA River’s bats! After our walk, we’ll make our way back to Frogtown Brewery to analyze our findings and learn more with LA Bat Rescue.
Click here to learn more and register for Bats & Brews!
Bats and Brews
Did you know there are BATS along the LA River?! Join FoLAR and the Natural History Museum at Frogtown Brewery as we search for the bats that call the LA River home! We’re deploying our bat detectors and leading participants along the River in hopes of unveiling the mysterious lives of the LA River’s bats! After our walk, we’ll make our way back to Frogtown Brewery to analyze our findings and learn more with LA Bat Rescue.
Click here to learn more and register for Bats & Brews!
River Fest 2024
River Fest Returns on Sunday, August 11th at LA State Historic Park!
River Fest is BACK! Join us on Sunday, August 11th for River Fest 2024, FoLAR’s free, open-air environmental arts and community festival celebrating the culture, history, and people that shape the LA River. Invite your favorite people and immerse yourself in the stories of the River and its neighboring communities through different art mediums as we learn about the life stream of Los Angeles – the LA River.
Click here to learn more and register for River Fest 2024!
Summer @ PVLD Kickoff: Picnic on the Peninsula!
The Palos Verdes Library District (PVLD) is excited kick off the summer season with their community event, Picnic on the Peninsula – the official launch of Summer @ PVLD! The event will take place on Saturday, June 15th, from 10 am to 2pm at Malaga Cove School Grounds.
Join FoLAR at this free all-ages event, which will feature live performances, a variety of classic cars, music, bubbles, crafts, activities, informational community booths, a photo booth, and snacks.
Click here for more about Picnic on the Peninsula!
Explore DeForest Wetlands
Join FoLAR for a day of learning and fun with Long Beach Utilities! They are teaming up with local nonprofits and community-based organizations to host a free, educational event at DeForest Park on Saturday, June 1st from 9AM- 1PM.
Learn more about the importance of California’s wetlands and enjoy activities like:
- Guided plant and wildlife tours
- Terracotta pot painting
- Guided poetry and art in nature
- Wetlands exploration
- Educational talks about our wetlands & watershed conservation
- Free native milkweed giveaway
Click here to learn more about the event!
June Community Event: Queer Ecology Walk!
Join FoLAR and local environmental educator, Jason “journeyman” Wise for a guided LA River walk on the topic of Queer Ecology! This free community event will take place on Thursday, June 13th, 6PM-8PM PST at Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park.
Queer Ecology is the study of everything in nature that subverts cultural expectations about how the natural world should work. This includes more newsworthy examples like gay penguins, but it goes much deeper – exploring the roles of males and females in both animals and plants, the transitioning of animals, insects and plants from one sex to another, and even why we gender anything at all. Most of all, it’s a discussion about how human society defines the natural world within its own cultural structures and limits, and how learning from nature can help free us from those unnatural rules.
Click here to learn more and RSVP!
Earth Focus Presents: River Perspectives
Come celebrate the new season of PBS SoCal’s locally-produced environmental series, Earth Focus! Earth Focus Presents: River Perspectives on Sunday, April 28th from 4PM-7PM PDT will be an immersive event hosted at the Southern California Institute of Architecture featuring interactive ecology activities, oral histories from communities along the river, a pop-up VR exhibit, a screening introduced by show producers, and more! FoLAR will have a table at the event – come join us and say hi!
Earth Focus is an original environmental documentary series from PBS SoCal. Season Five of Earth Focus examines how nature and communities throughout California can thrive together as well as provides long-term ecological solutions to protect the natural world. The first two episodes of Season Five, “Reimagining the Los Angeles River” and “Transforming the Los Angeles River” look at the past, present, and future of the river through an architectural and socioeconomic lens. Episode 2, “Transforming the Los Angeles River”, features FoLAR’s own CEO and Lower LA River native, Candice Dickens-Russell! In these episodes, hear from advocates and stakeholders guiding river revitalization and the impact the L.A. river has on their communities
Participants will also engage in fun activities led by community partners like:
- Friends of the LA River
- Clockshop
- The Ontario Museum of History & Art
- LA River Arts
- Metabolic Studio
- The Arroyo Seco Foundation
- Dublab
Click here to RSVP for Earth Focus Presents: River Perspectives!
Click here for more information about the Los Angeles River Earth Focus episodes!
PUSD Science Fest
Join FOLAR at the PUSD Science Fest! Hosted by the Pasadena Unified School District, this annual science fest is held to celebrate science, technology, the environment, and to inspire the next generation of scientists and innovators.