Events Scheduled for Earth Day
TODAY:
An aluminum can sculpture contest will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cal State Northridge. Participants must assemble a sculpture with a minimum of 200 cans they have collected. The Chris Blondal Trio will perform a jazz concert at noon. Both events will take place at the Court of Community at the CSUN Student Union, 18111 Nordhoff St.
About 700 Valley students will be among 4,200 Los Angeles schoolchildren who will be at Dockweiler State Beach and Long Beach City Beach from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to kick off Earth Day for the Great Los Angeles Cleanup. Information: (213) 650-8143
The Burbank Recycling Center will present a demonstration of its recycling facilities, tour of a new learning center, and exhibits on water and electricity conservation from 2 to 6 p.m. A naturalist will show how insects and worms turn yard trimmings into soil, at 500 S. Flower St. Information: (818) 841-9700.
The Education Station, an educational supply store in Northridge, will announce 21 winners of a stamp-designing contest. The designs are supposed to commemorate Earth Day. Information: (818) 349-4050.
Students from 10 classes at Washington School in Burbank will make a sculpture out of aluminum cans at 11 a.m. Information: (818) 558-5550.
Students at Pinewood Avenue School in Tujunga will bring in pennies to buy an acre of rain forest land at a special Earth Day presentation at 1:15 p.m. Information: (818) 353-2515.
A free lecture on research advances in the recycling field will be offered at Pierce College at 3 p.m. in the Campus Center Conference Room, 6201 Winnetka Ave., Woodland Hills. Information: (818) 347-0551, Ext. 442.
Saturday:
A cleanup of the Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Area will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Information: (213) 847-9508. Volunteers will also plant native willows, cottonwoods and coyote bush around the wildlife lake in the Sepulveda Basin, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Information: (818) 753-4633.
The Topanga-Las Virgenes Resource Conservation District is offering a guided environmental tour of Malibu Lagoon as part of a weeklong observation of Soil and Water Stewardship Week. The district will distribute educational materials on the benefits of conserving natural resources. Information: (310) 455-1030.
A tree planting is planned from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mt. Gleason in upper Big Tujunga Canyon. Information: (213) 654-5821.
Sunday:
An Earth Day celebration held by the cities of Calabasas and Malibu at Malibu Bluffs Park, Malibu Canyon Road and Pacific Coast Highway, will feature environmental booths, speakers and product displays. There will also be live entertainment, a tree-planting ceremony and Native American exhibits from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Information: (310) 317-1364.
Two canyon cleanups are planned beginning at 9 a.m. The Topanga Canyon project will begin 1.8 miles north of Pacific Coast Highway on Topanga Canyon Boulevard and will target lower stream and roadside areas. The Big Tujunga Canyon cleanup will start from Big Tujunga Canyon Road in Angeles National Forest. Information: (818) 500-1025.
FUTURE:
The South Coast Air Quality Management District is holding a community workshop on the Air Quality Management Plan on April 25 at the Airtel Plaza Hotel in Van Nuys. Participants can exchange information and learn how to get involved in improving air quality. Information: (909) 396-3213.
A Los Angeles River cleanup at Lake Balboa Park and the Sepulveda Basin is planned from 9 a.m. to noon April 30. Volunteers will also learn about the effects of storm drains on the river habitat and coastal beaches. Information: (818) 586-4700.
The Sepulveda Unitarian-Universalist Society is presenting a benefit concert for the North Valley Coalition, which is working to preserve the Sunshine Forest in the northern San Fernando Valley. Featured are a string and flute ensemble, singing and ballet from 7:30 to 10 p.m. April 30 at 9550 Haskell Ave., North Hills.