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The Los Angeles Environmental Education Fair March
8 - 9, 2008 |
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Where: |
The Arboretum of Los Angeles County, located at 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California 91007 |
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When: |
Saturday,
March 8, 2008 9 a.m. – 4
p.m. Sunday, March 9, 2008 Noon – 4 p.m. |
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Admission: Admission Policy: Group Rate: |
The admission
fees for the Arboretum are as follow: $7
for adults $5 for seniors
(62 and over) $5
for students with ID $2.50
for children 5- 12 Children under 5
are admitted FREE! All school sanctioned groups, pre-K through 12th grade, with a ratio of one adult per ten children are admitted free of charge. Any adult chaperones over the 1:10 ratio must pay the regular adult admission. All non-school sanctioned groups, such as scouts and daycare groups, must pay the regular admission fees. Registered students participating in the competitions are admitted free! A group rate of
$5 per adult is available for pre-reserved groups of 25 adults or more. For group rate information, please
call the Arboretum at (626) 821-3212. |
Arboretum admission fee includes Fair and all events below!
Exhibits
& Displays
Over 60 organizations that teach and promote environmental
education will present hands-on activities, ready-to-use lesson plans, field trip
and assembly ideas, and other useful resources for school and home
environmental projects. Contact: Tim Williamson, See a
list of exhibitors from past years' Fairs |
Interactive Events
A variety of interactive displays and events will be available
for everyone to explore, including the mystery of animal tracks, analysis of
owl pellets, and live animal exhibits. Live Entertainment
All-day music, crafts, storytelling, live animals, and so much
more! All are welcome to sign up
for Nature Quiz Game Show for an exciting trivia
contest! No advance registration
required; just sign up on the day of the Fair. |
Competitions
Ecological Treasure Hunt – Using a map and a compass,
teams explore the ecological treasures of the Arboretum. Participants are challenged to locate
several "Eco Stops" where they participate in hands-on activities
and answer questions about the world of nature. Competition is open to
students in grades 4-12. Contact: Gary Widdison, (562) 922-6889 |
Arboretum Tree Giveaway!
The Arboretum is giving away FREE TREES at the 2007 Los Angeles Environmental Education Fair! Come with your family or group and go on a tree hike, discover what trees need, and earn a tree to take back to your yard or school. Plant your tree, care for it properly, and watch it grow! For questions, contact
Tiffany Carr at (626) 821-4623 or Tiffany.Carr@arboretum.org Free Workshops! Stormwater
Pollution Prevention Workshop - While you are at the Fair, attend
a FREE workshop on stormwater pollution prevention. Sponsored by Generation Earth, the
informative workshop is perfect for students, middle and high school
teachers, and other educators who want to explore topics such as how to
prevent pollution from flowing to the ocean, what other students and teachers
have done to help the Los Angeles watershed, and it gives you ideas as to how
to start your own stormwater pollution prevention project at your school. Click here for more information, or contact Ana
Maria Sanchez at (818) 623-4855 or asanchez@treepeople.org. E-Waste Recycling Workshop – How about attend a FREE workshop by Planet Green on how to start an E-Waste recycling program and earn cash while helping the environment? Learn how printer cartridges can be harmful to environmental and public health, and find out ways for your school campus to get involved. Register for this workshop and receive free admission to the Fair! Click here for the registration form, or contact Renee van Staveren at (818) 725-2596, extension 204, or pgfundraiser@planetgreeninc.com.
Recycle Your Old Cell Phones and Used Printer Cartridges!
Do you have old cellular phones or empty printer ink cartridges around the house and you don’t know what to do with them? Bring them to the Fair and we will collect and recycle them for free! Cell phones and printer cartridges contain toxic materials that, if not disposed of properly, may seep into our local groundwater system. So bring them in and we will make sure they are recycled in an environmentally responsible way. For more information, contact Renee van Staveren at (818) 725-2596, extension 204, or pgfundraiser@planetgreeninc.com. Quality
Environmental Education You Can Count On The
Los Angeles Environmental Education Fair does not promote material that is inaccurate,
unbalanced, one sided, uses guilt to motivate, or does not use
age-appropriate teaching methods.
You will feel comfortable knowing that all of the exhibitors have been
carefully screened with the following Quality Environmental Education Filter,
adopted by the California Department of Education: Does it advocate a specific point of view (political, economic,
religious, etc.)? Does it contain blatant advertising for the sale of (or profit of) the
sponsor or developer? Does the material look more like an advertisement than
education? Does it use fear (doom and gloom), guilt or blaming to motivate? Does it contain biased, unsubstantiated or factually inaccurate
information? Does it attack or degrade an individual or organization/agency? Does it contain concepts, language, or activities that are targeted for
school-age students, but not age (developmentally) appropriate? Does it suggest activities or goals that are beyond the capability of
students (e.g. knowledge, skill, maturity) to complete and have measurable
success? Major Sponsors of the Los Angeles Environmental Education Fair (In
alphabetical order)
Click here for a list of sponsors and exhibitors
from the past LAEEFs along with website links |
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Site last updated March
1, 2007