Regional Events
The LARC calendar includes climate conferences, meetings, and trainings taking place in, or related to, the county of Los Angeles, California and online.
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Featured Events
Post Fire Urban Forestry in Southern California: Webinar 1 - Planning for the Future
As Southern California faces increasingly complex fire impacts, understanding how urban and community trees factor into planning, response, and recovery is critical. Join CAL FIRE, the USDA Forest Service, and the Council for Watershed Health for a three-part webinar series exploring how agencies, communities, and partners can better plan, respond, and recover in the face of post-fire challenges. Each session will feature experts and guest speakers sharing insights on critical topics.
💻 Location: Online Webinar (Registration required)
Register here.
Transportation Systems Management and Operations Framework Workshop
SCAG is developing a Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) framework to promote more comprehensive and coordinated planning across the region. The framework will help advance the goals and objectives of the Connect SoCal Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy, supporting a more efficient, safe, and reliable transportation system.
SCAG invites you to attend a virtual workshop to share your perspective on the framework, provide insights into how your agency is advancing TSMO strategies, and help identify opportunities for regional collaboration and integration.
Register here.
Halloweeni Climatini
Join the Climate Registry, 319Climate, and Climate Resolve for a spooky-fun evening of climate camaraderie — a casual mixer and networking night for SoCal-based professionals conjuring up an equitable, resilient climate transition. Come sip, mingle, and share ideas that cast a lasting spell for change.
Register here.
Tomorrow, Together: Weaving LA's Climate Future
Hosted by LA Climate Week and the Collidescope Foundation, and presented in partnership with the Neighborhood Council Sustainability Alliance and the LA City Youth Development Department, this day-long workshop blends skill-sharing, storytelling, and hands-on collaboration.
Tomorrow, Together: Weaving LA’s Climate Future is an intergenerational gathering designed to bring students and professionals at every stage of life—early career, mid-career, late career, and retired—into conversation and collaboration around Los Angeles’ climate future.
Participants will cross-pollinate perspectives, prototype bold ideas, and explore partnerships that can spark meaningful climate solutions across neighborhoods and sectors. This is not a traditional conference or panel. It’s a creative lab where students, culture-makers, neighborhood leaders, and professionals work side by side—each contributing their unique strengths.
Register Here.
Teaching for Tomorrow: Educators Designing Climate Learning for LA’s Future
Teaching for Tomorrow is a hands-on gathering created for K–12 educators to share skills, exchange ideas, and design new approaches for bringing climate learning to the classroom.
Throughout the day, teachers will collaborate with peers to explore creative teaching practices, workshop lesson ideas, and co-create resources that connect climate literacy with real-world action. The focus is on practical, classroom-ready outcomes—whether that means new projects, activities, or partnerships that strengthen how students understand and engage with climate solutions.
Hosted as part of the momentum building toward LA Climate Week 2026, this event gives teachers a unique chance to help shape how classrooms across Los Angeles can connect to a larger, citywide movement for climate action and community resilience.
Register Here.
Behavior, Energy & Climate Change (BECC) Conference
The Behavior, Energy & Climate Change (BECC) conference is the premier conference focused on understanding human behavior and decision making and using that knowledge to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future. Since 2007, BECC has fostered understanding of individual and organizational behavior and decision making related to energy usage, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, and sustainability.
Learn more and register here.
Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
The Greenbuild International Conference + Expo is specifically designed to keep participants at the forefront of the industry covering sustainability, resilience, health, and wellness in the spaces where we live, work, learn and play.
Register here.
Cap & Trade Reauthorization and the Future of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
At the end of the 2025 legislative season, the Governor and both houses of the legislature came together to advance a historic package of bills that have significant implications for the future of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and the Cap and Trade Program. Rebranded as the Cap and Invest Program, this suite of bills guarantees the future of the program to 2045 and bolsters the program’s viability in the near-term, as the marketplace has been softening due to uncertainty for the program’s future. However, the package of bills has drawn both support and criticism from wide-ranging interests. This webinar will provide an overview of the future of the Cap and Invest Program featuring a panel of individuals deeply involved in negotiating and implementing these policies.
