The South Pasadena Public Library and Department of Public Works is sponsoring an Arbor
Day Celebration in the South Pas Nature Park. The program is open to
children and adults.
When: 3/8/2014, 10 - 11 AM
Where: South Pasadena Nature Park, 100 block Pasadena Ave, South Pasadena, CA
What: In observance of Arbor Day, the South Pasadena Public Library invites
families on a field trip to the Arroyo Seco - South Pasadena Woodland
and Wildlife Park, located at 100 Pasadena Avenue, South Pasadena.
Participants will have an opportunity to discover the secrets of native
trees and other native plants and wildlife. Leading the exploration
will be Barbara Eisenstein, a native plant gardener, horticulturist,
speaker and blogger (www.weedingwildsuburbia.com).
She founded and runs the Friends of the South Pasadena Nature Park, a
citizen stewardship program, and received the 2007 Arroyo Verde Award
for Best Citizen Activism. She is also horticulture chair for the San
Gabriel Mountains Chapter of the California Native Plant Society, and
research associate at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden. Barbara lives in
South Pasadena where she tends her own native plant habitat garden.
Registration
for this field trip is required.To sign up, visit the Library website
at www.southpasadenaca.gov/library and click on “Sign Up for Youth
Programs” box. Registrants will receive further information about how
to complete a City liability waiver and receive an official field trip
ticket.
This field trip is funded by a grant from South Pasadena Beautiful
and is free to the public. Other sponsors include the Friends of the
South Pasadena Nature Park and South Pasadena Public Works.
Website:
http://www.southpasadenaca.gov/library
Phone: 626-403-7358