Migration Celebration May 2023!
Our Center participated in the Friends of Ballona Wetlands hosted Migration Celebration event in Ballona Discovery Park on Saturday, May 20, and had a fabulous time with over 600 visitors … Read more
LMU Bluebird Update!
For the second year in a row our LMU Western Bluebird couple have successfully hatched six babies in a nest box near the Chapel! Ian Kimbrey, creator of the boxes, … Read more
CATE Welcomes Two New Editorial Board Members!
We are pleased to announce that Mallika Sardeshpande and Opeyemi Adeyemi (Yemi) have joined the CATE team remotely as Editorial Board Members for a one-year appointment! As contributors to the … Read more
Theodore Payne Native Plant Garden Tour of Ballona Discovery Park – An Earth Day Celebration!
In celebration of Earth Day, the Center for Urban Resilience at Loyola Marymount University (LMU CURes) and Friends of Ballona Wetlands hosted the annual Theodore Payne Foundation Native Plant Garden … Read more
2022 CURes Year-In-Review!
In 2022, CURes reached new heights in our research, partnerships, and community involvement. To celebrate our milestones, we have compiled a list of the 22 most noteworthy achievements from 2022. … Read more
Stoss School Tour of Ballona Discovery Park
On Tuesday, March 14, 2023, CURes Environmental Fellow Lisa Fimiani and Dr. Edith Read, Manager of Ballona Discovery Park and Freshwater Marsh, took a group of Harvard Graduate School of … Read more
3 New CURes Research Papers Published In One Week!
The Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) is dedicated to serving urban communities with a suite of research, education, restorative justice and urban planning programs designed to improve quality of life … Read more
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