Visit this website for updates when registration opens.
Coastal California Futures: Equity, Resilience, and the Permitting Process
This webinar will help the general public and future applicants understand how to incorporate considerations for communities that have been excluded from decision-making and most impacted by environmental hazards into Coastal Development Permit (CDP) applications. Participants will learn a 6-step approach to integrate these considerations into the California coastal permitting process.
💻 Location: Online Webinar (Registration required)
Register here.
Post-Fire Urban Forestry in Southern California: Webinar 2 - Post-Fire Research and Response
As Southern California faces increasingly complex fire impacts, understanding how urban and community trees factor into planning, response, and recovery is critical. Join CAL FIRE, the USDA Forest Service, and the Council for Watershed Health for a three-part webinar series exploring how agencies, communities, and partners can better plan, respond, and recover in the face of post-fire challenges. Each session will feature experts and guest speakers sharing insights on critical topics.
💻 Location: Online Webinar (Registration required)
Register here.
Waivers in Flux: The Evolving Legal Landscape for California's Clean Air Act Authority
Join the Coalition for Clean AIr for a continuing legal education (CLE) webinar featuring Ellen Peter, former Chief Counsel for the California Air Resources Board (CARB), and Ann E. Carlson, UCLA Shirley Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law and Faculty Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment. Together, they’ll lead a critical discussion on the California waiver under the Clean Air Act.
Register here.
Participatory Science Walk #5
During these Participatory Science Walks, you will learn how to use scientific tools to measure air pollution, noise pollution, thermal heat, and surface temperatures in your community. In this way, you will have the opportunity to advance your scientific knowledge and gain a better understanding of the current conditions in Boyle Heights.
Register here.
Please visit the website for Climate Resolve’s project to obtain more information: Empowering, Beautifying, and Transforming Our Community.
Post-Fire Urban Forestry in Southern California: Webinar 3 – Conservation, Protection & Recovery
As Southern California faces increasingly complex fire impacts, understanding how urban and community trees factor into planning, response, and recovery is critical. Join CAL FIRE, the USDA Forest Service, and the Council for Watershed Health for a three-part webinar series exploring how agencies, communities, and partners can better plan, respond, and recover in the face of post-fire challenges. Each session will feature experts and guest speakers sharing insights on critical topics including fire spread in urban and wildland areas, tree safety and risk assessments, soil and water quality impacts, community-led recovery projects.
💻 Location: Online Webinar (Registration required)
Register here.
Webinar #4: CalHeatScore as an Extreme Heat Planning Resource
On Nov 12, 2025 12:00-1:00, please join us for the fourth webinar in a series of six that will focus on the newly released CalHeatScore tool.
This webinar will provide an overview of extreme heat planning at the state level, highlight California communities who are developing local extreme heat plans, and review the purpose and proposed contents of the CalHeatScore User Guide.
This series is a partnership effort between the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), the Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability (LARC), and the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation.
For more information about CalHeatScore, please visit: https://calheatscore.calepa.ca.gov/.
Register here: bit.ly/chswebinar4
Urban Forestry Walk & Talk
Come meet your neighbors and discover the incredible trees that make Long Beach thrive! Certified arborist Ben Fisher will lead a talk and guided walk, sharing insights on local tree species, care tips, and the role of urban forests in keeping our neighborhoods cool and connected.
Register here.
Green Together: Central Coast Brunch
Join the Central Coast Green Building Council (CCGBC) for Green Together: A Celebration of Unity & Growth. Set among the stunning landscapes of the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens, this special gathering brings together our sponsors, partners, and members to honor the year’s achievements and our exciting future as a unified community.
