A research office and residency program in the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains, Tujunga.
Location: Tujunga, CA 91042
Elevation: 1800 ft.
Situated in Tujunga at the edge of the Angeles National Forest, the Transverse Range Residency invites cultural practitioners to engage with the layered ecological and cultural histories of the northeast San Fernando Valley. The program offers time, space, and grounding for interdisciplinary work rooted in the specificity of place.
We welcome individuals whose practices intersect with land care, gardening, environmental justice, Indigenous history, ecology, architecture, research, theory, and the arts. Residents are encouraged to explore the local chaparral biome, urban-wildland interface, watershed systems, and the interwoven narratives of settlement, displacement, and resistance that continue to shape the region. We believe that careful observation, study, and creative responses can contribute to a deeper public understanding of how we live within—and in relation to—the land and its multispecies inhabitants.
Whether you're mapping a watershed, writing about fire regimes, listening for birdsong, or tracing stories carried by wind and stone, we invite you to join a network of interdisciplinary thinkers and makers expanding knowledge of this unique region.
Residencies include access to garden and research spaces, informal field support, and opportunities to share work-in-progress with local communities.
For more information, visit our Application page and join us where rock meets rock.
