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# SMC lecture series goes green
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/smc-lecture-series-goes-green/
- Published: 2004-03-01T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:52:55.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Pico, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

SMC’s spring “Environmental Lecture Series,” featuring a range of topics from smart cities to landscaping to the Santa Monica Mountains, begins March 11 with the lecture, “Why is sustainability so important?”

All lectures are at 6:45 p.m. in room 140 of the science complex, 1900 Pico Blvd. They are free and seating is on a first-arrival basis.

The series is sponsored by SMC’s Center for Environmental and Urban Studies. The center, which is open to the public, features displays, a library and information center, video collection, native garden, and other services and activities related to environmental and urban studies. SMC has been offering a multi-disciplinary associate of arts degree in environmental and urban studies since fall 2001.

The lineup for spring is: ■ March 11: “Why is Sustainability So Important?” ■ April 1: “What’s a Smart City?” ■ April 22: “Santa Monica Mountains Night.” ■ May 13: “SoCal Landscaping & Gardening: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly.” ■ May 20: “Can Technology Solve Transportation Problems?” For more information, call (310) 434-4743.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 1, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/030104.pdf?ref=smdp.com)