Celebrate connection, collaboration, and shared commitment to a greener, healthier built environment at this end-of-year unification celebration. Enjoy meaningful conversations, beautiful surroundings, and the collective spirit of growth that drives our work forward.
Register here.
CalREN Equitable Electrification Forum
You’re Invited to California Regional Energy Network’s (CalREN) Second Annual Stakeholder Forum!
At this year's forum, CalREN will bring together California’s regional energy networks (RENs) and other energy leaders to discuss equitable electrification efforts across the state. We’ll cover a range of topics, including:
Affordability: Exchanging ideas, strategies, and program design models that enhance the affordability of electrification.
Resilience and Other Non-Energy Benefits: Highlighting programs that can improve health, help communities prepare challenges like power outages, and more.
Workforce/Codes & Standards: Showcasing energy programs that create jobs and empower building officials to lead on energy.
Join us to connect with fellow RENs, regulatory representatives, investor-owned utilities (IOUs), community choice aggregators (CCAs), and other stakeholders from across the state. You do not want to miss this event!
Learn more about CalREN here: https://californiaregionalenergynetworks.org/
Cities and the Environment Symposium
The LMU Center for Urban Resilience (CURes) is happy to invite all of their collaborators and supporters to join them at their inaugural Cities and the Environment Symposium on Thursday, November 20th 2025!
The symposium will be a convening of researchers, practitioners, and community members to celebrate past successes, future growth and ongoing partnerships of the Cities and the Environment (CATE) Journal and 15 years of CURes operations.
This will be a public, conference-style format with presentations, group discussions, and a poster session. It will also include lunch, networking coffee breaks and a closing "happy hour" reception.
Register here.
Community Compost Day LA at Sepulveda Garden Center
Hosted at various Compost Hubs across LA Compost’s network, this all-ages event connects community members with valuable resources, including compost, trees, native plants, seeds, and mulch, while promoting environmental education, soil stewardship, and deeper community connection.
Attendees will receive tools to support sustainable and regenerative gardening practices, including one bag of compost, one bag of mulch, and additional giveaways from our partners.
Free resources guaranteed for the first 100 attendees. Additional resources available while supplies last.
Register here.
Road to 2028 - Leadership Summit
Road to 2028 - Leadership Summit invites California policy makers, national thought leaders, philanthropic organizations, corporate executives, and startup founders in clean energy and zero emission transportation to come together at a critical moment of regional challenge and opportunity. The summit will answer the question - “How do we leverage innovative technology, federal and state policy, and financial models in 2026 to meet the goals the LA region is striving to achieve ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games?”
Register here.
The Sustainable Production for Entertainment (SPEC) Certification
The entertainment industry now has a worker-centered sustainability certification: SPEC, developed by USGBC California, in partnership with Green Spark Group, Ereth Environmental, and advisors across film, TV, music, and live sports.
Learn more and register here.
LARC December 2025 Network Meeting
Come connect with climate leaders from across Los Angeles.
Agenda
10:00 Welcome
10:05 Network Updates Each participant briefly (~30 sec) completes the following phrase(s): What I’m working on/ interested in exploring is… What I need is…
10:40 Presentation on Prop 4 funding opportunities - Speakers TBA
10:55 Group Discussion on presentation topic to identify potential areas for future collaboration/research/policy support
11:30 Adjourn
Register here.
Long Beach Urban Forest Plan Kickoff Meeting
Join the virtual community kickoff meeting for the new Urban Forest Plan! This plan will guide how we grow, care for, and invest in Long Beach City's trees for years to come. Your voice is essential! Join Long Beach in shaping a plan that reflects the needs and values of our diverse communities.
Register here.
From Risk to Resilience: Utilizing Transportation Safety Resources
Join SCAG for a Toolbox Tuesday session showcasing SCAG’s latest transportation safety resources. Participants will explore SCAG’s new SoCal Community Transportation Safety Modeling Tool, an interactive visualization tool that supports collision risk assessment, crash modeling, and safety planning at the Tier II Traffic Analysis Zone level. The tool enables planners and decision-makers to proactively evaluate the safety impacts of potential land use changes, and adjust designs to potentially reduce traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries before finalizing major decisions.
