The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy Welcomes Author Doug Tallamy as Part of a Month of Inspiring Earth Day Activities
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy Welcomes Author Doug Tallamy as Part of a Month of Inspiring Earth Day Activities
The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy invites you to celebrate Earth Day 2021 with a variety of inspiring and engaging activities. On Thursday April 22nd at 7 pm join us for a live Zoom event hosted in partnership with the Palos Verdes Library District, Friends of the Library and the California Native Plant Society. The event will explore ways to renew the Earth and how local impact on the Peninsula makes a difference to the rest of the planet. The evening Zoom includes a presentation by best-selling author and Wildlife Ecologist Doug Tallamy introducing his book Nature's Best Hope which explores positive ways that local actions can help restore the planet.
Earth Day participants are encouraged to read the book Nature’s Best Hope and participate in a LIVE Zoom Q&A with the author, Doug Tallamy May 1st at 11 am. To obtain copies of the book and to reserve your spot and receive the Zoom links for both free events, please visit www.pvplc.org/calendar.
Earth Day’s global awareness theme this year is Restore our Earth to “encourage natural system processes to restore the world’s ecosystems and forests, conserve and rebuild soils, improve farming practices, restore wildlife populations and rid the world’s oceans of plastics.” The Conservancy plays a critical role here on the Peninsula in these areas. From identifying lands needed for preservation that are devoid of plants for sustaining locals species, growing needed local species in our nursery, removing invasive weeds using environmentally-friendly goats, to planting and caring for local species -- all with the help of dedicated volunteers and support from the community.
The Land Conservancy’s Earth Day activities will continue with an Earth Day event for families on April 24th at 9:30 am. A special Virtual Family Nature Club on Zoom will celebrate Earth Day-themed family activities and explore what families can do to think globally and act locally to make an impact on the planet. RSVP at pvplc.org/calendar/family activities
White Point Nature Preserve will also be a one-day Native Plant Pick Up site from 10 am to 1 pm for plants ordered online April 13- April 20 at: pvplc.org/shop/plant sales. In addition, Volunteer Opportunities at the White Point Nature Preserve on Saturday, April 24, 9 am to 12 noon. Volunteers will help beautify the coastal sage scrub habitat and get first-hand experience in native plant care. RSVP requested for volunteers as space limited at: https://pvplc.volunteerhub.com.
The weekend of April 30 to May 3 will be the City Nature Challenge. The Challenge is an international bioblitz–style event. Anyone can be a community scientist to document wildlife on a smart phone in any backyard, neighborhood or natural areas including George F Canyon Nature Center in Rolling Hills Estates or White Point Nature Preserve in San Pedro. Easy and fun to do. The Conservancy has all of the instructions, resources and activities for you! Visit www.pvplc.org/calendar/city nature challenge
"Nature and outdoor enjoyment has had a tremendously positive effect on people over the past year in particular” says Executive Director Adrienne Mohan. “This Earth Day is the perfect time to participate in soul-satisfying opportunities to improve our local environment and appreciate the natural world around us."
The Conservancy is grateful to Cox Communications for generously supporting the Conservancy’s Earth Day Events. For more information on the Conservancy’s upcoming Earth Day activities, please visit: pvplc.org/calendar.