PEEC and Los Alamos Arts Council Host Free Climate Café March 12

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center and the Los Alamos Arts Council will host a Climate Café for adults at the Los Alamos Nature Center, 2600 Canyon Rd., Los Alamos, on Thursday, March 12, 2026, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Mountain Time. Admission is free; organizers encourage pre-registration but say drop-ins are welcome, and light refreshments, coffee, and tea will be provided.

LosAlamosReporter describes the event as “a free, facilitator‐guided gathering” that “offers a welcoming space to reflect on our emotional responses to a changing climate and to connect with others navigating similar feelings.” The listing frames the Climate Café as part of a mental-health and resilience approach, noting that “Climate Cafés are designed to support mental wellness and climate resilience by creating room for honest conversation, shared experiences, and compassionate listening.”

This month’s Climate Café pairs PEEC’s environmental-education focus with the Arts Council’s community arts mission. LosAlamosReporter states, “This month’s Climate Café is presented in partnership with the Los Alamos Arts Council, whose mission focuses on uniting the Los Alamos community through the arts.” The Arts Council’s event page repeats the invitation: “Join the Arts Council for a collaboration with the Pajarito Environmental Education Center. Gather with us to explore climate emotions together.”

Organizers plan arts-based activities during the two-hour session; LosAlamosReporter says the gathering “invites participants to create recycled notebooks and junk journal while exploring these emotions through art, emphasizing the role of creativity, expression, and community storytelling in building resilience and imagining hopeful futures.” PEEC’s calendar classifies the event as a Nature Talks & Classes offering for adults and shows an admission status of Free with a registration icon.

PEEC was founded in 2000 to serve the Los Alamos community and maintains a public events calendar that situates the Climate Café alongside other spring programming. The calendar lists Rise & Hike on Friday, March 13, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., free for adults, and an Astronomy in New Mexico program on March 13 at 7:00 p.m. that carries fees of $8 per adult, $6 per child, and $20 per family.

The event listings do not identify the session facilitator or state whether art materials will be supplied; those details and accessibility arrangements were not listed and can be confirmed through PEEC’s events page. For registration and additional information, consult PEEC’s events page or the Los Alamos Arts Council event listing, which links to PEEC’s calendar. The Climate Café is presented as a practical pairing of environmental education and arts-based community care aimed at helping Los Alamos residents process climate-related emotions and build local resilience.