by Amy Greenwood | Jan 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
It has been a year since the January 2025 wildfires. From a distance, Los Angeles’ recovery can look steady and unified. Up close, it feels more uneven, shaped by loss, resilience, uncertainty, and choice. I experienced the fires through my sister and her family, who... 
by Amy Greenwood | Dec 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
This is it. This is when the season turns and, somehow, we get to start over.While much of the country slows into frost and dormancy, Southern California leans the other way. Our renewal begins with the first cool evenings, the smell of damp soil, and that collective... 
by Genevieve Arnold | Sep 12, 2025 | Conservation, Uncategorized
“Conservation” is a term often heard in the context of human relationships to the environment. While historically it has meant protecting the natural world in such a way that “resources” are used wisely and conserved for the future, nature is not best viewed... 
by Amy Greenwood | Jul 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
We’re thrilled to announce that Los Nogales Nursery—where we’ve been collaborating with the incredible team at the Audubon Center at Debs Park—will soon be open to the public! Nestled in the hills of northeast Los Angeles, this small but mighty nursery has... by Amy Greenwood | Apr 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
This year, for the first time, I had the privilege of watching our Annual Native Plant Garden Tour unfold from behind the scenes. Like a bud, the production of this extravaganza requires many months of careful arrangement and effort, all to burst into bloom as a... by Amy Greenwood | Mar 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
“The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers and Native Plants” sounds like a Wes Anderson movie. It conjures a khaki-clad scout in a meadow, bandana at the neck, earnestly writing observations about flowers in a little notebook. Don’t get me wrong, working here is...