Sustainability
For over a century, the Hollywood Bowl has been celebrated as both a venue for world-class music and a public park for the community. As stewards of the land, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that each person, plant, and animal that passes through or inhabits the area can enjoy it to the fullest.
Explore the ways we’re fostering a sustainable future below.
What we're doing
The Bowl's "Green Team," made up of LA Phil and LA County staff members, is charged with spearheading the Bowl's green initiatives and conservation efforts, but we're open to suggestions. That's where you come in.
Getting here the green way
Let's face it—the Bowl wasn't built with your car in mind, and the growing popularity getting to the Bowl via public transportation proves that sometimes it's best to leave the car at home. We partnered with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to bring you these programs starting in 1953, and that partnership is still going strong. Together with the MTA, we're dedicated to helping Bowl patrons in getting to the Bowl the green way, and if you choose to arrive on two wheels instead of four, you can even park your bike for free. Learn more about getting to the Bowl.
Every drop counts
Water conservation is a big deal here in Southern California, so it's no surprise that a leader in resource management like the Bowl takes an active and engaged role in doing its part to save this precious resource. You may have noticed some funny-looking toilets in the Bowl restrooms since 2007—that's when we installed waterless urinals and flush-reducing toilets. Sounds like a small step, right? Think again—with that investment, the Bowl reduced its water consumption by 3.5 million gallons in that first year alone.
We also save water by carefully monitoring our usage, reducing the amount of lawn surfaces, and continuing our long-standing policy of planting drought-tolerant native plants. Native plants are built for California’s unique climate, so rather than using a simple timer, we determine how much water to use based on the recent amount of rainfall and the needs of the local fauna. Just like you, we don’t water unless it's needed.
Keeping it clean
Short of putting a dome over the Bowl, there's no way we can completely stop airborne pollutants from affecting the Bowl—especially when it comes to water runoff, where pollutants can wreak havoc on drinking water for both humans and wildlife. We can, however, do everything we can to keep runoff clean, so we've installed stainless steel grates at water intakes, as well as installed special filters so we can clean the water we use for irrigation and for keeping the Bowl (including Bowl vehicles) clean and operating efficiently.
Reducir. Reutilizar. Reciclar.
The LA Phil and Los Angeles County, partners in the management of one of America's great amphitheaters and urban oases, know that it's not enough to say you're green—you have to practice AND preach it. Over one million people per year visit the Hollywood Bowl, and it's our commitment to share our environmentally-sound and conservationist practices with each and every one of them—and we invite them to share in the responsibility of keeping this natural treasure beautiful—naturally.
Por la ecología en el Bowl
Keeping It Green es nuestra serie de varias partes que explora cómo el LA Phil, en colaboración con el Departamento de Parques y Recreación del Condado de Los Ángeles, está desarrollando sus iniciativas ecológicas en curso en el Hollywood Bowl.
Tanto si está aquí para asistir a un concierto, como para una excursión matutina, un picnic o simplemente un momento de quietud en la naturaleza, el Bowl es su patio trasero. Y, como cualquier patio trasero, prospera cuando lo cuidamos bien.
Explore the series:
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Por la ecología en el Bowl
Cómo cuidamos el patio trasero musical de Hollywood.
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Mantener la ecología: Transporte y conservación del agua
Nuestras lanzaderas y autobuses llevan más de 70 años llevando a los amantes de la música de Los Ángeles al Bowl.
Mantener la ecología en el Bowl: Vida salvaje
Fomentar un hábitat amigable para la flora y fauna nativa.
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We save water by carefully monitoring our usage, reducing the amount of lawn surfaces, and continuing our long-standing policy of planting drought-tolerant native plants.
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Many of our Bowl Shuttles run on CNG (compressed natural gas), an alternative to standard gasoline that reduces smog-related tailpipe emissions and greenhouse gases by about 20%.
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With the help of researchers from the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains, we’re monitoring wildlife activity on-site with hidden cameras and biotic inventories.
Wildlife: Who and what lives here?
A natural amphitheater like the Hollywood Bowl is a rare thing, and a habitat that's a haven for people, flora and fauna alike—in the middle of an urban area like Los Angeles is even rarer. Here's what we do to make sure everything has a home at the Bowl.
