Volunteer at Our Plots
We welcome volunteers at all our plots. Check out our calendar of upcoming events to get involved. To be prepared for our workdays please consider the following recommendations:
Wear closed-toe shoes, layers, and clothes you don't mind getting dirty
Hats and sun protection are highly recommended
Volunteers are encouraged to bring their own gardening gloves
Please bring a reusable water bottle and snacks to keep yourself fueled
Bonus: download the iNaturalist app on your phone and help us make observations. All our plots are iNat projects which you can view under Test Plot Umbrella. Please join our projects and add to the observations so that we can continue document the diversity of flora and fauna.
Upcoming Events
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot
Community Gardening Day! Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Project website: https://www.puentehillstestplot.info/
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Elysian Park Workday
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
Burn Scar Workday
RSVP HERE and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Elysian Park Trail, Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Join Terremoto for a community workday at our Burn Plot in Elysian Park. Park at the small lot at the Elysian Park Trailhead, cross the street and head northeast on the Elysian Park Trail for 500’. The Burn Scar Test Plot will be on the left.
Rainbow Canyon 2nd Saturdays
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join us for community workdays the second Saturday of each month.
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Partners: Test Plot, MRCA, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1.
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot
Drop-in Gardening Day! Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Project website: https://www.puentehillstestplot.info/
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Rio Community Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
ASLA Tour!
ASLA! Join our tour with Jen Toy, Jenny Jones, and Alex Robinson
Community Landcare in Los Angeles: Lessons from Test Plot
Tour three unique Test Plot sites in Los Angeles (Elysian, Rio and Rainbow Canyon) that showcase design through maintenance as a practical and inspiring form of land work in public parks. This experience highlights the work of Test Plot, a nonprofit supporting community-led land care, by offering an up-close look at California's incredible native plants and stewardship in action.
Includes transportation. Moderate walking.
Accessibility: Some locations are within public parks and require approximately a 30-foot walk along a trail to access. Closed-toe shoes are recommended.
Learning Outcomes:
Learn about the philosophy of Test Plot, and how to transform design skills into an actionable land stewardship practice.
Understand how to approach Design through Maintenance in public landscapes, with cost and time-effective stewardship methods.
Learn about how unique and diverse community partnerships can lead to more robust land care outcomes.
Explore Southern California's unique native ecology, including the biological and cultural value of specific species.
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot. Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Project website: https://www.puentehillstestplot.info/
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
4th Saturday at Ohlone Hillside Test Plot (Lawrence Hall of Science)
Usually on 3rd Saturdays but this time on the 4th Saturday.
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Community Workday led by our four huyyatka UC Berkeley student fellows: Saksham, Anna, Zia and Catalina.
Come prepared: Please wear closed toe shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. The hillside can be steep and uneven in places! We will have gloves and tools available to borrow but please free to bring your own. Wear a sunhat and bring layers as it can get chilly as the fog rolls in.
Closest address: The Lawrence Hall of Science, 1 Centennial Dr, Berkeley, CA 94720.
Enter the main entrance to Lawrence Hall of Science. Walk past the planetarium and back outside to the “Dinosaur lookout.” The plot is located near the picnic tables and open during main visiting hours.
Partners: Test Plot, Lawrence Hall of Science, Terremoto, mak-’amham, 'ottoy initiative, The Green Initiative Fund.
Rio Community Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
1st Fridays at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-11:30am.
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot. Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Project website: https://www.puentehillstestplot.info/
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Burn Scar Workday
RSVP HERE and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Elysian Park Trail, Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Join Terremoto for a community workday at our Burn Plot in Elysian Park. Park at the small lot at the Elysian Park Trailhead, cross the street and head northeast on the Elysian Park Trail for 500’. The Burn Scar Test Plot will be on the left.
Rainbow Canyon 2nd Saturdays
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join us for community workdays the second Saturday of each month.
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Partners: Test Plot, MRCA, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1.
