Nature is Essential to Our Health and Wellness
Date: Saturday, August 22nd
Time: 10-10:50 am
Location: Full Schedule and Links
Tickets: Registration Required Use code #TAKE25 for $25 off your registration!
Join experts LA’s green building community at the virtual Municipal Green Building Conference and Expo, for a virtual discussion about the health benefits of nature.
Nature and plant life speed healing, reduce stress, improve focus and concentration, and can increase food security too. How can our communities best tap into these benefit
Expert panelists include:
- Brandy Williams, founder, Garden Butterfly
- Charlene Dimas-Peinado, LCSW, EML, president and CEO of Wellnest
- Clifford Francis, physics paraprofessional, Physics with Environmental Emphasis, Colorado College
- Garrett Johnson, intern, Puede Center, Colorado College
- Karen Ramirez, executive director, RootDownLA
- Rachel O’Leary, program director, City Plants
- Cassy Aoyagi, president, FormLA Landscaping
Attendees and panelists will explore:
- Which landscaping choices and interior plantscape choices produce the greatest possible positive impact,
- Where greenery can have the greatest health impacts,
- What they can do to help maximize greenery and its positive impacts in their roles and communities.