Register here.
CEQA Reform: How will 2025 legislative reforms to CEQA and other laws affect my community?
In this webinar, experts from Ascent and the City of Santa Ana will provide an overview of Assembly Bill (AB) 130 and Senate Bill (SB) 131, which amended the CA Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the CA Planning & Zoning Law, the CA Building Code, and other related laws. They will share their insights on anticipated impacts for local governments and practitioners, including housing development, climate action planning, parks and trails development, and other project types. These two bills, enacted as part of the state’s approved budget, has the potential to streamline or accelerate progress on housing, wildfire resilience, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) mitigation, and other aspects of the package, along with challenges for local electrification strategies/climate action plan implementation.
Speakers will include Erik de Kok, Chad Beckstrom, Greta Brownlow, and Ali Pezeshkpour.
Register here.
Wildfire Rebuilding Certificate Training and Research Expo
Join USGBC-CA and Resilient Palisades for a community event and expo featuring approved partner organizations, key community groups, and certified professionals to answer questions and support residents and businesses on their rebuilding journey.
If you are a homeowner or business owner seeking to build a resilient and sustainable home or a professional aiming to enhance your understanding and skillset in sustainable design and building, this event is for you!
The Rebuilding Certificate Training is designed to provide direct insight into our Rebuilding Guide and to help you implement best practices in sustainable rebuilding. Spots are limited to the first 25 who are registered at the Learning Center through the link below. The training will be taking place before the community expo, from 10am-1pm in the same location. Register here.
Get tickets to the expo here.
Camping 101 + Emergency Preparedness Workshop
Join Climate Resolve for a FREE family-friendly outdoor education class with giveaways and lunch provided! Class will feature Camping 101 instruction from community member Tim Jones, emergency preparedness training from The Climate Initiative, and climate education and activities by Climate Resolve. 🏕️🎒
Register here.
Registration will close on October 20th, so reserve your spot as soon as possible! All information will remain confidential. If you have any questions, feel free to email Janelle Vidal at jvidal@climateresolve.org.
XPRIZE Visioneering 2025
Join 250 of the world’s greatest minds for an interactive two-day ideation experience. Hosted by Ali Velshi, alongside Anousheh Ansari and Peter H. Diamandis, you’ll enter a curated space where you help shape what comes next in Climate + Energy; Deep Tech; Food + Water + Waste; Learning + Society; Space + Exploration. Vote on bold prize concepts, learn directly from the changemakers building tomorrow’s breakthroughs, forge global connections, and amplify solutions with real impact.
Register here.
Education & Climate: An LA Community Sync
Learn from local educators at the heart of our communities, guiding us toward a more just and sustainable world.
This virtual convening is to listen and learn from our local educators, hear directly about what's already working in our communities and what they've learned along the way. This is an opportunity to connect with them and explore how the platform of LA Climate Week can amplify their initiatives.
Register here.
Community Visualization Rebuild Workshop and Live Demo Pt.2
Join USGBC-CA and The California Center for Climate Change for Part 2 of their live demo and workshop to explore real plans for rebuilding that come to life in their new visualization engine. Part 2 features the Wildfire Rebuilding Guide - see real plans visualized with Aura—AI, GIS & digital twins for proactive community design.
Register here.
Faith & Climate: An LA Climate Week Community Sync
Learn from local faith leaders at the heart of our communities, guiding us toward a more just and sustainable world.
This virtual convening is to listen and learn from our local faith leaders, hear directly about what's already working in our communities and what they've learned along the way. This is an opportunity to connect with them and explore how the platform of LA Climate Week can amplify their initiatives.
Register here.