Planting Day at Puente Hills Test Plot
Planting Day!! Help us add more California Native Plants to our test plots.
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Project website: https://www.puentehillstestplot.info/
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Simi Valley Test Plot “Clearing Day”
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: 3200 Flanagan Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93063
Join us this fall for 3 mornings of “clearing, planting, and weeding.” Look for days Oct 10, Oct 24, and Nov 7. For background on the site and project, check out Isaac Trejo’s LOG POST “Getting Started”
Rio Community Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Elysian Park Workday
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot. Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Project website: https://www.puentehillstestplot.info/
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
3rd Saturdays at Ohlone Hillside Test Plot (Lawrence Hall of Science)
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Community Workday led by our four huyyatka UC Berkeley student fellows: Saksham, Anna, Zia and Catalina.
Come prepared: Please wear closed toe shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. The hillside can be steep and uneven in places! We will have gloves and tools available to borrow but please free to bring your own. Wear a sunhat and bring layers as it can get chilly as the fog rolls in.
Closest address: The Lawrence Hall of Science, 1 Centennial Dr, Berkeley, CA 94720.
Enter the main entrance to Lawrence Hall of Science and tell them you are here to volunteer at the hillside. You don’t need to pay admission. Walk past the planetarium and back outside to the “Dinosaur lookout.” The plot is located near the picnic tables and open during main visiting hours.
Partners: Test Plot, Lawrence Hall of Science, Terremoto, mak-’amham, 'ottoy initiative, The Green Initiative Fund.
Community Landcare Day at Puente Hills Test Plot
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Community Workday! Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Simi Valley Test Plot “Planting Day”
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: 3200 Flanagan Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93063
Join us this fall for 3 mornings of “clearing, planting, and weeding.” Look for days Oct 10, Oct 24, and Nov 7. For background on the site and project, check out Isaac Trejo’s LOG POST “Getting Started”
Rio Community Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot. Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Project website: https://www.puentehillstestplot.info/
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Planting Day at Ohlone Hillside Test Plot (Lawrence Hall of Science)
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Help us plant pollinator friendly plants from the Xerces Society!
Closest address: The Lawrence Hall of Science, 1 Centennial Dr, Berkeley, CA 94720.
Enter the main entrance to Lawrence Hall of Science and tell them you are volunteering at the hillside. You don’t need to pay admission. Walk past the planetarium and back outside to the “Dinosaur lookout.” The plot is located near the picnic tables and open during main visiting hours.
Partners: Test Plot, Lawrence Hall of Science, Terremoto, mak-’amham, 'ottoy initiative, The Green Initiative.
1st Fridays at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-11:30am.
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot. Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Project website: https://www.puentehillstestplot.info/
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Simi Valley Test Plot “Weeding Day”
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: 3200 Flanagan Drive, Simi Valley, CA 93063
Join us this fall for 3 mornings of “clearing, planting, and weeding.” Look for days Oct 10, Oct 24, and Nov 7. For background on the site and project, check out Isaac Trejo’s LOG POST “Getting Started”
Rio Community Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Runyon Canyon Planting Day!
RSVP AND SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Address: 2000 N Fuller Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046, near Hollywood Boulevard. The plot is up the trail on the left near the ruins.
PARTNERS: Friends of Runyon Canyon, Test Plot, LA Recreation and Parks
Burn Scar Workday
RSVP HERE and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Elysian Park Trail, Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Join Terremoto for a community workday at our Burn Plot in Elysian Park. Park at the small lot at the Elysian Park Trailhead, cross the street and head northeast on the Elysian Park Trail for 500’. The Burn Scar Test Plot will be on the left.
Rainbow Canyon 2nd Saturdays
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join us for community workdays the second Saturday of each month.
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Partners: Test Plot, MRCA, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1.
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot
Drop-in Gardening at Puente Hills Test Plot. Help us weed, water, and maintain our native plant plots.
