With the runoff election for Mayor of Pasadena and City Council District 1 coming up on April 21, voters can take a closer look at the candidates at these two forums:
Tuesday, March 31, 7 p.m.
Marshall Fundamental School Auditorium
990 N Allen Ave
Host: Pasadena Star-News
Moderated by Frank Girardot and Larry Wilson.
Tuesday, April 7, 7 p.m.
Pasadena Convention Center
300 E Green St
Host: Pasadena Media
Moderated by Larry Mantle
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Last updated 03/30, 4:30 p.m.
City to host workshop on drought tolerant landscaping
Are you thinking of taking your yard from lawn to drought-tolerant landscaping? The City of Pasadena has an event on its calendar to might help you get started, the Drought Tolerant Landscape Workshop on April 4. Participants will learn about turf removal, irrigation, plant species and maintenance, and about City incentives.
Instructor for the half-day workshop is Tim Wheeler, who, according to the City's website, "has more than 25 years in the green industry" and has taught classes on topics ranging from Park Facilities Maintenance to Turf Grass Production.
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What: Drought Tolerant Landscape Workshop
When: Saturday, April 4, 9 a.m. - noon
Where: Lake Avenue Church, 393 N Lake Ave, Pasadena
RSVP required here
Instructor for the half-day workshop is Tim Wheeler, who, according to the City's website, "has more than 25 years in the green industry" and has taught classes on topics ranging from Park Facilities Maintenance to Turf Grass Production.
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What: Drought Tolerant Landscape Workshop
When: Saturday, April 4, 9 a.m. - noon
Where: Lake Avenue Church, 393 N Lake Ave, Pasadena
RSVP required here
Pasadena Water & Power holds $5,000 essay contest for high school seniors
Pasadena Water & Power (PWP) is holding an essay contest that will award $5,000 educational scholarships to two college-bound high school seniors in Pasadena. The essays must be 300-500 words long and speak to one of two proposed topics:
The guidelines for the contest state that PWP is "looking for a thoughtful and well written essay that demonstrates creativity and research on the topic of choice." The deadline for submissions is April 10, 2015. Awardees will be notified via email by April 30, 2015.
For details visit http://cityofpasadena.net/waterandpower/Scholarship/
A: California is currently experiencing a historic drought. What could Pasadena Water and Power do to teach students, residents and businesses how to use water more efficiently and sustainably?
B: Energy efficiency plays a large role in Pasadena Water & Power’s current and future energy plans. Please describe what Pasadena residents and businesses can do to use energy more efficiently and what PWP can do to encourage sustainable energy usage.
For details visit http://cityofpasadena.net/waterandpower/Scholarship/
Pasadena weekend: March 27-29
Learn how to lower your carbon footprint; share your backyard bounty. Plus: ongoing and recurring events.
Climate change. On Sunday, Throop Church and Transition Pasadena will host the second workshop in a series of events titled "Thirty Days for the Earth": Climate scientist Peter Kalmus will share how he and his family came to experience "The Joy of Low-Energy Living." Participants will learn how to calculate their carbon footprint and what they can do to decrease their impact on the planet.
Share Faire. On Sunday afternoon RIPE Altadena will host its monthly Share Faire in the Park.
Gardening. On Friday morning the Hahamongna Nursery will host a work day for gardeners that includes planting and information about growing native plants. Transition Pasadena's Throop Learning Garden will meet on Sunday morning.
Walks, self-guided and docent-led. The Huntington's urban agricultural site, the Ranch Garden, will be open for self-guided tours on Saturday morning. Descanso Gardens (La Canada) is hosting docent-guided seasonal walks on Saturday and Sunday morning. On Friday and Saturday morning, the Arboretum (Arcadia) has docent-led walking tours on the calendar.
Bicycling. On Sunday morning the Pasadena Cyclery will host a ride and clinic for beginner riders just starting out or for riders wanting to cycle more effectively.
Kids. On Saturday morning, the Eaton Canyon Nature Center is hosting a family nature walk. Bring your small children, walking shoes, sunscreen, water and a hat. Also on Saturday morning at the Nature Center: the weekly Nature Tails Story Hour which includes stories, nature walks and puppet shows for children ages 3-5.
