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Earth Day celebrations have been
held throughout April in California, and at the beach, every day
and week is Earth Day. This year the focus has grown more and
more to encompass kids in programs promoting awareness,
education, and hands-on learning.
From San Francisco to San Diego,
Earth Day is celebrated with beach clean-ups. In Santa Barbara
where Earth Day began, a huge community event invites the public
to attend and learn about new forms of energy, conservation, and
a variety of topics in a fun, festive environment at a city
park.
On the Central Coast, a wine
festival complete with food sampling is held annually in Santa
Margarita near Paso Robles. Locally crafted wines are served
with fresh produce grown locally.
In Southern California many beach
clean-ups are held to commemorate a day that was launched after
a huge oil spill in Santa Barbara created an outcry by the
public for environmental activism and awareness.
In Huntington Beach, several
nonprofit organizations celebrate Earth Day annually. Ohana Day
was an event that combined the efforts of the Huntington Beach/
Seal Beach Surfrider Foundation to teach kids water safety in
Seal Beach. Huntington Beach additionally offered monthly
wetlands tours at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve (presented by
the docent members of Bolsa Chica Land Trust), and the city's
trash service provider, Rainbow Disposal, also hosted an expo
in which citizens could wear gloves and stand at a conveyor
belt, actually sorting recyclable bottles from the refuse that
comes into the facility.
High school and college students are
invited to an Earth Day event at Bolsa Chica State Beach
Visitors Center sponsored by the Amigos de Bolsa Chica. It will
be held May 9, 2009, and will offer students the opportunity to
become involved in the group's volunteer program. For the cost
of $10 which pays for parking admission to the state beach, each
attendee will be given a one year membership to the Amigos de
Bolsa Chica club, refreshments, and a lively and entertaining
morning. For more information, call (714) 840-1574 or visit
bolsachica.org
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