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Project website: https://www.puentehillstestplot.info/
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Elysian Park Workday
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
3rd Saturdays at Ohlone Hillside Test Plot (Lawrence Hall of Science)
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Community Workday led by our four huyyatka UC Berkeley student fellows: Saksham, Anna, Zia and Catalina.
Come prepared: Please wear closed toe shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. The hillside can be steep and uneven in places! We will have gloves and tools available to borrow but please free to bring your own. Wear a sunhat and bring layers as it can get chilly as the fog rolls in.
Closest address: The Lawrence Hall of Science, 1 Centennial Dr, Berkeley, CA 94720.
Enter the main entrance to Lawrence Hall of Science and tell them you are here to volunteer at the hillside. You don’t need to pay admission. Walk past the planetarium and back outside to the “Dinosaur lookout.” The plot is located near the picnic tables and open during main visiting hours.
Partners: Test Plot, Lawrence Hall of Science, Terremoto, mak-’amham, 'ottoy initiative, The Green Initiative Fund.
Rio Community Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
1st Fridays at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-11:30am.
Planting Day at Rio de Los Angeles
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
PLANTING DAY! Meet at the flagpole.
Rainbow Canyon 2nd Saturdays
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join us for community workdays the second Saturday of each month.
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Partners: Test Plot, MRCA, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1.
Planting Day at Puente Hills Test Plot
Planting Day!! Help us add more California Native Plants to our test plots donated from the Xerces Society!
Address: 3301 Workman Mill Rd, South El Monte, CA 91733
Project website: https://www.puentehillstestplot.info/
Partners: The event is made possible by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation in collaboration with Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis (First District), the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity, Southern California Edison, Puente Hills Youth@Work Cohort, Studio-MLA, and Test Plot.
Burn Scar Workday
RSVP HERE and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Elysian Park Trail, Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Join Terremoto for a community workday at our Burn Plot in Elysian Park. Park at the small lot at the Elysian Park Trailhead, cross the street and head northeast on the Elysian Park Trail for 500’. The Burn Scar Test Plot will be on the left.
Elysian Park Workday
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
3rd Saturdays at Ohlone Hillside Test Plot (Lawrence Hall of Science)
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Community Workday led by our four huyyatka UC Berkeley student fellows: Saksham, Anna, Zia and Catalina.
Come prepared: Please wear closed toe shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty. The hillside can be steep and uneven in places! We will have gloves and tools available to borrow but please free to bring your own. Wear a sunhat and bring layers as it can get chilly as the fog rolls in.
Closest address: The Lawrence Hall of Science, 1 Centennial Dr, Berkeley, CA 94720.
Enter the main entrance to Lawrence Hall of Science and tell them you are here to volunteer at the hillside. You don’t need to pay admission. Walk past the planetarium and back outside to the “Dinosaur lookout.” The plot is located near the picnic tables and open during main visiting hours.
Partners: Test Plot, Lawrence Hall of Science, Terremoto, mak-’amham, 'ottoy initiative, The Green Initiative Fund.
1st Fridays at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-11:30am.
Summer Watering at Jefferson Test Plot
Help us with summer watering!
RSVP please email andre@testplot.info.
Address: 1371 W. Jefferson Boulevard
Partners: Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, Redeemer Community Partnership, Test Plot Youth Fellows from Greenhouse South LA. Special thanks to Theodore Payne Foundation!
Funders: EJ Ready, Liberty Hill Foundation
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Summer Watering at Jefferson Test Plot
Help us with summer watering!
RSVP please email andre@testplot.info.
Address: 1371 W. Jefferson Boulevard
Partners: Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, Redeemer Community Partnership, Test Plot Youth Fellows from Greenhouse South LA. Special thanks to Theodore Payne Foundation!
Funders: EJ Ready, Liberty Hill Foundation
Elysian Park Workday
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Rainbow Canyon 2nd Saturdays
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join us for community workdays the second Saturday of each month.