Petition. Change.org's petition for a ban of styrofoam containers in Pasadena is still up and active.
Exhibition. As part of the Pasadena Arts Council's AxS Festival 2014, the Armory presents Karin Apollonia Müller's World’s Edge, a photographic exploration of the intersection between the natural landscape and complex urbanization. Ends this summer.
Share Faire. On Sunday afternoon RIPE Altadena will host its monthly Share Faire in the Park.
Walks, self-guided and docent-led. The Huntington's urban agricultural site, the Ranch Garden, will be open for self-guided tours on Saturday morning. Descanso Gardens (La Canada) is hosting docent-guided seasonal walks on Saturday and Sunday morning. On Friday and Saturday morning, the Arboretum (Arcadia) has docent-led walking tours on the calendar.
Kids. On Saturday morning, the Eaton Canyon Nature Center is hosting a family nature walk. Bring your small children, walking shoes, sunscreen, water and a hat. Also on Saturday morning at the Nature Center: the weekly Nature Tails Story Hour which includes stories, nature walks and puppet shows for children ages 3-5.
Petition. Change.org's petition for a ban of styrofoam containers in Pasadena is still up and active.
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Pasadena weekend: March 20-22
A busy weekend with happenings around water, climate change and native plants. Plus: ongoing and recurring events.
Water. On Saturday, the City of Sierra Madre and the Rotary Club are holding a World Water Day 2015 event. Expect an exposition with water experts, seminars, demonstration gardens, educational workshops and fun.
Climate change. Two organizations are holding climate change events this weekend: On Saturday, the Pasadena chapter of the League of Women Voters is hosting its annual Climate Change Forum; for Sunday, Transition Pasadena has organized a talk titled Carbon Free Prosperity.
Native plants. On Saturday and Sunday, the Theodore Payne Foundation will hold its annual native plant garden tour. Overall, 35 gardens in the Los Angeles area will be open, eight of them in or around Pasadena.
Gardening. On Friday morning the Hahamongna Nursery will host a work day for gardeners that includes planting and information about growing native plants. On Saturday morning, the Eaton Canyon Nature Center will host a Conservation Group work day. Volunteer projects including native planting, trail repair and weed abatement. Advance sign up required. Transition Pasadena's Throop Learning Garden will meet on Sunday morning.
Walks, docent-led. Descanso Gardens (La Canada) is hosting docent-guided seasonal walks on Saturday and Sunday morning. On Friday and Saturday morning, the Arboretum (Arcadia) has docent-led walking tours on the calendar.
Bicycling. On Sunday morning the Pasadena Cyclery will host a ride and clinic for beginner riders just starting out or for riders wanting to cycle more effectively.
Kids. On Saturday morning, the Eaton Canyon Nature Center is hosting a family nature walk. Bring your small children, walking shoes, sunscreen, water and a hat. Also on Saturday morning at the Nature Center: the weekly Nature Tails Story Hour which includes stories, nature walks and puppet shows for children ages 3-5.
Petition. Change.org's petition for a ban of styrofoam containers in Pasadena is still up and active.
Exhibition. As part of the Pasadena Arts Council's AxS Festival 2014, the Armory presents Karin Apollonia Müller's World’s Edge, a photographic exploration of the intersection between the natural landscape and complex urbanization. Ends next summer.
Climate change. Two organizations are holding climate change events this weekend: On Saturday, the Pasadena chapter of the League of Women Voters is hosting its annual Climate Change Forum; for Sunday, Transition Pasadena has organized a talk titled Carbon Free Prosperity.
Native plants. On Saturday and Sunday, the Theodore Payne Foundation will hold its annual native plant garden tour. Overall, 35 gardens in the Los Angeles area will be open, eight of them in or around Pasadena.
Gardening. On Friday morning the Hahamongna Nursery will host a work day for gardeners that includes planting and information about growing native plants. On Saturday morning, the Eaton Canyon Nature Center will host a Conservation Group work day. Volunteer projects including native planting, trail repair and weed abatement. Advance sign up required. Transition Pasadena's Throop Learning Garden will meet on Sunday morning.