AdaptLA Meeting
Join USC Sea Grant at the next AdaptLA Meeting of 2025! The webinar will discuss the newly released California Estuary Assessment (CEA) Tool. The CEA Tool provides remotely-sensed information about mouth state and inundation extent of California bar-built estuaries (BBEs) with the goal of informing BBE management.
The featured speakers will be the tool developers, Karina Alvarez (The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg) and Sarah Payne (University of California, Santa Barbara). Come learn how you can use the CEA tool to evaluate estuary mouth state, inundation extent, and more!
Register here.
California Economic Summit
The California Economic Summit, produced by CA FWD in collaboration with the California Stewardship Network, is their flagship annual event convening regional leaders from business, community, government, philanthropy, labor, and more to catalyze a New California Economy.
The Summit connects people and communities to elevate shared learning and engagement, celebrates successes across regions, catalyzes action at the state and federal level, and ultimately creates the space to work together to promote system change toward an economic model that is truly resilient, sustainable, and inclusive.
Register here.
LA County Coastal Resilience Planning Workshop (Hybrid)
Join the LA County Coastal Resilience Team at the first Coastal Resilience Planning Workshop to learn more about the formation of a countywide coastal coalition to develop a “Regional Coastal Strategic Adaptation Plan” (RCSAP) to guide long-term shoreline management goals and projects.
🏫 In-Person Option
• In-Person RSVP Link | Deadline: 8 am, 10/20
• Location: Environmental Learning Center (ELC) at Hyperion
• Limit: 100 spaces
• ID Required: Must present current ID matching RSVP name at entrance
🕧Arrive early at 12:30 to explore the ELC exhibits!
💻 Virtual Option
• Zoom RSVP Link | Deadline: 12:30 pm, 10/20
Wildfire Defense for Landscape Professionals
The Wildfire Defense Professional Certificate for Landscapers module is a 150-minute training followed by certification testing to be taken online. This certification training provides participants with real-world examples and strategies for fire risk reduction.
Register here.
Community Design Workshop #2 - Boyle Heights Buffer Zone Project
During Climate Resolve’s Community Design Workshops, you will have the opportunity to do a deep dive into their proposed infrastructure improvements to enhance the community's resilience towards climate change. These workshops will also provide opportunities to share your voice and concerns and map out where these improvements are much needed in your community.
Register here.
Please visit the website for Climate Resolve’s project to obtain more information: Empowering, Beautifying, and Transforming Our Community.
Webinar #3: CalHeatScore State Agency Partners & Review
On Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 12 - 1 p.m., please join the third webinar in a series of six that will focus on the newly released CalHeatScore tool.
Certificado de Defensa contra Incendios para Profesionales del Paisajismo
La intención de esta capacitación es enseñar a las comunidades de alto riesgo contra incendios forestales como usar mejores formas de práctica contra estos disastres. En cambio , esto lleva a cabo un centro cultural dentro de la industria de construcción. La capacitación destaca los recursos existentes e incluye un grupo de asesores en prevención de incendios, expertos en diseño de edificios y paisajes para transferir conocimientos sobre las mejores prácticas en la industria, para asi, reducir el riesgo de incendios en hogares y paisajes.
No es necesario inscribirse para este curso, puedes acceder aquí.
Más información aquí.
LARC October 2025 Network Meeting
Presentation: Blue Ribbon Commission on Climate Action and Fire-Safe Recovery: UCLA Research Context and Considerations Informing Resilient Rebuilding from the January 2025 Los Angeles Fires
Speakers: Megan Mullin, Sophie Katz, and Alice Chen, University of California Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Business Council’s Sustainability Summit
Join the 2025 LABC Sustainability Summit, a high-level convening of leaders in one of the most environmentally forward-thinking cities of the world.
Register here.
When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World
In this event, wildland firefighter and author Jordan Thomas will take you to the front lines through stunning photographs and firsthand stories from battling California’s most destructive fires. Copies of When It All Burns will be available for purchase at this event and will be signed by the author.
Register for this free event here.