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Partners: Test Plot, MRCA, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1.
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Summer Watering at Jefferson Test Plot
Help us with summer watering!
RSVP please email andre@testplot.info.
Address: 1371 W. Jefferson Boulevard
Partners: Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, Redeemer Community Partnership, Test Plot Youth Fellows from Greenhouse South LA. Special thanks to Theodore Payne Foundation!
Funders: EJ Ready, Liberty Hill Foundation
Runyon Canyon Test Plot Community Watering
Please join us for a late afternoon, community watering session, 5-7pm-ish - Limit 5 PPL
RSVP AND SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Address: 2000 N Fuller Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046, near Hollywood Boulevard. The plot is up the trail on the left near the ruins.
PARTNERS: Friends of Runyon Canyon, Test Plot, LA Recreation and Parks
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Elysian Park Workday
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
Runyon Canyon Test Plot Community Watering
Please join us for a late afternoon, community watering session, 5-7pm-ish - Limit 5 PPL
RSVP AND SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Address: 2000 N Fuller Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046, near Hollywood Boulevard. The plot is up the trail on the left near the ruins.
PARTNERS: Friends of Runyon Canyon, Test Plot, LA Recreation and Parks
Rainbow Canyon 2nd Saturdays
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join us for community workdays the second Saturday of each month.
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Partners: Test Plot, MRCA, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1.
Burn Scar Workday
RSVP HERE and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Elysian Park Trail, Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Join Terremoto for a community workday at our Burn Plot in Elysian Park. Park at the small lot at the Elysian Park Trailhead, cross the street and head northeast on the Elysian Park Trail for 500’. The Burn Scar Test Plot will be on the left.
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Native Plant Gardening at Debs Test Plot
Address: Audubon Center at Debs Park, 4700 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90031
From the Audubon Center walk to the parking lot entrance and up to the right along a dirt trail (look to the right of the wider Walnut Forest Trail). The plot is 200’ up the path.
Please join us for native habitat gardening with Test Plot, Terremoto and the Audubon Center at Debs. We meet the first Friday of the month 8:30-10:30am.
Runyon Canyon Test Plot Community Watering
Please join us for a late afternoon, community watering session, 5-7pm-ish - Limit 5 PPL
RSVP AND SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Address: 2000 N Fuller Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046, near Hollywood Boulevard. The plot is up the trail on the left near the ruins.
PARTNERS: Friends of Runyon Canyon, Test Plot, LA Recreation and Parks
Summer Watering at Jefferson Test Plot
Help us with summer watering!
RSVP please email andre@testplot.info.
Address: 1371 W. Jefferson Boulevard
Partners: Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, Redeemer Community Partnership, Test Plot Youth Fellows from Greenhouse South LA. Special thanks to Theodore Payne Foundation!
Funders: EJ Ready, Liberty Hill Foundation
Community Workday at Ohlone Hillside Test Plot (Lawrence Hall of Science)
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Community Workday! Help us weed, water, and put in some new plants. If you have gloves, a small trowel or shovel, and weeding tools please bring! If not, we will have some available.
Closest address: The Lawrence Hall of Science, 1 Centennial Dr, Berkeley, CA 94720.
Enter the main entrance to Lawrence Hall of Science. Walk past the planetarium and back outside to the “Dinosaur lookout.” The plot is located near the picnic tables and open during main visiting hours.
Partners: Test Plot, Lawrence Hall of Science, Terremoto, mak-’amham, 'ottoy initiative
Runyon Canyon Test Plot Community Watering
Please join us for a late afternoon, community watering session, 5-7pm-ish - Limit 5 PPL
RSVP AND SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Address: 2000 N Fuller Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046, near Hollywood Boulevard. The plot is up the trail on the left near the ruins.
PARTNERS: Friends of Runyon Canyon, Test Plot, LA Recreation and Parks
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.
Elephant Hill Workday
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join us for our next volunteer day! Bring your basic garden tools like weeding tools, pruners, and gloves.
