Free, earth-friendly items, including shade and fruit trees from CityPlants, reusable water bottles from LADWP and succulents in colorful painted pots from LA Recreation and Parks, were given to the community of Tarzana during the 9th Annual Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
The event was organized by the Tarzana Neighborhood Council, West Valley Warner Center Chamber of Commerce and Councilmember Bob Blumenfield.
With music from the School of Rock playing in the background, kids cheerfully bounced from one fun exhibit to the next—face painting, animal interactions at the Critter Squad Wildlife Defenders, and plant pot painting.
Michon Rickman, the Tarzana Recreation and Parks Director, places a succulent into a painted pot to give out at the 9th Annual Earth Day Celebration in Tarzana, Calif., on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Young attendees were able to paint the pots and take home a succulent. Photo by Raquel G. Frohlich.Preschool teacher and event volunteer Nilou Beigi (center) helps children paint pots at the 9th Annual Earth Day Celebration in Tarzana, Calif. They were able to take home a plant in their newly painted pots. Photo by Raquel G. Frohlich.Children interact with animals brought by the Critter Squad Wildlife Defenders at the 9th Annual Earth Day Celebration in Tarzana, Calif. Photo by Ginina Pulcinella.Cody Hidalgo (front), an employee at the Los Angeles Conservation Corp, assists Nasir Nassiri (back) with picking out a tree from CityPlants to adopt at the 9th Annual Earth Day Celebration in Tarzana, Calif., on Saturday, April 30, 2022. Photo by Raquel G. Frohlich.A composting device is on display at the 9th Annual Earth Day Celebration in Tarzana, Calif. Photo by Raquel G. Frohlich.LA Sanitation Environmental Specialist Gerry Villalobos (R)educates on the process of composting to attendees at the 9th Annual Earth Day Celebration in Tarzana, Calif. Photo by Ginina Pulcinella.
