Do You Like Birds? We Do!
Over President’s Weekend there was an annual event that happens every year, the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), and I participated on behalf of our Center counting birds in Ballona … Read more
Service and Action – In Action, Again!
On Thursday, February 9, 2023, a group of Service and Action students joined Yadira “Yadi” Enciso, Assistant Director of Student Engagement for the Pam Rector Center for Service and Action, and … Read more
Join Us for a Garden Party at Ballona Discovery Park!
Through the joint efforts of LMU CURes, Friends of Ballona Wetlands, and the community of Playa Vista, Ballona Discovery Park will be on the annual Theodore Payne Garden Tour this … Read more
Tongva Memorial Planting Day: It Takes A Pride!
When it comes to any project on the LMU Campus, it takes a pride of lions to get things done. That was the case on Friday, December 9, 2022, when … Read more
CBA California’s Watershed Healing Documentary and Panel
Dr. Eric Strauss participated in a lively panel discussion about California’s water situation with Doug Walters, Chief Sustainability Officer and Chief Resiliency Officer for the City of LA, and James … Read more
Global Learning Expo
As part of LMU Study Abroads’ Global-Local Initiatives, CURes participated in a Global Learning Expo in front of Von Der Ahe along the Alumni Mall on November 14, 2022. Students … Read more
Nature’s Balance Gardening Workshop in Ballona Discovery Park
On Saturday, October 29, 2022, the Friends of Ballona Wetlands (FBW) hosted a Nature’s Balance Gardening Workshop in partnership with Loyola Marymount University’s Center for Urban Resilience in Ballona Discovery … Read more
TLC Tour of Ballona Discovery Park
During the afternoon of Wednesday, August 17, 2022, LMU’s The Learning Community (TLC) partnered with the Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) and the Office of Student Conduct and Community Responsibility … Read more
Jesuit Schools Network Tour of Ballona Discovery Park
The Center for Urban Resilience was asked to host a tour of Ballona Discovery Park for 70 of 800 visiting members of the Jesuit Schools Network (JSN) Colloquium retreat at … Read more
Kestrel Fledglings – June 2022
LMU’s Westchester Campus has a reputation for being very birdy, and it sure did live up to that reputation a few weeks ago when two American Kestrel fledglings were found … Read more
Migration Celebration 2022
After a 2 year hiatus from having in-person events in Ballona Discovery Park, Friends of Ballona Wetlands held their 6th annual Migration Celebration in the Park and Freshwater Marsh, on … Read more