LA Climate Tech Cities: Feb 24 - March 3
Climate Science, Engineered wood, Heal the Bay's 40th Anniversary, Climate Designers, and more!
Hi friends,
Hope you enjoyed some time outside this weekend! We’ve got a full lineup of events for you this week. Here are our top picks:
On Wednesday, explore the challenges and opportunities of managing California’s increasing climate extremes, from intensifying droughts to severe floods with 💬 with Dr. Daniel Swain, Climate Scientist and/or join USGBC-CA for a 🪵 roundtable on engineered wood, exploring its performance, manufacturing, supply chain, and more.
On Wednesday evening, celebrate 🌊 Heal the Bay’s 40th Anniversary!
This Saturday, join the community for a day of art, connection, and conversation with 🎨 Climate Designers at Brand Library! Know a designer? Share the opportunity to apply for the ✏️ What Design Can Do Accelerator.
Also, be sure to check out updates in the LA Fires: Resources & Building Resilience section. Don’t miss the new Opportunities listed, including a volunteer opportunity with Seed (deadline: Feb 26), where you can embark on pro-bono consulting projects for LA environmental organizations.
As always, scroll down for the full list of upcoming events.
With gratitude,
Maëlys, Niqat, Raiven & The Climate Tech Cities Team
This Week’s Events
☕ Climate Café: Tue, Feb 25
🙋🏽♀️ Founder Curious Women: Fall in Love with a Climate Problem: Tue, Feb 25
🔥 Wildfire Defense for Landscaping Professionals: Tue, Feb 25
🚗 EV Charging Business Models and Financing: Tue, Feb 25
🪵 Roundtable Discussion: Exploring Engineered Wood: Wed, Feb 26
🍷 Young Professionals in Energy Happy Hour - Los Angeles: Wed, Feb 26
🌊 Heal the Bay’s 40th Anniversary: Wed, Feb 26
💬 A Conversation with Dr. Daniel Swain, Climate Scientist: Wed, Feb 26
🚲 Strong Towns OC - Active Transportation Forum: Thu, Feb 27
🔋 Community AMA - Energy Efficiency: Thu, Feb 27
🔗 CA Energy & Climate Federal Developments Huddle: Fri, Feb 28
🔧 Repair Cafe: Sat, Mar 1
🎨 Climate Designers Meetup: Sat, Mar 1
🫂 LA Climate Resilience: Collective Healing & Conversation: Sat, Mar 1
Read on for more details about this week’s happenings.
LA Fires: Resources & Building Resilience
LA Climate Resilience: Collective Healing & Conversation: on March 1st, Healing Lahaina and Stranded Astronaut Productions are creating a space for anyone experiencing grief, anxiety, or concern in relation to the recent Los Angeles fires and the climate crisis. This event is open to those who have been directly impacted by the wildfires through evacuation or loss of your home, anyone who is distressed by witnessing the recent events, and individuals who identify as climate advocates or want to step into that role. Registration here.
TreePeople launched the Wildfire Resilience Fund. Environmental restoration will be key to transform disturbed wilderness areas into healthy, biodiverse native ecosystems, and to prevent future fire from being widespread and severe. Learn more about how organizations like TreePeople support: invasive species management, localized seed collection, seed propagation, planting and long-term site management, as well as fire resilience and watershed health while bringing the community together.
If you missed it last week, catch up on the Blue Ribbon Commission launched by Los Angeles County and UCLA to support a resilient, sustainable recovery from the 2025 LA fires.
Federal Environmental Data and Resources
Federal environmental data and resources are being taken down. Find helpful resources amidst the administration change in last week’s edition, including information about the work done by Public Environmental Data Partners, Resource Hub, and other organizations.
Opportunities
🌱 Seed Spring 2025 Application (Due February 26)
🚀 Caltech's Rocket Fund (Due March 3)
📝 InnovateMass (Due March 17)
🌦️ Larta Venture Fellow (Due March 20)
🌬️ Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Accelerator (Due March 21)
🔋 Cleantech Open Accelerator (Due April 13)
👉 Would you like to feature a grant opportunity, fellowship application, or incubation program in the LA Climate Tech Cities newsletter? Reach out to us with the info.
Upcoming Events
🏬 Climate Day at Natural Products Expo West: Tue, Mar 4
🎉 community dinner & joyful climate action party: Tue, March 4
🌅 Workshop A: Green/Blue Space & Food: Wed, Mar 5
🍸 The Carbonauts Sustainability Cocktails Thu, Mar 6
🔥 Policy and Wildfires Webinar: Thu, Mar 6
🏢 Workshop A: Core Infrastructure: Thu, Mar 6
🌾 Climate Gardening: 4th Los Angeles Urban Soil Symposium: Fri, Mar 7
💰 Lawn Removal 101 and Rebate: Fri, Mar 7
🎨 PST ART Family Day: Sat, Mar 8
🍵 Herb Walk: Medicinal Plants of California: Sat, Mar 8
🚌 InterActions 2025: Advancing Housing and Transportation Solutions: Mon, Mar 10
💻 Climate Techies SoCal Networking Event for Q1 2025: Thu, Mar 13
🚒 Thought Leadership Series: Climate Risk & Insurance: Thu, Mar 13
🎥 Planet Walker Screening & Conversation: Fri, Mar 14
🏖️ March Nothin’ But Sand Beach Cleanup: Sat, Mar 15
🛶 Kayak Tours of Los Cerritos Wetlands: Sat, Mar 15
⏳ Sand Acknowledgment in Action: Sun, Mar 16
🏞️ Chaparral 101: Plants, People, Place, Wildfire Resilience: Tue, Mar 18
🐘 Elephant in the Room: Small Talk, Big Issues: Thu, Mar 20
🐦 Healing with Nature: The Bird & The Birder: Sat, Mar 22
❤️🩹 River Habitat Restoration Day: Sat, Mar 22
🌎 North American Carbon World Conference 2025: Mar 25 -27
🍸 Coolest in LA Gala: Thu, Mar 27
This Week’s Event in Details
☕ Climate Café
When: Tuesday, Feb 25 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Where: Sustainabowl, 8338 Lincoln Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90045
A non-judgmental, safe space to honor, experience, and share your thoughts and feelings about the climate crisis.