The Grid's Two-Way Street: Engaging Customers for a Resilient Future
Hosted by Canary Media, this webinar explores why the traditional concept of "energy efficiency" is failing to resonate and how we must reframe the conversation around affordability, reliability, and customer empowerment. Join us to learn how to design the next generation of demand-side programs that build data trust and transform passive consumers into active participants in the energy transition.
Register here.
Building Back Better with Efficiency and Electrification Webinar
Join CivicWell for a free webinar on Energy Efficiency for Resilient Communities!
Discover how efficiency and electrification can help communities “build back better,” align with climate action plans, and strengthen local resilience. Explore why energy efficiency matters for cities and hear insights from the Piedmont Pool case study.
Register here.
Participatory Science Walk in East LA
During these Participatory Science Walks, you will learn how to use scientific tools to measure air pollution, noise pollution, thermal heat, and surface temperatures in your community. In this way, you will have the opportunity to advance your scientific knowledge and gain a better understanding of the current conditions in Boyle Heights.
Register here.
Please visit the website for Climate Resolve’s project to obtain more information: Empowering, Beautifying, and Transforming Our Community.
LA River Path Project Virtual Update Community Meeting #2
You’re invited to attend a virtual community meeting to learn about project updates for the LA River Path. Join Metro Community Relations for status updates, project alternatives and features, and an opportunity to share comments and ask questions.
Register here.
Zoom link: https://bit.ly/larp_mtg2
Call-In: 833.548.0876
Webinar ID: 827 4704 5456
Spanish translation provided. Other ADA accommodations and translation available by calling 213.922.7001 at least 72 hours in advance.
SALT Framework for Risk Communication
Join the EPA for a virtual webinar on the SALT Framework for Risk Communication.
Register here.
Clean Mobility Forum
The Clean Mobility Forum, funded by the California Air Resources Board and the California Energy Commission, is a one-day in-person event focused on shared mobility and clean transportation where you can network and connect with like-minded peers, create partnerships, and problem-solve in a supportive, community environment.
This year’s theme is Bridging Systems, Centering Equity: Advancing Clean Mobility Through Practice and Partnership. This year’s program uplifts the theme by breaking down silos and building cross-sector and interdisciplinary systems that center equity and turn clean mobility goals into grounded, community-driven practice.
Learn more and register here.
SCAG’s 2025 Southern California Demographic Workshop
Attend SCAG’s 2025 Southern California Demographic Workshop “Revisiting the Intergenerational Contract,” on Oct. 1 in person at the SCAG Main Office in Downtown Los Angeles and online. Attendees will learn how groups in society rely on one another across generations and between lifecycle stages.
Register here.
Supply Chain Resilience in the Face of Tariffs & Climate Change
The Fall 2025 UCLA Anderson Forecast quarterly outlook arrives at a pivotal moment for the US economy. Join the UCLA Anderson School of Management for the conference, presented in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Impact and the UCLA Center for Global Management.
Register here by 12:00pm 9/30/2025.
LA River Path Project Virtual Update Community Meeting #1
Metro Community Relations invites you to attend a virtual community meeting to learn about project updates for the LA River Path.
Register here.
2025 Net Zero Conference
The Net Zero Conference convenes climate leaders to collaborate on global solutions for change in the built environment. The event is a hub for people in our industry to gather, bridge knowledge gaps, and inspire a net zero future.
Learn more and register here.
C3CONVERGE: The Community Colleges Climate Summit
The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and the Foundation for California Community Colleges (FoundationCCC) are proud to host C3CONVERGE 2025, a national convening that highlights the critical roles of community colleges in addressing climate challenges.
Building on last year’s success, C3CONVERGE 2025 will focus on advancing climate resilience, sustainability and workforce development through the unique capacities of community colleges. The event brings together California Community College leaders, national higher education representatives, state agencies and climate-focused organizations to explore strategies, foster collaboration and drive action.
Learn more and register here.