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How You Can Get Involved And Help The Planet This Earth Day Weekend
Volunteers participate in Friends of the Los Angeles River cleanup clearing built-up trash and debris from the Los Angeles river near Burbank. The 2024 cleanup takes place on April 20.
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It's never the wrong time to pick up trash, remove invasive weeds, or learn about what we can do to handle the climate emergency. But it's a lot more fun when you're pitching in to save the planet with friends and neighbors, and Earth Day weekend is one of the best opportunities all year to get out there.
Here's just a few events happening around town, from volunteer events to educational opportunities to recycled arts and crafts.
Events for Saturday, April 20
- L.A. Waterkeeper Earth Day cleanup: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Location: North Atwater Park at 3900 Chevy Chase Dr. in Los Angeles
- Friends of the L.A. River Habitat Restore and Renew Event: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Location: Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve at 6350 Woodley Ave. in Van Nuys
- L.A. Works volunteer events: Saturday morning (events start at 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.)
- Location: Various, including San Pedro, El Monte, Boyle Heights and Northridge. See more details at this page.
- L.A. Sanitation's Earth Day LA 2024: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Location: North Hollywood Water Conveyance Yard at 10801 W. Chandler Blvd in North Hollywood
- Roundhouse Aquarium's Keep it Green, Keep it Clean Earth Day Celebration: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Location: At the end of Manhattan Beach Pier
- L.A. Zoo's Wild for the Planet (requires zoo admission): 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Location: 5333 Zoo Drive in Griffith Park
- South Bay Parkland Conservancy's Wilderness Park Work Day: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Location: Hopkins Wilderness Park at 1102 Camino Real in Redondo Beach
Events for Sunday, April 21
- Rediscover Center Sustainable Arts Festival: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Location: 2375 W. Washington Blvd. in Mid City
- Earth Day at the Natural History Museum: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Location: 900 Exposition Blvd. in Exposition Park. Be warned, parking may be tricky due to sporting events
- Friends of L.A. River Earth Day Extravaganza: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Location: Lewis MacAdams Riverfront Park at 2944 Gleneden St. in Frogtown
- South Bay Parkland Conservancy's Earth Day Event: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Location: Hopkins Wilderness Park at 1102 Camino Real in Redondo Beach
- LA Zoo's Wild for the Planet (second day): 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Location: 5333 Zoo Drive in Griffith Park
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