LA Climate Tech: Aug 14 - Aug 21
LA Climate Tech: Aug 14 - Aug 21
Sustainable materials networking, Net Zero Accelerator Meet & Greet, marine ghost gear presentations, bat walks and more!
Hi friends,
Join the Pop-Up mMaterials Show 🏢 on Wednesday: a lively mix of targeted networking, continuing education and sustainable materials showcase!
On Wednesday also, join the conversations on Fundraising and Investment Opportunities in Cleantech! 💰
On Thursday, dial in the 🏙️ Net Zero Accelerator 2023 Meet & Greet to discover the cohort companies: pioneers commercializing cutting-edge solutions for the building sector.
Looking for a night adventure? On Saturday, join a 🦇 Summer Bat Walk!
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
Cheers,
Maëlys & Alec
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Community Shoutouts
🐋 Heal the Bay
Healthy Seas is coming to Santa Monica! This Thursday, Heal the Bay - an environmental nonprofit dedicated to making the coastal waters and watersheds in Greater Los Angeles safe, healthy, and clean - Aquarium is hosting a special event to raise awareness about the deadliest type of marine litter: ghost gear. Enjoy presentations by Healthy Seas Foundation and Ghost Diving USA, a virtual reality experience and watch artist Memuco in action while he creates a mural in real time. Check out the agenda and learn more about how Heal the Bay protect the coastline, restore the waterways and enact clean water policy to protect public health.
Events This Week
🏢 Pop-Up Materials Show: Los Angeles!: Wed, Aug 16
💰Fundraising and Investment Opportunities in Cleantech: Wed, Aug 16
🐠 Free Admission to Heal the Bay Aquarium: Thu, Aug 17
🏙️ Net Zero Accelerator 2023 Meet & Greet: Thu, Aug 17
🌎 'How Swift, How Far': Fri, Aug 18
💧 Nourishing The Watershed W/ Melanie Winter of The River Project: Sat, Aug 19
🐦 OCH Restoration at Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy: Sat, Aug 19
💩 Family Garden Workshop: Doing the Most with Compost: Sat, Aug 19
🏖️ Nothin' But Sand Beach Cleanup: Sat, Aug 19
🦇 Summer Bat Walks 2023: Sat, Aug 19
🌿 Point Vicente Interpretive Center Garden Volunteering: Sun, Aug 20
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings and upcoming events this month
Upcoming Events
🌏 Fireside Chat with Ridwell CEO, Ryan Metzger!: Tue, Aug 22
📖 Book Discussion: Wastelands – The True Story of Farm Country on Trial: Tue, Aug 22
🍻 Union Station LA Happy Hour: Thu, Aug 24
🍄💦 Exploring the Mycoverse: In Search of Mycotopia (Part II ): Thu, Aug 24
🍽️ Mindful & Belly Full Farm-to-Table Dinner: Sat, Aug 26
🌊 The Transformative Power of the Ocean and its Waves: panel & exhibition: Sat, Aug 26
👩💼 Women Investing for a Sustainable Economy - LA Summer Social: Tue, Aug 29
🍄 Exploring the Mycoverse 2nd Year Anniversary Potluck w/ Danielle Stevenson: Fri, Sep 1
🏎️ The Black EV Project - First Sundays Meetup: Sun, Sep 3
🎬 The Engine Inside Film Screening and Panel Discussion: Wed, Sep 6
🌎 Women In Green Breakfast Presents The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): Thu, Sep 7
🙋♀️ Women In Green Breakfast: Our Impact with the Inflation Reduction Act: Thu, Sep 7
👩🔬 Orange County Women in Green: Tue, Sep 12
🎨 Visions2030: Earth Edition, A Festival of Eco-Consciousness: Fri, Sep 15
🟢 Socio-Ecological Impacts of Climate Change: Tue, Sep 19
Event Details
🏢 Pop-Up Materials Show: Los Angeles!
When: Wed, Aug 16th from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: Perkins & Will Los Angeles Studio 617 West 7th Street Suite 1200 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Our pop-ups are a lively mix of targeted networking, continuing education, and a sustainable product showcase. Come discover new materials, learn about the power of collaboration to scale our individual work to reduce the embodied impacts of the built environment, and how Perkins&Will incorporates materials vetting into their workflow. Make new connections with other built environment professionals who share a passion for healthy, sustainable materials.
💰 Fundraising and Investment Opportunities in Cleantech
When: Wed, Aug 16th from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Where: Silicon Valley Bank, 1437 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Silicon Valley Bank and the Cleantech Open cordially invites you to join us for an evening of insightful conversations and valuable new connections focused on clean and climate tech initiatives. The conversation will feature a fireside chat with investors, focused on the current fundraising environment as well as a Q&A.
