Pando Days ’25/26 initiatives were conceived and built by Southland college and university teams throughout the school year, each implementing one or more goals of the Los Angeles County Sustainability Plan.
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
NATURE-FULL SCHOOLYARDS
Nature-based design strategies remake learning environments.
California State University, Dominguez Hills 1
THE MIMIC
Waste to soil. Soil to food. Food to community.
California State University, Dominguez Hills 2
NATIVE AND INDIGENOUS CULTURAL TEACHING GARDEN: PHASE 1
Collaboration with indigenous stakeholders for regenerative land stewardship.
California State University, Long Beach 1
BLUE QUEST
An interactive, mixed-reality experience encourages ocean sustainability and protection of Long Beach coastal waters.
California State University, Long Beach 2
LOOP LB
A mobile app that incentivizes Long Beach residents to participate in a circular economy using a points-based rewards program and monthly events.
California State University, San Bernardino
RIDE SPLITS BETA TEST
Carpooling for students, by students, for everyday commutes.
Citrus College
TARDIGRADE DEFENSE SYSTEM
Automated wildfire defense buys families evacuation time and gives firefighters a head start.
Los Angeles Trade-Technical College/Architecture
LATTC LIVE + WORK LOFTS
Building businesses, community, futures.
Mount Saint Mary’s University of Los Angeles
MOUNT MEADOW³ – MONITOR, MAINTAIN, MULTIPLE
Ecological restoration for a native campus meadow supports biodiversity, strengthens ecological connections, and offers a living classroom.
Occidental College
FROM LAWN TO HABITAT
This student-initiated project transforms turf lawn into native landscape for education and community engagement.
San Francisco State University
ADAPTIVE LIVING SEAWALL
Where coastal infrastructure becomes ecological habitat.
UCLA
BIOPHILIA TREEHOUSE: PHASE 4
Building on previous Biophilia Treehouse projects, this year includes construction of an outdoor classroom and a five-week art and science course for third-graders, “Our Neighbors, the Birds.”
UCLA Extension
SPRING STREET PARK: A LIVING LAB
The project reimagines an abused park in downtown LA with a vibrant and sustainable future.
UCLA/California State University, Los Angeles
PURE WATER, SHARED FUTURE: TAP. BACK. IN.
A project to rebrand LA’s reclaimed water through equity-centered marketing strategies.
UCLA/Cerritos College
THE PANDO WATER COMMONS
A photography-based public engagement project spanning the million acre region that’s home to Colorado River Basin communities.
University of Southern California
TEST PLOT: RAINBOW CANYON WATER RESILIENCY
A community land-care project creates a resilient stormwater future.
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