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| Friday, April 17th, 8am-4pm: Green Building |
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Music For Relief/Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity: As part of our ongoing partnership with Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity, Music for Relief is inviting Green Apple Festival volunteers to come build a green house with us. We provide hardhats, hammers, nails, skilled leaders and a lot of fun! No previous building experience necessary! The homes you will work on are energy efficient and will both help save their new owners money on energy bills and slash their carbon footprint. www.musicforrelief.org | www.habitatla.org/N5 |
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| Friday, April 17th, 9am-12pm: Los Angeles River Restoration |
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The Village Gardeners of the Los Angeles River: Join with The Village Gardeners as we restore natural habitat along the Los Angeles River. The project includes removal of invasive non-native plant species to allow natives to flourish, mulching to restore the soils and keep trees and shrubs healthy, planting natives and more. Our goal is to create a model California native plant garden in 2009. Your participation will make a difference! www.thevillagegardeners.org |
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| Friday, April 17th, 10am-12pm: True Blue Cleanup Crew-Griffith Park |
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Blue Planet Run: Join Green Apple Festival volunteers and Blue Planet Run in becoming part of the solution to the global water crisis. Participants will learn about the global water crisis via our water fact sheet, do our bodies good by walking 6K along the Los Angeles River, and clean up the shoreline to improve habitat and reduce pollution. We will all pledge to reduce our water consumption and learn ways to use water more efficiently, saving water and money! www.blueplanetrun.org |
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| Saturday, April 18th, 8am-12pm: Restore the Bird Sanctuary of Griffith Park from Wildfire |
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The Pacific American Volunteer Association: The Bird Sanctuary of Griffith Park has been destroyed by wildfires. Come restore the Bird Sanctuary for future generations to enjoy and visit as a place to refresh their spirits and reconnect with the natural world. www.pavausa.com |
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| Saturday, April 18th, 8:30am (reg begins) to 2pm: Tree Planting,Landscaping and Cleanup |
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City Year: Come celebrate Earth Day and join with Green Apple Festival volunteers as we plant trees, landscape and clean up a section of Griffith Park! www.cityyear.org |
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| Saturday, April 18th, 9am-12pm: Los Angeles River Restoration |
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The Village Gardeners of the Los Angeles River: See Friday’s listing. |
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| Saturday, April 18th, 9am-1pm: Native Plant Identification and Restoration |
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North East Trees: Join North East Trees in learning about our rich native habitats, which we will protect and restore by identifying and removing invasive non-native plants. The educational activity will take place in and around a unique riverside wetland. Participants will be exposed to a large collection of native plants, including annual sunflowers, Arrow weed, Arroyo willow, California poppy, California rose and more. www.northeasttrees.org |
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| Saturday, April 18th, 10am-12pm: Beach Cleanup |
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Heal the Bay: Heal the Bay hosts the 2009 “Nothin’ But Sand” Beach Clean Up, on the beautiful Pacific Ocean along the legendary Santa Monica Pier. Bring out family and friends to help clean up the beach of a winter’s worth of debris. In doing so, you will be protecting wildlife, water quality and human health alike! www.healthebay.org |
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| Saturday, April 18th, 10am-3pm: Learning About and Caring For Birds |
| San Pedro Oiled Wildlife Care and Education Center: Join Green Apple Festival volunteers in using recycled and reclaimed materials to construct indoor pelican boxes, which will house some of the Bird Recovery Center’s animals that aren’t quite ready to move to our outside structures. www.ibrrc.org |
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| Sunday, April 19th, 9am-12pm: Los Angeles River Restoration |
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The Village Gardeners of the Los Angeles River: See Friday’s listing. |
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| Sunday, April 19th, 9am-1pm: Malibu Creek State Park Restoration |
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Heal the Bay: Help Restore native plant life to Malibu Creek! Healthy streamside vegetation both supports the park’s diversity of native animals and is critical to the health of the stream itself. Plant roots and leaf litter filter pollutants and reduce erosion, protecting not only fish, but also the health of swimmers! www.healthebay.org |
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| Sunday, April 19th, 10am-3pm: Learning About and Caring For Birds |
| San Pedro Oiled Wildlife Care and Education Center: See Saturday’s listing. www.ibrrc.org |
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