I visited the UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanic Garden today with the Channel Island Nature Journalers. More than half of the 7.5 acre garden is currently closed for construction, but there is still plenty to see, enjoy and, yes, nature journal!

Mildred Esther Mathias (1906 – 1995) was an American botanist, environmentalist, preservationist, and UCLA professor. She studied, classified, and led groups to discover plants all across the world, helping popularize “ecotourism”. in 1979, the UCLA botanical garden (started in 1929) was re-named the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden in her honour. Thank you, Prof Mathias, for all you did!