Resources for Exploring Los Angeles

Earth City Wonder: Where LA’s Urban Wilds Meet Cultural History
Jeremiah Pietroniro Jeremiah Pietroniro

Earth City Wonder: Where LA’s Urban Wilds Meet Cultural History

Earth City Wonder creates immersive experiences that connect people with nature through walking tours and naturalist workshops. We believe in fostering a deeper relationship with the natural world and because we’re inspired by the Earth, we believe in Climate Optimism as a Revolutionary Act.

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HOLLYWOOD SIGN PARKING
Jeremiah Pietroniro Jeremiah Pietroniro

HOLLYWOOD SIGN PARKING

The best Hollywood Sign parking depends on which trail you choose. Find the one that’s right for you. The Hollywood Sign is located in Griffith Park – one of the largest “urban wildernesses” in the country - so, you’re in for a treat whatever route you choose.

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“P22 El Virgen de Hollywood” Why the Virgin of Guadalupe? Why P22?
Jeremiah Pietroniro Jeremiah Pietroniro

“P22 El Virgen de Hollywood” Why the Virgin of Guadalupe? Why P22?

Inspired by the local natural and cultural ecology of Los Angeles, the “Virgin of Hollywood” presents the famous mountain lion, P22, as an iconic image representing his cultural impact on the urban-wild ecosystem all around the world and particularly for Angelenos. Native wild cucumber vines and clarkia flowers frame the image. The original work is hand-painted acrylic on 30x40 stretched canvas. 15% of profits are donated to local art and environmental organizations.

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The Legend of Peg Entwistle
Jeremiah Pietroniro Jeremiah Pietroniro

The Legend of Peg Entwistle

When Peg Entwistle climbed the 50-foot-tall “H” to take her life, she wasn’t climbing the “Hollywood Sign” as we know it today. It was still the Hollywoodland sign – a real estate developer gimmick trying to sell the chaparral-and-sage-scrub-studded slopes above the little town of Hollywood.

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The Giant Blazing Star: A Late Summer Wonder in the Heart of Los Angeles
Jeremiah Pietroniro Jeremiah Pietroniro

The Giant Blazing Star: A Late Summer Wonder in the Heart of Los Angeles

It's often the case that visitors from the east rejoice in and/or lament the lack of seasons in Southern California. But as we develop a relationship with the natural world around us it's not hard to start recognizing that change, even in the city of dreaming angels, is constant. You just have to know where (and when) to look.

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The Origin of Earth City Wonder
Jeremiah Pietroniro Jeremiah Pietroniro

The Origin of Earth City Wonder

Over time the most wondrous, and magical things were revealed to me. I remember the bioluminescence of phytoplankton that traced my every movement with a blue-green white light on a midnight swim like fairy dust and the most impossible magics.

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