Walks, docent-led. Descanso Gardens (La Canada) is hosting docent-guided seasonal walks on Saturday and Sunday morning. On Friday and Saturday morning, the Arboretum (Arcadia) has docent-led walking tours on the calendar.
Kids. On Saturday morning, the Eaton Canyon Nature Center is hosting a family nature walk. Bring your small children, walking shoes, sunscreen, water and a hat. Also on Saturday morning at the Nature Center: the weekly Nature Tails Story Hour which includes stories, nature walks and puppet shows for children ages 3-5.
Petition. Change.org's petition for a ban of styrofoam containers in Pasadena is still up and active.
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How to compare carbon footprints: Climate Change Forum on Saturday
Do you know how your carbon footprint compares to that of other Americans? Whether you use more or less water, gas and electricity than the average person? On Saturday, the Pasadena chapter of the League of Women Voters (LWV-PA) will co-sponsor a Climate Change Forum where attendees can bring their recent bills and learn to grade their carbon footprint. (For details see the LWV-PA website.)
The forum, which will be held at the Neighborhood Church on Orange Grove, will feature speakers such as the power resource and planning manager for Pasadena Water & Power, Leesa Nayudu, and the director of the California Renewable Energy Initiative for the Nature Conservancy, Laura Crane. Nayudu will discuss how the City plans to generate more power from renewable energy sources. Crane will talk about renewable power sources in the western deserts and their environmental impacts.
Julie Parker, who, as co-chair of the LWV-PA's Natural Resources Committee, helped organize the event, said last week that visitors should also expect "a strong pitch for a carbon fee" that would lower CO2 emissions, grow jobs and stimulate the development of alternative energy solutions. A presentation on the topic by one of the representatives of the local chapter of the Citizens' Climate Lobby, Robert Haw, is also on the agenda.
The Climate Change Forum is being co-sponsored by a number of organizations working toward environmental sustainability, including the recently formed Arroyo Interfaith Environmental Coalition, Transition Pasadena and the Arroyo Seco Foundation. Parker said that she hopes for the event to contribute to a ground swell that will eventually equal the push of lobbyists from the oil companies in strength.
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What: Climate Change Forum
When: Saturday, March 21, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena
The forum, which will be held at the Neighborhood Church on Orange Grove, will feature speakers such as the power resource and planning manager for Pasadena Water & Power, Leesa Nayudu, and the director of the California Renewable Energy Initiative for the Nature Conservancy, Laura Crane. Nayudu will discuss how the City plans to generate more power from renewable energy sources. Crane will talk about renewable power sources in the western deserts and their environmental impacts.
Julie Parker, who, as co-chair of the LWV-PA's Natural Resources Committee, helped organize the event, said last week that visitors should also expect "a strong pitch for a carbon fee" that would lower CO2 emissions, grow jobs and stimulate the development of alternative energy solutions. A presentation on the topic by one of the representatives of the local chapter of the Citizens' Climate Lobby, Robert Haw, is also on the agenda.
The Climate Change Forum is being co-sponsored by a number of organizations working toward environmental sustainability, including the recently formed Arroyo Interfaith Environmental Coalition, Transition Pasadena and the Arroyo Seco Foundation. Parker said that she hopes for the event to contribute to a ground swell that will eventually equal the push of lobbyists from the oil companies in strength.
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What: Climate Change Forum
When: Saturday, March 21, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Where: Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena
Pasadena churches form new coalition to collaborate on environmental issues
Representatives from congregations in the Pasadena area are forming a new council, the Arroyo Interfaith Environmental Coalition, to support each other in their work for a more sustainable environment. The coalition will focus on making church practices, campuses or legislation more earth-friendly, on advocating for climate, energy and water issues, and on strengthening relationships between the faiths.
So far, representatives from about a dozen faiths are involved. The new council will kick off on Sunday afternoon at the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church on Orange Grove with an event titled Interfaith Earth Stewardship Summit.
The idea for the coalition originated in late 2013, when Susette Horspool, the chair of the Green Council at the Neighborhood UU Church, reacted to public media articles "about conservative religions deciding to promote good earth stewardship, while simultaneously claiming they weren't 'environmentalists.'
