SIMI VALLEY : Jewish Studies Center to Hold Tree Planting
The Brandeis-Bardin Institute, a center for Jewish studies, will open its 3,100-acre grounds in Simi Valley to the public Sunday for tree-planting ceremonies and other outdoor activities.
The institute will conduct its 41st annual Shlomo Bardin Festival of the Trees. The event was named for the center’s co-founder, who established the spring celebration in 1952.
“This is one time during the year when we want people to come out and see what we are and what we do and to take part in some environmental programs,” said Jeremy E. Barnett, a program administrator.
Visitors can reach the Brandeis-Bardin grounds by taking Tapo Canyon Road south from the Simi Valley Freeway. Tapo Canyon becomes Pepper Tree Lane, leading to the gates of the institute.
The grounds will be open for picnicking beginning at 11:30 a.m. Programs beginning at 12:30 p.m. will include hiking, sports, Israeli folk dancing and singing. Visitors will begin planting drought-resistant pine trees at 2 p.m.
The institute has requested that visitors make reservations by calling Lois Haack at 582-4450. The admission charge for the event, covering the cost of one tree per family, is $4 per adult and $2 for each child older than 3.
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