Nature for All and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County examined ways that green spaces can be made more accessible to diverse communities to improve human and environmental health. A team of Angelinos from diverse backgrounds joined environmental justice advocates, artists, and natural science researchers for a structured conversation and art creation event exploring equitable green space for life in Los Angeles.

The participants represented park-poor and underserved communities in Los Angeles belonging to the at-risk demographics outlined in a statewide study. Their discussion unearthed the community priorities of being able to gather, safety and accessibility, and healing land, community, and self. An interactive pop-up gallery exhibit featuring the art and insight from the first event will be created and open to the public at the Natural History Museum and other community locations to further engage the public and encourage additional contributions to the topic of equitable access to green space.

From this series of events, a learning-sharing document will be created and distributed to professional networks and made publicly available to help guide research, programming, activism, and outreach around community priorities. This document will include an action plan for getting involved with the work of community partners and other institutions addressing the priorities discussed at the event and serve as a resource for community collaboration around policy and direct action.