Presented by Teranga Ranch and Partners: Saturday, October 11, 2025
About the Tour
Join us for our 3rd Annual Los Angeles Catio Tour!
Saturday, October 11, 2025
2025: Get exclusive access to private catios (cat patios) throughout Los Angeles- this year in the Culver City/Westchester/Ladera Heights/Del Rey areas!
From DIY to custom installations, these cat enclosures are sure to inspire! See how catios can fit a variety of budgets and spaces.
Our Mission
Striving for a purrfect balance in Los Angeles, our mission is to advocate for the widespread adoption of catios, allowing cats to thrive outdoors while protecting our diverse wildlife population.
Your participation supports future tours as well as further education and animal advocacy work. Thank you!
Meet the Artist
Amanda Leigh Smith is a LA based artist and naturalist. She grew up in Orlando, FL and moved to LA in 2008 having never visited the West prior.
She moved to Los Angeles to attend grad school at CalArts and was completely blown away with the landscapes she drove through on the two week roadtrip out here. She was hooked on spending more time outdoors to learn about her new home.
Within her first few years she had traveled to Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, and more visiting National Parks like Yellowstone, Glacier, Yosemite, Joshua Tree, and many more public lands. But when the pandemic put a pause to bigger trips she had the opportunity to learn more about the nature of LA and a deep appreciation for the urban wildland interface was born.
As many outdoor enthusiasts do, she eventually moved past just wanting to hike and wanted to know what she was hiking through. So in 2021 Amanda took the UC California Naturalist Course to become a certified California Naturalist.
LA Is Not A Desert was born from this class and was created to make art that helps continue Amanda’s curiosity of the natural world around her and to continue learning from others doing work to promote, conserve, and connect the unique nature of Los Angeles County to its ten million residents.
See more of her work at www.losangelesisnotadesert.com
The Tour
You’ll enjoy a self-guided driving tour, exploring private catios of all shapes and sizes!
Map and details will be provided before the event. Virtual-only tour tickets are also available.
Join us for a day of exploration, Q&A with catio craftsmen and wildlife specialists, and a chance to connect with fellow animal lovers.
All featured catios are predator-proof and range in size and scope from simple window boxes to ultra complex designs.
Presented by
Teranga Ranch and Partners
Teranga Ranch / Teranga Wildlife is a local non-profit dedicated to educating people about native California wildlife. Our mission includes promoting coexistence and keeping backyard pets safe without resorting to harmful methods. We wish to humanely reduce and prevent free roaming cat populations in the Los Angeles area by integrating a range of strategies that are good for both cats and wildlife.
We will continue to work with partnering organizations to expand and bring awareness to these efforts.
Our 2024 Incredible Partners
FixNation | Friends of La Tuna Canyon | Gingham Cat | The Gottlieb Native Garden | The Humane Society of the United States | Kitten Rescue Los Angeles | Kitty Bungalow | Pasadena Audubon Society | Pasadena Humane | Poison Free Malibu | Pomona Valley Audubon Society | San Fernando Valley Audubon Society | Stray Cat Alliance | Tail Town Cat Cafe |
Special thanks to our 2024 Sponsors
