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Take Part in Ballona Creek Renaissance's Earth Month Cleanup This Saturday

The Culver City nonprofit will hold a creek cleanup on April 27 in Del Rey.

Help the Culver City nonprofit Ballona Creek Renaissance clean the creek this weekend as part of Earth month.

This Sat. April 27 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. help clean the creek of ocean-bound trash. Register with BCR at this special gateway and native plant mini-park at the northwest corner of the Centinela Ave./Ballona Creek crossing in the Del Rey neighborhood, west of Culver City.

Meet at the Ballona Creek Bike Path Entrance, Centinela Ave. at Milton St., Los Angeles 90066, between Culver Blvd. and the I-90/Marina Freeway

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Volunteers of all ages are welcome for this fun and worthwhile activity. And it’s a great way for students to earn community service credits.

Waivers required: As with all creek and coastal cleanups, participants under 18 need waiver forms signed by their parent or guardian (available on-site or online at www.ballonacreek.org or www.healthebay.org/ccd2012.  Adult volunteers also need to sign waivers.

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Bring your own water in a reusable container. Water also will be available at the event, along with light refreshments, bags, grabbers, gloves, other tools, and educational displays. Wear closed-toed shoes and sunscreen. Buckets, hand tools to help retrieve trash from plants, and water-resistant shoes or boots can be helpful, too. For more information,

Contact Jim Lamm at jim.lamm@ballonacreek.org or (310) 839-6896.

The cleanup is made possible by a permit from the County of Los Angeles, the logistical support of the City of Los Angeles, and with the outreach support and banners donated by the Del Rey Neighborhood Council.

 

 

 


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