[Lapg] Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 6PM Lawndale CA You are invited to Environmental Charter High Schools Permaculture Dialogues

[Wesley Roe and Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

You are invited to Environmental Charter High Schools Permaculture Dialogues

Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 6PM at 16315 Grevillea Ave, Lawndale, 
CA 
90260.  RSVP 
<mailto:saralaimon at greenambassadors.org>saralaimon at 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>http://www.politeo.net/lawndale/most_wanted.html

which shows the school in the background and:

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




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