Posts by Pando Populus


Pando Populus chats with Adriane Jones of Mount Saint Mary’s on the success of her Pando Days team’s low-water landscape plans and the campus improvements it’s launching.

October 8, 2024

Pando’s student-professor model of project development has roots going back to when John Cobb was the professor and Eugene Shirley the student — some 40 years ago. The Pando co-founders reflect back on the occasion of Pando’s 10th anniversary.

We sat down with Beth Abels, Pando Days team lead for Pierce College, to discuss the ways her multi-phase project is changing the College’s sense of connection to the LA River.

September 25, 2024

Prof. Marcela Oliva of LA Trade Tech comments on her and her students’ history with Pando Days and the role of community colleges in creating on-the-ground change and change makers.

September 17, 2024

At The Pando Sustainability Awards in April, Fr. Gregory Boyle was presented the Immortal Earthkeeper Award for Lifetime Achievement, honoring legendary efforts he has made through Homeboy Industries for helping young people at the margins of society with reentry. 

July 18, 2024

Camp Pando is where young people who are reentering from foster, detention, or drop-out experiences create projects that make a difference in neighborhoods where they live—across Los Angeles. 

July 11, 2024