"I decided to set up a summit to help bond faiths of all kinds who wanted to support a healthy environment," Horspool said in an email on Friday. "Didn't matter if they called their work 'climate change activism' or 'stewards of God's creation.'" The coalition took off when Tom Brady from the environmental committee at All Saints Church joined the effort. He is now its interim president.
Brady's outlook goes even further than the collaboration of faith groups. In an email on Saturday he said: "It is essential that the environmental community work with the faith community to respond to the unprecedented challenge of the climate crisis. For too long, these groups have worked on separate tracks, despite a shared interest in preserving the natural world/Creation."
Brady added that both groups would benefit from collaborating and increasing communication. Noting that the coalition's tentative mission statement is "to promote 'cultivating compassion and thankfulness for all life in a community of friends,'" he said: "I cannot imagine any secular person denying the need for more compassion and community in our too-insulated and fragmented world."
At this point, about a dozen faiths and churches are part of the coalition. They include Unitarian Universalist, Episcopalian, Mennonite, Methodist, Quaker, Jewish, Pagan, Presbyterian, Baha'i, United Church of Christ, and three interfaith groups. Representatives from other faiths have announced that they will, as a minimum, attend the summit on Sunday.
The program for the event includes a presentation on The Role of the Faith Community in Addressing the Environmental Crisis by keynote speaker John B. Cobb, Jr. (Emeritus Professor, Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate School.) There will also be three panels, one on Communication/ Outreach/ Worship, one on Greening Congregational Operations, and one on Addressing the Climate Crisis. The driving forces behind the summit were Horspool, Brady and Allis Druffel, who is the Southern California Outreach Director at California Interfaith Power & Light.
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What: Interfaith Earth Stewardship Summit
When: Sunday, March 15, 1:30-5:30 p.m.
Where: Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena
RSVP here
This post was last updated on March 14, at 1 p.m.
So far, representatives from about a dozen faiths are involved. The new council will kick off on Sunday afternoon at the Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church on Orange Grove with an event titled Interfaith Earth Stewardship Summit.
The idea for the coalition originated in late 2013, when Susette Horspool, the chair of the Green Council at the Neighborhood UU Church, reacted to public media articles "about conservative religions deciding to promote good earth stewardship, while simultaneously claiming they weren't 'environmentalists.'
"I decided to set up a summit to help bond faiths of all kinds who wanted to support a healthy environment," Horspool said in an email on Friday. "Didn't matter if they called their work 'climate change activism' or 'stewards of God's creation.'" The coalition took off when Tom Brady from the environmental committee at All Saints Church joined the effort. He is now its interim president.
Brady's outlook goes even further than the collaboration of faith groups. In an email on Saturday he said: "It is essential that the environmental community work with the faith community to respond to the unprecedented challenge of the climate crisis. For too long, these groups have worked on separate tracks, despite a shared interest in preserving the natural world/Creation."
Brady added that both groups would benefit from collaborating and increasing communication. Noting that the coalition's tentative mission statement is "to promote 'cultivating compassion and thankfulness for all life in a community of friends,'" he said: "I cannot imagine any secular person denying the need for more compassion and community in our too-insulated and fragmented world."
At this point, about a dozen faiths and churches are part of the coalition. They include Unitarian Universalist, Episcopalian, Mennonite, Methodist, Quaker, Jewish, Pagan, Presbyterian, Baha'i, United Church of Christ, and three interfaith groups. Representatives from other faiths have announced that they will, as a minimum, attend the summit on Sunday.
The program for the event includes a presentation on The Role of the Faith Community in Addressing the Environmental Crisis by keynote speaker John B. Cobb, Jr. (Emeritus Professor, Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Graduate School.) There will also be three panels, one on Communication/ Outreach/ Worship, one on Greening Congregational Operations, and one on Addressing the Climate Crisis. The driving forces behind the summit were Horspool, Brady and Allis Druffel, who is the Southern California Outreach Director at California Interfaith Power & Light.
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What: Interfaith Earth Stewardship Summit
When: Sunday, March 15, 1:30-5:30 p.m.
Where: Neighborhood Church, 301 N Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena
RSVP here
This post was last updated on March 14, at 1 p.m.
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