Arlington Garden in Pasadena

People need to be able to go to a place that is a sanctuary. In this particular situation of COVID and political unrest and everything, you need to be able to go and find a respite and go someplace where you can sit and notice things that you wouldn’t notice otherwise ... you need that moment of getting away from it all. -- Mayita Dinos in 2005 with an early iteration of the garden design. @mayitadinosgardendesign #regenerativegardening

2008/2020 #regenerative #beforeandafter both photos by Executive Director Michelle Matthews @xebede

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Support our local, independent bookstore @vromansbookstore (and they also carry our marmalade)!

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Can you figure out where this is in the garden? 15 years ago.

#repost @pasadenaaudubon How Wildfires Affect Birds read the article at the link in our bio #wildfire #birds #Audubon #westernwoodpewee

We are literally breathing in the most polluted air in the world right now, with months of "peak" fire season still ahead of California and the western United S...tates. Another day of extremely unhealthy, smoke-filled air across the #SanGabrielValley, fueled by a lack of #ClimateAction. LA County Public Health Tips here: https://admin.publichealth.lacounty.gov//community/wildfir Real-Time air quality data here: http://purpleair.com/map

Have you seen all of our Development and Programs Manager, Paloma Avila and Learning Naturalist, Levi Brewster’s awesome interviews?

#repost @pasadenawalkingtours The Durand mansion was said to be the largest house in Southern California in the early 1900s! Its doorknobs were made of solid gold, and it had an innovative burglar alarm system... The French chateau-inspired house towered over Pasadena’s Millionaires’ Row, and its location is now... Arlington Garden. Come join us on Saturday, September 5 at 11:30 am to learn more!

#repost @socalnaturekids Get outside in LA County at these nature spots - currently open! Check web sites for details, including whether you need reservations to visit. - Topanga State Park... - Vasquez Rocks (Agua Dulce) - Malibu Creek State Park* - Chatsworth Oaks Park* - Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve (Van Nuys)* - Placerita Canyon (near Sylmar) - Wildlife Learning Center (Sylmar) - Leo Carillo State Beach (Malibu) - Mt. Hollywood + Griffith Park, Old LA Zoo* - Bronson Canyon Trail to Hollwood Sign + Batcaves - LA Zoo - Ballona Wetlands (Playa del Rey)* - Kenneth Hahn Park (Culver City)* - Natural History Museum Gardens* - Franklin Canyon Park (Beverly Hills)* - La Brea Tar Pits park - LA River at Frogtown* - Debs Regional Park* - Heritage Square Museum (downtown) - Rose Bowl Loop (Pasadena) - Eaton Canyon (Pasadena)* - Millard Falls (Altadena)* - Huntington Gardens (Pasadena) - LA Arboretum (Arcadia) - Lacy Park (San Marino) - Bonelli Regional Park (San Dimas)* - Lewis Falls (Azusa) - Hahamongna Watershed Park (Pasadena)* - Arlington Garden (Pasadena)* - California Botanic Garden (Claremont) - Descanso Gardens (La Canada) - San Dimas Canyon Natural Area - Mt. Baldy/Ice House Canyon (strenuous) - Charlton Flats (Falling Springs)* - Whittier Narrows Recreation Area* - Powder Canyon (La Habra) - Chantry Flat/Sturdivant Falls (Arcadia) - strenuous - Switzer Falls (Altadena) - Heritage Park/Marshall Canyon Trail (LaVerne) - Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach) - Catalina Island - Point Vicente Park (Palos Verdes)* - South Coast Botanic Gardens (Palos Verdes) - Magic Johnson Park (South LA)* - Alondra Park (Gardena) - Hopkins Wilderness Park (Redondo Beach) - El Dorado Nature Center (Long Beach) - Rancho Los Cerritos (Long Beach) - Rancho Los Alamitos Gardens (Long Beach) - Tide Pools, Point Fermin, Korean Bell (San Pedro) - Friendship Park + Averill Park (San Pedro) - Beaches: Paradise Cove, Zuma Beach, El Matador, Lechuza Beach, Playa del Rey, Redondo Beach Pier, Alamitos Bay *sites with guide in Wild LA book (linked in my bio), which is such a wonderful resource for LA nature. Not connected with the book... just a big fan!

#repost @treepeople_org It’s hot! Did you know that trees are one of the ways that we can cool our cities and reduce the effects of urban heat islands? #heat #heatwave #californiaheat #urbanheatisland #heatisland #losangeles #trees #treeplanting #plantingtrees #urbanforests #urbanforestry #climate #community #green #sustainableliving #resilience