How can we get Angelenos to love recycled sewer water? This year’s Pando Days Blitz got teams together to brainstorm innovative ways to make recycled sewer water sexy — and learn the art of thinking wrong.

Mine Ucok Hughes, Cal State LA, and Joseph Burton, Hearts for Sight Foundation, discuss the multi-faceted benefits involved in working with students on meaningful projects.

Alex Robinson of USC speaks with Pando about his continuing Pando Days work in native plant restoration and sustainability stewardship.

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.

Chris Doran, Pepperdine, reflects on his multi-year Pando Days effort to focus the resources of religious communities on the growing challenge of climate migration.

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.

Interview with Pando Days team lead Rohan Kunchala, student from CSU Fullerton, about next steps for the food pantry software they’ve developed that’s changing the game on getting food to those who need it.

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.

An introduction to the 17 participating teams in Pando Days ’24/25.

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. 

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.