🙋🏽♀️ Founder Curious Women: Fall in Love with a Climate Problem
When: Tuesday, Feb 25 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Where: Register to See Address
Thinking of starting your own business, non-profit, or civic engagement initiative in the climate space? If you want to do more to address the climate crisis, and are interested in narrowing in on a problem to focus on, this workshop is for you! Join us for a free 2-hour interactive session to dive into the climate landscape, and work in small teams to identify a key problem that is calling to you.
🔥 Wildfire Defense for Landscaping Professionals
When: Tuesday, Feb 25 from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Where: Online
The Wildfire Defense Certificate for Landscape Professionals is a 150-minute training followed by an online assessment. This certificate training provides participants with real-world examples and strategies for fire risk reduction.
🚗 EV Charging Business Models and Financing
When: Tuesday, Feb 25 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Where: Online
The County of Los Angeles Clean Transportation Team is hosting the second session of the County of Los Angeles’ comprehensive five-part webinar series on electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. This series is designed specifically for EV charging project decision-makers such as facility managers, project managers, Authorities Having Jurisdiction, higher education professionals, etc. interested in EV charging infrastructure.
🪵 Roundtable Discussion: Exploring Engineered Wood
When: Wednesday, Feb 26 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Where: Online
This roundtable event will delve into the performance characteristics of engineered wood, highlighting its benefits and versatility in modern building projects. Participants will gain insights into why this material is becoming increasingly advocated for by industry professionals. The conversation will also address key topics such as the manufacturing processes behind engineered wood, the challenges and innovations within its supply chain, and the material’s potential to reduce embodied carbon in construction. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals in the built environment to deepen their understanding of sustainable material solutions and their impact on the future of design and construction.
🍷 Young Professionals in Energy Happy Hour - Los Angeles
When: Wednesday, Feb 26 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where: Oldfield's Liquor Room, 10899 Venice Boulevard #W Los Angeles, CA 90034
Join YPE for a happy hour at Oldfield’s LA—network, connect, and unwind with climate and energy professionals over great drinks!
🌊 Heal the Bay’s 40th Anniversary
When: Wednesday, Feb 26 from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Where: Golden Road Brewing, 5410 San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, 90039 United States
Join us on February 26 at Golden Road Brewing in Atwater Village to celebrate Heal the Bay’s 40th Anniversary with the launch of the limited-edition Golden Road x Heal the Bay IPA! Heal the Bay is teaming up with Golden Road Brewing to commemorate 40 years of environmental advocacy, community impact, and protecting the coastal waters and watersheds we cherish.
💬 A Conversation with Dr. Daniel Swain, Climate Scientist
When: Wednesday, Feb 26 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Where: Online
Hosted by RWA’s Manager of Government Relations, Ryan Ojakian, the discussion will explore the challenges and opportunities of managing California’s increasing climate extremes, from intensifying droughts to severe floods. This engaging discussion will examine what the future holds, how water agencies can prepare, and strategies for balancing affordability and resilience in a rapidly changing world.
🚲 Strong Towns OC - Active Transportation Forum
When: Thursday, Feb 27 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where: Fullerton Community Center, 340 West Commonwealth Avenue Fullerton, CA 92832
Learn about active transportation projects across Orange County, how they enhance our communities, and how you can get involved!
🔋 Community AMA - Energy Efficiency
When: Thursday, Feb 27 from 6:00 pm to 6:45 pm
Where: Online
Please join us for our next live online AMA session featuring Santiago Flores of Pure Energy Stream. Santiago is innovating in commercial and industrial building efficiency creating value by reducing overall energy consumption and costs accordingly. Our AMAs feature community members who've attended meetups. We're excited to facilitate knowledge sharing and celebrate wins!
🔗 CA Energy & Climate Federal Developments Huddle
When: Friday, Feb 28 from 3:30 pm
Where: Online
Join the California Climate and Energy Collaborative’s series of informal discussions to encourage CA energy and climate practitioners to process and exchange information on the rapidly evolving development from the new federal administration, including the funding freeze. This format will mainly be collaborative discussion and group sharing.
🔧 Repair Cafe
When: Saturday, March 1 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where: St. Edmond's Episcopal Church, 1175 S San Gabriel Blvd, San Marino, CA 91108
A free, roving, all-purpose repair shop for, and by, the community.
🎨 Climate Designers Meetup
When: Saturday, March 1 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Where: Brand Library & Art Center, 1601 W Mountain St, Glendale, CA 91201
A morning of immersing in community, art, and conversations with Climate Designers at Brand Library! See our flexible agenda, we will go with the flow depending on what the group wants to do.
🫂 LA Climate Resilience: Collective Healing & Conversation
When: Saturday, March 21 from 1 pm
Where: 8540 W Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90232
After the devastating fires in our community, we need spaces to gather together and heal. Join us for a guided conversation on climate-related trauma, direct resources for coping and system regulation, and an opportunity to check in with yourself emotionally.