WiLD CiTY
an outdoor workshop series by your RCD
WiLD CiTY is an immersive workshop series all about connecting with the beautiful and sometimes surprising nature that exists throughout Los Angeles and beyond.
During our Fall 2024 series we guided participants on unique, informative and thought-provoking excursions where they were invited to connect with urban garden spaces, native bats and with themselves while exploring new WiLD areas.
Following each workshop there is always an optional opportunity to further engage with workshop leaders at nearby restaurants, breweries and tasting rooms.
Check out full descriptions for each upcoming workshop below and RSVP for the one (or ones!) that you connect with most!
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All tickets are on a pay-what-you-can scale with a minimum donation of $10, but if you’d like to help us cover our costs, tickets are valued at $50 per workshop.
Winter & Spring 2025 Series to be announced soon!
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About the Environmental & Creative Professionals Leading WiLD CiTY:
Marilyn Brody French, RCD's Director of the Education
Marilyn Brody French joined the RCD in 2020 as a Conservation Biologist, and in 2021 decided to further serve the RCD’s mission by taking on the role of Education Programs Supervisor. She began community education program development in 2017 while simultaneously achieving a masters from Cornell University in Conservation and Community Development, bringing real-world perspectives on earth stewardship and sustainability to environmental education programs. Throughout her 10 years of conservation research, her passion has always centered on sharing with local communities the reciprocity we share with nature.
Jelly Kahler, RCD's Community Engagement Manager
Angelica Kahler (pronouns: she, her), better known as Jelly around the office, is the RCD’s Education and Engagement Supervisor. Jelly started with the RCD in October of 2018 as a Watershed Stewards Program (or WSP) Member. She graduated from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA in 2016 with Bachelors of Science in Marine Biology. As the Education and Engagement Supervisor, Jelly leads environmental education field programs as well as classroom science programs, develops education and outreach materials, helps expand upon current education programs and develop new opportunities for environmental education, develops and coordinates community-based science programs, and coordinates RCD outreach through social media, newsletters, blog posts, virtual fundraising campaigns and annual reports.
Past Series
– “Pictures & Places” at Bronson Caves with Filmmaker Pavli Serenetsky
– Tour of an urban farm in Santa Monica giving back to our planet & our most vulnerable community members
– Night hike in search of native bats in the Santa Monica Mountains
– “A Hike Through History” at Santa Susana Pass with Conservation Leaders Wendi Gladstone & Teena Tanaka
– Native Plant Landscaping at Theodore Payne Foundation with On-Staff Native Plant Specialist
– Paper Making & Plant Dyeing at Will Rogers State Historic Park with Artists/Naturalists Ashley Meier and Amy Stewart
– Marine Science at Malibu Lagoon with Jelly Kahler
– Oak Woodland Stewardship in Topanga with Oak Expert Rosi Dagit
– Creative Writing at Griffith Park with Creative Nonfiction Writer Dr. Liz Stephens
– Native Bird Walk at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve with Local Bird Expert Dr. Dan Cooper
– Invasive Crayfish Removal in Topanga Creek with RCD Stream Team
– Watercolor in Nature at Debs Park with Artist & Botanist Margaret Gallagher
– “Canyon Songs” in Eaton Canyon with Stacey Villalobos
– Secret Wonders of Nicholas Flat with John Luker
– A Walk on the Wilder Side of the LA River with Dr. Dan Cooper
– Beyond Landscaping in Rocky Oaks Park with Antonio Sanchez
