GATHERING AROUND THE LYLE CENTER
A youth education project on urban wildlife, biodiversity, habitat, and conservation done through educational signage, sculpture, and website integration.

Mutual Blue Futures
Using art to creatively translate key climate strategies and objectives.

BAG/GET: PHASE 2 Software that builds on last year’s success to get fresher food faster to 46 million of our neighbors in need.

PURE WATER, SHARED FUTURE: EQUITY-CENTERED MARKETING FOR RECLAIMED WATER An equity-driven marketing campaign designed to increase comfort levels around drinking water reclaimed from LA’s sewers and streets.

Hydrogen Station Marketing
Rebranding and revitalizing the Cal State LA Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility through strategic marketing and outreach.

Stories for Sustainability: Whispers of the Coast and the Path to Impact
A project to uncover forgotten voices of Long Beach through audio storytelling and empower involvement with the city’s unique ocean-urban interface.

Voyage to Sustainability and Shoreline Safari
Building on the legacy of the Queen Mary ocean liner to educate and inspire for sustainability and using augmented reality to transform Shoreline Village into an interactive aquatic experience.

ORIGINLA
Got more homegrown produce than you can eat? Use a digital platform to distribute it among neighbors.

SECOND BITE: LOS ANGELES
Harvesting large-scale, regional events for excess food and getting it to people in need.

FROM ORGANIC WASTE TO ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION
You knew there had to be a better way to compost. This is it!

Stories of Sustainable San Fernando Valley
A project that uses storytelling to thicken the connective tissue of LA’s San Fernando Valley, promoting healing, restoration, and more resilient communities.

ADOBE WALL
An innovative wall system that maintains a constant temperature of 68-72 degrees fahrenheit within a single family residence.

SHOWER OF GRACE Transforming a trailer into a mobile shower station for the unhoused.

Eco-Lab
A mobile hub of inspiration and resources for community-led architecture, landscape, and urban design that targets struggling urban areas.

Housing the Gardener: A DIY Kit
A community-powered housing initiative that turns LA’s empty lots into sustainable homes and green spaces with a low-cost, roll-up-the-sleeves approach.

Mount Meadow
Replacing campus lawn with a dense, native-plant meadow that supports biodiversity and strengthens ecological connections with the nearby Santa Monica Mountains.

Climate Migration and Faith: Phase 2
A communication and action plan for church leaders to mobilize community engagement around the challenges of climate migration.

Biophilia Treehouse: Phase 3
Art, science, and education coalesce in an outdoor laboratory for biodiversity.

The Pando Mobile Water Lab
A series of photographic storytelling workshops and deliverables designed to help us reimagine our relationship with the life force on which we and the rest of the natural world depends: water. 

Charrette for an Eco-Design Masterplan
Reimagining the Sisters of Social Services’ 11-acre campus in LA’s Encino neighborhood in light of Pope Francis’s “integral ecology” and LA County’s sustainability goals.

TEST PLOT: RAINBOW CANYON COMMUNITY CROSSROADS Transforming landcare traditions to address modern challenges and unite communities.

THE EMERGENCY WATER CHEST: Staying Clean When Disaster Strikes
A portable sanitizing solution for personal use during water-scarce emergencies.

THE X FOLIATE SHOWER PROJECT: When Water Is in Short Supply
Water-efficient solutions that address cleansing needs during emergencies.

FROM HERE TO THERE IN 2045: Reimagining Transportation
A bold vision to move away from a car centric culture through sustainable mobility solutions with Long Beach as a case study.

MUSHROOM LAB: Developing a Regenerative Future
Experimenting with mushrooms to expand circular and regenerative agriculture and product creation.

BAG/GET: Alleviating Food Insecurity Through Software
A software solution designed to help food banks and pantries get food faster to the people who need it most.

KEEPING NATURE ACCESSIBLE
Helping a greater number of blind and visually impaired people get out in nature by removing obstacles to their participation.

CONFLUENCE: The Turtle Connection
A novel multi-sensory experience telling the story of endangered green sea turtles at the confluence of San Gabriel River and Coyote Creek.

S.H.A.P.E.: Sustainable Hubs and Public Engagement
Creating a trash-free Long Beach through community, research and technology.

IT’S ELEMENTARY: Composting to Reduce Organic Waste
A science-based composting program for elementary schools.

THE STIRLING ENGINE: A Table-top Alternative to Solar Panels
A renewable energy solution designed to augment solar panel energy production for individual home and off-the-grid use.

THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT: Linking Pierce College to the LA River Through Biodiversity
A network of butterfly planters, bird boxes, and beehives designed to link the massive Pierce College campus to the LA River and rebuild biodiverse systems.

SUPER SHADE STRUCTURES: A Cool Solution
Cooling cities with innovative shade structures using nature-based designs.

PROBING FOR RESILIENCE PHASE 2: Planting the Garden
Implementing plans developed during last year’s Pando Days season to replace traditional landscaping with native plants.

BIOPHILIA TREEHOUSE PHASE 2: LA River Wildlife Corridor
A series of sculptural treehouses for birds fosters healthy ecosystems in an urban setting.

