Schedule

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Most walks that I do on my own are a suggested donation of $15-20 for my time and effort. Botanic Gardens generally charge $30 which would include garden admission and their payment to me. Some walks are sponsored. I’ll indicate these details as the dates get closer for each walk. Most walks are easy, slow paced, and a short distance each way unless otherwise indicated. I do a few longer and more adventurous walks too where I get into more detail and spend more time on certain plants. Please contact me at (310)339-3160 or willbroen@hotmail.com if you have any questions. I describe the walks in more detail as the dates get closer.

2026 Schedule:

-Sunday, September 28 at 9 am: Ballona Discovery Park. Meet by the restrooms near the soccer fields at the Playa Vista Sports Park on Bluff Creek Drive just east of Lincoln in Playa Vista. This easy 2 hour walk focuses on wetlands plants and the importance of preserving wetlands. Plants i will talk about include Blackberry, Willow, Lemonadeberry, California Wild Rose, Grindelia, Prickly Pear, White Sage, Black Sage, Hummingbird Sage, California Mugwort, Yerba Mansa, Mexican Elderberry, California Sagebrush, Plantain, and more. $20-25 suggested.

-Sunday, October 11 at 10 am: Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach. This is an easy 2 hour walk though a nice native plant garden run by a wonderful organization. Register through them. Plants i talk about will include Wolfberry, Hummingbird Sage, Golden Currant, Creasote Bush, Mormon Tea, Prickly Pear Cactus, California Blackberry, Yarrow, Oregon Grape, White Sage, Yerba Santa, Mexican Elderberry, Black Sage, Mesquite, Lemonadeberry and more. They usually charge about $12

-Sunday, October 18 at 9 am: California Botanic Garden in Claremont. This is a wonderful native plant garden. i’ll be talking about over 20 native medicinal and edible plants on an easy 2 hour walk here. Plants i will talk about include White Sage, Great Basin Sagebrush, Jojoba, Manzanita, Oregon Grape, Coyote Mint, Creasote Bush, Prickly Pear, Mormon Tea, Wooly Blue Curls, Hummingbird Sage, Datura, California Bay Laurel, Coast Live Oak, Sugarbush, Golden Currant, Yerba Santa, and more. Register through the California Botanic Garden. They charge $30 ($25 for members). A large portion goes to me.

-Sunday, November 15 at 10 am: Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary in Modjeska Canyon

-Sunday, November 22 at 4 pm: Almost Full Moon Walk at Nicholas Flat

-Sunday, December 6 at 9 am: Topanga State Park

-Sunday, December 13 at 9 am: O’Melveny Park

2027 schedule so far:

-Sunday, 1/10/27 at 9 am: Griffith Park

-Saturday, 1/23/27 at 10 am: Environmental Nature Center, Newport Beach

-Sunday, 1/31/27 at 9 am: Topanga State Park

-Saturday, 3/6/27 at 10 am: Modjeska Canyon ENC

-Sunday 3/14/27 at 9 am: O’Melveny Park

-Sunday, 3/21/27 at 9 am: Deukmejian Wilderness

-Sunday, 4/4/27 at 9 am: Big Morongo Preserve

-Saturday, 4/10/27 at 10 am: Environmental Nature Center

-Sunday, 4/18/27 at 9 am: Topanga State Park

-Sunday, 5/2/27 at 9 am: 4 hour herbal adventure in Elsmere Canyon in Santa Clarita

-Sunday, 5/9/27 at 9 am: Griffith Park

-Sunday, 5/16/27 at 9 am: O’Melveny Park

-Saturday, 5/22/27 at 9 am: Modjeska Canyon

-Sunday, 6/6/27 at 9 am: Tuckers Grove in Santa Barbara

-Sunday, 7/11/27 at 9 am: Ballona Discovery Park

-Sunday, November 14 at 9 am: Los Liones Canyon

-Sunday, 12/5 at 9 am: Topanga State Park

Next walk is at Topanga State Park on Sunday, November 9 at 9 am