Taking steps to protect the flora and fauna
El LA Phil personal y el personal del condado de Los Ángeles, los músicos y los patrocinadores del Bowl no son las únicas criaturas vivientes que van al Bowl en masa cada año. Docenas de especies de animales y aves y cientos de plantas nativas llaman al Bowl su hogar también, y lo vemos como parte de nuestro trabajo para asegurarnos de que son atendidos de la mejor manera posible. No sólo fomentamos los animales autóctonos manteniendo un entorno lo más natural posible, sino que también hemos hecho hincapié en el uso de plantas autóctonas en todo el Cuenco, que utilizan menos agua que las especies de plantas importadas, además de ayudar a revitalizar los animales que viven en el Cuenco y sus alrededores.
Discover the animals and plants of the Hollywood Bowl:
Learn about how the LA Phil and researchers from the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains (RCDSMM) monitor wildlife in Hollywood.
Mammals
- Coyote (Canis latrans)
- Mapache (Procyon lotor)
- Mofeta rayada (Mephitis mephitis)
- Ardilla de California (Spermophilus beecheyi beecheyi beecheyi)
- Venado mular (Odocoileus haemionus)
- Zarigüeya de Virginia (Didelphis virginianus)
- Ardilla del zorro oriental (Sciurus niger)
- Cepillo de conejo (Sylvilagus bachmani)
Birds
- Halcón de cola roja (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Codorniz de California (Callipepla californica)
- Colibrí de Anna (Calypte anna)
- Matorrales ovinos (Aphelocoma californica)
- Cuervo común (Corvus corax)
- Cucuve del Norte (Mimus polyglottos)
- Phoebe negra (Sayornis nigricans)
- Gavilán de Cooper (Accipiter cooperii)
- Búho virginiano (Bubo virginianus)
- Paloma de cola ancha (Patagioenas fasciatus)
- Paloma torcaz (Zenaida macroura)
- Cuervo americano (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Reptiles
- Serpiente topo (Pituophis melanoleucus)
- Lagartija de la valla oeste (Sceloporus occidentalis)
- Lagarto lagarto lagarto (Elgaria multicarinata)
- Lagarto manchado de lado (Uta stansburiana)
Native plants
- Roble Vivo de la Costa (Quercus agrifolia)
- Salvia negra (Salvia mellifera)
- Baya de café (Rhamnus californica)
- Mono Flor (Mimulus purpureus)
- Roble venenoso (Toxicodendron diversilobum)
- Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)
- Bárbara (Berberis fendleri)
- Grosella espinosa de flor fucsia (Ribes speciosum)
- Limonada Berry (Rhus integrifolia)
- Pradera ruda (Thalictrum flavum)
- Arbusto del azúcar (Rhus ovata)
- Yuca (Hesperoyucca whipplei)
- Sicómoro de California (Platanus racemosa)
- Lila de California (Ceanothus oliganthus)
- Baya del saúco (Sambucus cerulea)
- Matorral de roble (Quercus berberidifolia)
- Facelia (Phacelia grandiflora)
- Sombra Nocturna Blanca (Solanum americanum)
Support our efforts: What you can do
We've told you how we try to keep the Hollywood Bowl a place of natural beauty for future generations of all species—now here's how you can help.
Take the bus. Ride your bike. Park and ride. Leave the car at home and get there the green way—you'll enjoy your concert more and you'll help cut down on traffic around the Bowl and carbon emissions. It makes sense.
La tradición de ir de picnic es una de las cosas que hacen única a la Bowl. Disfruta de la tradición de forma responsable utilizando y reutilizando tus envases y bolsas de comida/bebida, recicla cuando sea posible y deposita el resto en los contenedores adecuados. Deja el Bowl verde para la próxima generación.
Sustainability at the LA Phil
The LA Phil and Los Angeles County are partners in the management of the Hollywood Bowl and The Ford. To learn more about how we tailor our sustainability work to each venue’s specific needs and opportunities, visit our Sustainability homepage.
Land acknowledgement
El condado de Los Ángeles reconoce que ocupamos tierras que originalmente fueron habitadas y cuidadas por los pueblos Tongva, Tataviam, Serrano, Kizh y Chumash, y que aún lo siguen siendo.