A PILGRIMAGE TO THE RIVER
A contemplative journey along the LA River encouraging deep observation, reflection, and action on climate change.

TEST PLOT: Green Ravine
An ongoing hands-on experiment in community-based ecological restoration.

COUNTY GOALS # 7 & #8
Mobilizing L.A.’s Transportation Future
Reimagining city space on a human scale, through a holistic transportation system that eliminates traffic, saves energy and provides equitable point to point access.

COUNTY GOALS #4 & #9
Upping Our Recycling Game
Designing an innovative suite of products to reduce waste and promote sustainability through durability, longevity and repurposing.

COUNTY GOALS #5
Safe Passages: Creating a Wildlife Corridor
Constructing a wildlife corridor connecting urban edges to wildlands by reintroducing native plants to attract local animals.

COUNTY GOALS #1, #2, #5 & #6
Colorado Lagoon
Visitors engage in site-specific augmented reality experiences – interactions make the value of preserving coastal wetlands personal – heightening the desire to protect this essential resource.

COUNTY GOALS #1, #2, #5 & #6
Visions of the Long Beach Breakwater
Community engagement through augmented reality – envisioning a sustainable future where natural waterway processes are disrupted.

COUNTY GOALS #1, #5, & #6
Restoring the Sepulveda Basin
Building broad-based support for a plan to transform the Sepulveda River Basin into an accessible green space featuring responsible water management.

COUNTY GOALS #5 & #6
Sea Studio
Designing an immersive holding space for artists, scientists, and the greater public to create kinship with our oceans.

COUNTY GOALS #1, #2 & #3
Training the Next Generation
Producing a podcast series that shares the wisdom and experience of environmental leaders across generations.

COUNTY GOAL #7A
Zeroing in on Solar
Developing a strategic plan to place non-profit solar panel factories in LA County’s under served communities.

COUNTY GOALS #2, #4, & #9
Design for a Sustainable Campus
Creating education modules promoting energy efficiency and water conservation – beginning with building design at community colleges.

COUNTY GOAL #6
Watts Next: The Nature Walk
Designing a three-mile green-space pedestrian walk along the Watts train tracks to improve the neighborhood microclimate and quality of life.

COUNTY GOALS #1, #5, & #6
Probing for Resilience
Employing a data-driven approach to advocate for the replacement of traditional landscaping with native plants.

COUNTY GOALS #5, #7, & #11
Climate Migration and Faith
Developing a communication and action plan that church leaders can use to mobilize community engagement on the challenges of climate migration.

COUNTY GOALS #2 & #4
Altered District
Designing architectural prototypes to create a healthy and sustainable work environment.

COUNTY GOAL #5
Test Plot: Elephant Hill
Creating a viable ecosystem managed by local community stewardship on once-neglected land.

COUNTY GOAL #10
Foodways Connection: Mapping food resources to build food security in LA.

COUNTY GOALS #7B, #8A, & #11
Systems Approach: A solution for local transportation with global impact.

COUNTY GOAL #10
Open Garden: Download App. Unlock Gardens. Reimagine equitable foodscapes in Pomona.

COUNTY GOALS #3 & #6
CREATING ECOLIBRIUM: A mobile performance stage for community engagement.

COUNTY GOALS #3 & #6
Design by Community: A unique tool kit to catalyze community participation in the design of public space.

COUNTY GOALS #7B, #8A, & #11
Mapping Cudahy’s Air: Portable air sensors map patterns of air quality.

COUNTY GOALS #7B, #8A, & #11
CHARGE TO CHANGE: Marketing EV in Cudahy.

COUNTY GOALS #3 & #6
P3: An architectural green print.

COUNTY GOAL #2
MEGA MICROS: Small housing on a large urban scale for an underserved population.

COUNTY GOAL #2
COOLING TIME: Bringing climate justice to Skid Row.

COUNTY GOAL #2
Mobile Cooling Rooms of Los Angeles: Mobile cooling walls employ an ancient technology in a modern application.

COUNTY GOAL #1
RESILIENCE PROJECT: A virtual landscape for resilience learning.

COUNTY GOAL # 2
SALTWATER GARDENS: Innovations for the twin threats of underground saltwater incursion and food scarcity.

COUNTY GOAL # 3
AI: FUTURE OF HOUSING: Employing artificial intelligence to map affordable housing opportunities and match construction resources.

COUNTY GOAL # 4
REPURPOSING LAND: Transforming back-alley wasteland into thriving community space

COUNTY GOAL # 5
BIOPHILIA TREEHOUSE: Linking birds and people at the tree level.

COUNTY GOAL #6
WE ARE THE SEA: Engaging families and neighborhoods with local waterways.

COUNTY GOAL # 8
CAR SICK: Getting us on track for life without cars.

COUNTY GOAL #10
FOOD WITHIN REACH: Foodways every quarter mile across the County.

COUNTY GOAL # 11
GREEN MAP & GO: Map and engage green resources.

COUNTY GOAL: OurCountyLA plan
INNOVATION ENGINE: Identifies strategic sustainability needs, fosters collaboration, and predicts impact.