You are invited to Environmental Charter High Schools Permaculture Dialogues

Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 6PM at 16315 Grevillea Ave, Lawndale, CA 90260.  RSVP  saralaimon@greenambassadors.org 310 940-1626.  Please invite as many folks as possible.  (This of course would end just in time for you to Catch Green Drinks on the West Side)

 
Come here the inspiring story of how local Lawndale Resident, biologist, and revolutionist, changed his lawn into paradise in the heart of Los Angeles.  This was an uphill battle for Brad Henderson and his family fighting the traditional mindset to create something new.  This property is a model of how we all can change our lives and the world by changing and connecting to our landscape.  Amazingly, this model is located adjacent to Environmental Charter High School’s new school site where we will be creating our own paradise through the  Permaculture design principles.

 


Bio and Background!
Brad Henderson is an Environmental Scientist with the California Department of Fish and Game, working in the Eastern Sierra Nevada and Death Valley areas of California.  While living in the Los Angeles area from 1998-2006, Brad and his wife Amy transformed their largely barren urban yard in Lawndale into native habitats and sustainable food production.    Wildlife, including toads, butterflies, and endangered birds began to return to Lawndale, attracted by the Henderson’s’ locally appropriate native habitat.  After winning several battles with the City of Lawndale, who did not appreciate the appearance of native plants, the Henderson’s’ garden went on to be featured in dozens of news articles, and ultimately was featured in an episode of “California’s Green” on PBS.  Brad and Amy now live in the small town of Independence in the Owens Valley of California, where native plants reign supreme.

 

See: http://www.politeo.net/lawndale/most_wanted.html

which shows the school in the background and:

http://www.politeo.net/habitat/index.html
 click on the "here" below the picture of the pond.