EARTH DAY
The 21st anniversary of Earth Day is Monday, although events are scheduled in the next few weeks. Events, part of an organized show of concern for the environment, include: EVENT Today Tree planting TIME 2 p.m. LOCATION Hampshire Road west of Royal Oaks Drive, Thousand Oaks ACTIVITIES Representatives of city, GEO/Chevrolet Motor Division and Rockwell International to plant oak to replace one lost in storm INFORMATION City Hall: 497-8611 EVENT Saturday Arroyo Simi Aquatic Preservation Cleanup TIME 9 a.m. LOCATION Rancho Simi Park, Erringer Road and Royal Avenue ACTIVITIES Removal of trash from Arroyo Simi in Simi Valley INFORMATION Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District: 584-4400 EVENT Saturday Land-by-the-Sea Fair TIME 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. LOCATION Channel Islands Park headquarters, Ventura Harbor, 1901 Spinnaker Drive ACTIVITIES Exhibits, speakers, crafts and games, nature walks, food booths, children’s theater performances, concerts INFORMATION Ventura Regional Sanitation District: 658-4630; free shuttle: 643-3158 EVENT Saturday Tree planting TIME 10 a.m. LOCATION West terminus of Borchard Road, Newbury Park ACTIVITIES Members of Casa de las Senda Homeowners Assn. will plant 50 trees INFORMATION 499-8152 EVENT Saturday Tree sale TIME 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. LOCATION Moorpark High School, 4500 Tierra Rejada Road ACTIVITIES Poem reading and singing by children, tree sale (items start at 50 cents) INFORMATION Moorpark Beautiful: 523-2144 EVENT Sunday Earth Day at Satwiwa TIME 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. LOCATION Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center, Potrero and Pinehill roads, Newbury Park ACTIVITIES Nature walks with Charlie Cooke (hereditary chief of Southern Chumash), panel discussion on the environment, storytelling, California Indian music with Ernest Siva INFORMATION National Park Service: (818) 597-9192 EVENT Sunday Earth Day Celebration TIME 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. LOCATION Kingsmen Park, Cal Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks ACTIVITIES Chapel service then eco-marketplace, booths, lectures, youth craft fair, workshops, fashion show, juried art show, lecture by Sandy Gooch (founder of Mrs. Gooch’s Natural Foods Markets), car emission testing, vegetarian chili cook-off, folk dancing, music INFORMATION Tri-Valley Environmental Committee: 373-5830 EVENT Wednesday Earth Day Celebration TIME 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. LOCATION Moorpark College Quad, 7075 Campus Road ACTIVITIES 20 exhibits including water conservation, alternative energy sources, low-impact recreation and efficient transportation INFORMATION Moorpark College: 378-1400, Ext. 1753 EVENT April 27 Park dedication TIME 10 a.m. LOCATION Rancho Tapo Park, Lemon Drive and Avenida Simi, ACTIVITIES Dedication ceremony for the Simi Valley park’s second phase, opening of lighted basketball courts INFORMATION Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District: 584-4400 EVENT April 28 Earth Day Celebration TIME 1 to 4 p.m. LOCATION Oxnard State Beach Park, 1601 S. Harbor Blvd., Oxnard ACTIVITIES 25 exhibits, recycling bins (newspapers, glass, aluminum, plastics and phone books), kite-flying and poster-making INFORMATION Oxnard Beautiful: 985-7403