Address: 5009 Lathrop St, Los Angeles, CA 90032
Lathrop St. is a dead end street with ample street parking. Walk up the dirt path 20’ and the plot is directly in front of you.
Elysian Park Workday
Address: Elysian Park Trail Entrance, closest address is 2221 Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90026
The plots are located around the Marian Harlow Memorial Grove. Park along Park Dr. and walk north along the Elysian Park trail for 3-5 mins. The plots are spread out around multiple hillsides.
Community Celebration at Jefferson Test Plot
Join us for a community celebration of our Test Plot Youth fellows + workday. We will be watering, mulching and weeding California native plants at the former Jefferson drill site.
**We’re looking for looking for neighbors to help us water once a month over the summer. If you’re interested please email andre@testplot.info.
Address: 1371 W. Jefferson Boulevard
Partners: Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, Redeemer Community Partnership, Test Plot Youth Fellows from Greenhouse South LA. Special thanks to Theodore Payne Foundation!
Funders: EJ Ready, Liberty Hill Foundation
Test Plop at Starr King
TEST Plop
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Starr King Open Space. Closest address to the plot is 1261 Carolina St, San Francisco, CA 94107
The artist David Wilson will guide a plein air drawing session atop the Starr King Open Space in SF. We will plop down in a few areas of Starr King Open Space and amongst our Test Plots focusing our attention towards both the distant horizon landscape and our bodies grounded in a natural space where communal ecological care is intimately taking place. Physically drawing from those two scales will frame the drawing session.
David creates observational drawings based in direct experiences with landscape and orchestrates site-based gatherings that draw together a wide net of artists, performers, filmmakers, chefs, and artisans into collaborative relationships. David will guide us on how to utilize found and natural materials within the open space for mark making. The score of the session will evolve around drawing, gathering, music, and collective care.
Please bring water and drawing materials with you, although some will be available at the event. No prior drawing experience is required and is preferred! All ages are welcome. No bathrooms are located on site.
La Esquinita Workday
Address: Los Angeles Center River and Gardens, 570 W Ave 26, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Enter the LA River Center & Gardens off of Ave 26. Park in the main lot. When facing the main building, walk to the right 300’ and around the corner.
Join us for a day of weeding, watering, and mulching to give our young plants the best start possible. Each plant here carries a rich ethnobotanical heritage—stories of food, medicine, and culture—so your hands-on care is also a way of honoring their history. This project is a collaboration between Test Plot, Mujeres de la Tierra, LA Works, and MRCA. For more information, contact: vanessa.alonzo@mrca.ca.gov
Rainbow Canyon 2nd Saturdays
RSVP and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER HERE
Join us for community workdays the second Saturday of each month.
Address: Closest address is 310 W Ave 45, Los Angeles, CA 90065
The pedestrian entrance to Rainbow Canyon is off Ave 45. It is easily accessible from the "Southwest Museum" Metro A Line Stop. The plots are distributed along different areas of the lower canyon.
Partners: Test Plot, USC, Community Nature Connection, the Mt. Washington Alliance, CD1, and the Council for Watershed Health. Our work is funded by the Safe Clean Water Program, The Water Foundation, The Rose Foundation and Los Angeles Water Keepers.
Burn Scar Workday
RSVP HERE and SIGN VOLUNTEER WAIVER
Address: Elysian Park Trail, Elysian Park Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Join Terremoto for a community workday at our Burn Plot in Elysian Park. Park at the small lot at the Elysian Park Trailhead, cross the street and head northeast on the Elysian Park Trail for 500’. The Burn Scar Test Plot will be on the left.
Rio de Los Angeles Workday
Address: Rio de Los Angeles State Park, 1900 N San Fernando Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065
Join our bi-weekly community workdays to care for our various Test Plot projects at Rio. We meet every other Sunday and will be weeding, watering, and trimming our various habitat plots. Meet at the flagpole.