🐠 Free Admission to Heal the Bay Aquarium
When: Thu, Aug 17th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Where: Heal the Bay Aquarium, 1600 Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Enjoy a free admission to Heal the Bay Aquarium on Thursday August 17, 2023 and learn about the deadliest type of marine litter: ghost gear. Come enjoy presentations in the aquarium’s Dorothy Green Room for important discussions on marine conservation, the global issue of ghostfishing, the work of Healthy Seas and Ghost Diving USA with videos and photos of their missions and activities. Have fun trying the Healthy Seas virtual reality experience and watch artist Memuco in action while he creates a mural in real time to help spread awareness on the importance of marine conservation.
🏙️ Net Zero Accelerator 2023 Meet & Greet
When: Thu, Aug 17th from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Where: Online
The future is here. Get a chance to meet the Innovative minds of the 2023 USGBC-LA Net Zero Accelerator (NZA) cohort companies. These pioneers are commercializing cutting-edge solutions for the building sector, and we want you to be a part of their transformative journey.
🌎 'How Swift, How Far'
When: Fri, Aug 18th from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Where: Wonzimer, 341 S AVE 17, LOS ANGELES, CA
How swift, how far is a group exhibition of 9 artists that engage environmentalism beyond the realm of “documentary” images, creating transformative and metaphorical works about the various ecologies we inhabit in media that includes painting, photography, sculpture and video. While issues like climate change are always in the forefront, this show seeks to acknowledge the multiple issues that our environmental woes as a society interconnect with: concepts of identity, class and other cultural resonances that are relevant in our current discourse. The artists in how swift, how far leave room for inexplicability and multiple meanings for the viewer, much like the title: taken from Risa Denenberg’s environmental poem “Ice Would Suffice”, it is enigmatic at first glance, but pointedly eco-oriented in context of the verse.
💧 Nourishing The Watershed W/ Melanie Winter of The River Project
When: Sat, Aug 19th from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Where: Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve, 6350 Woodley Avenue, Los Angeles, CA
What & where is our watershed? How do we care for our living waters? Join us at Haskell Creek w/ Melanie Winter of The River Project. The River Project: is working to restore the vital ecosystems of the Los Angeles River Watershed for a climate-resilient future.
🐦 OCH Restoration at Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy
When: Sat, Aug 19th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where: Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy, 21900 Pacific Coast Highway Huntington Beach, CA 92646
On the third Saturday of every month, join OCH at the Huntington Beach Wetlands Conservancy as we continue our restoration projects in their salt marsh habitat. You'll be getting your hands dirty by removing invasive species, planting native species, and/or doing debris clean-up around the site. It is also a wonderful chance to expand your knowledge on wetland ecosystems and native flora.
💩 Family Garden Workshop: Doing the Most with Compost
When: Sat, Aug 19th from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM
Where: Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles, 901 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA
In this month’s workshop, learn how to turn kitchen scraps and yard trimmings into nutrient-rich soil compost. The workshop will encourage participants to compost organic food waste at home for use in their own gardens and landscapes. The Garden School Foundation provides garden-based education to children at eight Title 1 elementary schools across Los Angeles. They take a holistic approach to teaching, gardening, cooking and environmental sustainability through an in-depth Seed to Table and Cafeteria to Compost programs along with regular Community Garden Days and school- based free Farmers Markets.
🏖️ Nothin' But Sand Beach Cleanup
When: Sat, Aug 19th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where: Torrance Beach, 201 Paseo De La Playa Torrance, CA 90277
Celebrate National Water Quality Month this August with Heal the Bay. Help us keep our ocean clean and safe for all at our Nothin' But Sand Beach Cleanup on Saturday, August 19, 2023. Enjoy a day of environmental fun in the sun for the whole family, raffles PRIZES, and important conversations about our local water quality. The Heal the Bay Beach Team is ecstatic about the opportunity to partner with this month's cleanup sponsor, Bubbies Mochi Ice Cream, and we’d love it very "mochi" if you joined us on the shore!
🦇 Summer Bat Walks
When: Sat, Aug 19th from 7:45 PM to 9:00 PM
Where: Sea and Sage Audubon Society, 5 Riparian View Irvine, CA 92612
Experience the marsh at dusk and after dark when bats arrive in small numbers to feed on flying insects. Participants take an outdoor evening walk along the ponds in search of two species of bats. We will use our eyes and bat sonar detectors to find the bats which frequently fly over our heads! We will also learn about their interesting lives.
🌿 Point Vicente Interpretive Center Garden Volunteering
When: Sun, Aug 20th from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where: Point Vicente Interpretive Center, 31501 Palos Verdes Dr W, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, USA
Come plant in the native garden at Point Vicente Interpretive Center. Enjoy a 180 degree ocean view while experiencing hands-on learning. Participants learn about native California plants and valuable gardening skills.