Quantifying and validating habitat connectivity across Greater Los Angeles
Located at the center of one of only 36 biodiversity hotspots in the world, the City of Los Angeles is a high-priority area for conservation. It is home to 1,200…
Projects
Revitalizing Los Angeles River communities through green space
The Los Angeles River has long been an essential component of communities within the Los Angeles Basin, both natural and human alike. However, what was Once a natural, soft-bottomed river…
Revitalizing the Santa Monica Breakwater: The Bay Foundation Rocky Intertidal UCLA Senior Practicum Project
The Bay Foundation practicum team assisted the Bay Foundation in the initial planning stages of the breakwater renovation by researching case studies of previously constructed living breakwaters, making recommendations on…
Sage Hill: Graphic Design for Native Plants
In Fall 2022, UCLA students in Erin Cooney’s Design Media Arts (DESMA-173) created design and art inspired by the native plants and environment of Sage Hill. These place-based works showcase…
Sea Level Rise Planning
The DTSC Sea Level Rise Viewer allows users to view projected sea level rise boundaries and the locations of active cleanups (Sources: DTSC, NOAA). With her dissertation research, Peggy will be…
Seminole Chickee Architecture with Everett Osceola
On October 15th 2023, IoES Sage Hill was honored to host an outdoor workshop featuring Everett Osceola the Cultural Ambassador for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The event was attended…
Sustainability Communications Team: Assessing Efforts to Educate the Campus Community About UCLA’s Sustainability Initiatives
The Sustainability Communications team will be assessing the the effectiveness of UCLA Sustainability’s current methods of communicating with the campus community. The team aims to determine which channels of communication…
Sustainable Food Team: Increasing Organic and Local Sustainable Food Across UCLA Dining
The SAR Sustainable Food Team hopes to work toward the UC-wide goal of 25% sustainable food purchases by 2025 by standardizing the processes of obtaining and accounting sustainable food purchases.…
The Wildfire-Stormwater Nexus
On April 10, 2023, the UCLA Water Resources Group hosted a virtual webinar on the Wildfire-Stormwater Nexus. This webinar, facilitated by Co-Director Greg Pierce, aimed to bring greater attention and…
Tracking changes in photosynthetic activity of native California plants
Awardee: Alannah Linden, third year atmospheric and oceanic sciences / mathematics major. Alannah has interests in a range of physical sciences subjects.
UCLA Health Team: Piloting a Sustainability Certification Process Within UCLA Health for Individual Departments
Across the UC system and within UCLA, there are many comprehensive sustainability policies. However, UC Policy can be confusing, complex, and inaccessible, and not all departments within UCLA Health understand…
Brewing Change: A Sustainable Coffee Pop-Up Business
LiS Leadership Project by Kaylee Karsh, 2023