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Cultivate: Taking Flight
July 26 @ 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
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Surround yourself with other nature-lovers at Cultivate, a monthly event that brings together music, dancing, refreshments, and engaging experiences in nature that will connect you more deeply to the world around you.
Cultivate: Taking Flight invites guests to consider animals and insects that take flight. Wander the grounds at your own pace, with new activities around every corner. The event is free with admission, so come celebrate summer at Cultivate!
Free with admission or membership, no reservations required.
Schedule
Native Bees Talk
- Join Krystle Hickman, a Native Bee Conservationist, who will guide you through an understanding of native bees. Krystle will point out how to identify bees, their homes, their habitats, and where you can find them at Descanso Gardens
- Location: Birch near the Guest Services building (Visitor Center)
- Talk 1: 4:45–5:30pm
- Talk 2: 5:45–6:30pm
Butterfly Photo Op
- Strike a pose in front of a butterfly installation created by visual artist Leslie K. Gray
- Location: Rose Garden
- Time: 4:30–7pm
- Experience a hawking and falconry demonstration from Hawk on Hand. Learn about falconry history, equipment, and raptor conservation
- Location: Main Lawn
- Time: 5–6pm
- Meet L.A. Zoo staff and learn all about California Condors, their biology, and the California Condor Recovery Program
- Location: Main Lawn
- Time: 4:30–7pm
Community Science Table
- Learn how to use community science tools to identify plants and animals throughout the gardens
- Location: Main Lawn
- Time: 4:30–7pm
Hands-on Activity: Pollinator Stencils
- Create colorful crayon rubbings of different pollinators like butterflies, beetles, bees, and more
- Location: Main Lawn
- Time: 4:30–7pm
- Have a drink in the Rose Garden bar and enjoy a mix of classic hits and contemporary songs by our popular guest DJs
- Location: Rose Garden
- Time: 4:30–7pm