Upcoming events

  • HIKE & BREW

    OCTOBER 19th, 2025 at 3pm

    Please join us for a fun hike and brewery meet-up this October! Members of CALA and their families will be meeting up for an easy 2.5 mile hike through the Old Los Angeles Zoo in Griffith Park. We will immediately reward our hard work with beers and food at Paperpack Brewery Co. (~10 minute drive). 

    Meet us here at 3PM for the Hike

    Old Los Angeles Zoo Trail, Griffith Park

    This is an easy, mostly flat, 2.5 mile loop. There is only minimal shade so plan to bring sun protection and water. Dogs are allowed on leash. 

    Please park in Merry Go Round Lot One (south of the Merry Go Round) and meet near the Fern Canyon Trailhead . 

    Meet us at Paperback Brewery Co. around ~5PM for the Beer

    Paperback Brewery Co. - 422 Magnolia Ave, Glendale, CA 91204

    We will head to the brewery after our hike, with arrival between 4:30pm- 5pm expected. The brewery is a 10 minute drive from the trailhead. There is street parking and outdoor seating. Food by Bun & Blanket will be available.

    Join us for both, one or the other, and please RSVP!

    RSVP HERE

Past Events

  • Conservation Clinic – Armory Center for the Arts

    Over 40 CALA volunteers offered their expertise and support at the first of a Conservation Clinic series organized by Art Recovery LA, in collaboration with Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture. We provided support to over 100 community members with objects damaged by LA’s January fires.

  • Holiday Picnic

    December 7, 2024

    We decorated cookies at Barnsdall Park to ring in the season

  • WAAC/CALA Pre-Conference Social

    October 6, 2024

    We welcomed and clinked glasses with conservation professionals from all over the country who descended upon LA for WAAC’s annual meeting

  • Shop Talk

    September 12, 2024

    We hosted an informal online gathering to hear about conservation work happening across LA

  • Beach Day

    July 21, 2024

    CALA members basked in the sun with friends and family at Will Rogers State Beach

  • LA's Emerging Conservation Professionals

    April 14, 2024

    We gathered at the Fowler to hear about the research and treatments of our early-career colleagues

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  • Luna Luna Tour

    February 22 + 23, 2024

    Rosa Lowinger of RLA Conservation gave a behind-the-scenes tour of the reconstructed 1980s theme park her team had restored, including rides by Basquiat, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, and others

  • Holiday Happy Hour

    December 7, 2023

    We celebrated the holiday season at All Seasons Brewery with conservation-themed trivia

  • fall meeting

    November 14, 2023

    We gathered at the Autry to listen to presentations on working with artists, communities and other stakeholders

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  • Beach Day

    August 13, 2023

    Our members and families sunned, swam, and grilled at Dockweiler Beach

  • inaugural meeting

    May 11, 2023

    Over 100 conservation professionals came together at the Getty Center to launch CALA and hear lightning round talks from a range of conservation colleagues

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