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Education: Local Field Trip Opportunities
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Arcadia Water Treatment Plant/Laboratory
Tour facility responsible for treating and monitoring S.M. water supply; discussion topics include: water storage, distribution and consumption; ground water contamination; treatment technology, monitoring and delivery procedure.
Technical Middle School – High School
City of Santa Monica - Water Treatment
1228 So. Bundy, Los Angeles.
Contact: 310.458.8584 |
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The Big Blue Bus Student Art Program
Each year the Big Blue Bus conducts an art program for children in grades K – 4 designed to teach them about public transit. Over 1,200 children yearly participate in the program that involves the children by having them drawing pictures that are displayed on the buses. The kids get to ride in a Big Blue Bus and receive a tour of the Big Blue Bus facility. During the tour information is provided on everything from how to ride a bus to environmental messages.
Big Blue Bus, 612 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica.
Contact: Dan Dawson 310.458.1975 x5831 or email: dan.dawson@smgov.net
Donald C. Tilman Water Reclamation Plant/Japanese Garden
Tour the most advanced water sewage treatment plant in Los Angeles; discussion topics include: plant operations, water quality, water treatment, water re-use, water conservation. Technical. 6100 Woodley Ave., City of Los Angeles – Sanitation.
Contact: 818.756.8175
Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant
Tour water sewage treatment plant serving most of the Los Angeles area; discussion topics include: overview of plant operations, energy generation, and laboratories. Technical. City of Los Angeles – Sanitation, 1200 Vista del Mar, Playa del Rey.
Contact: 310.648.5363
Malibu Lagoon/Wetlands
Tour Malibu Lagoon, Topanga State Park or the Sepulveda Basin and study native plant and animal species; discussion topics can include: introductory biology, botany, geology. water quality and conservation, learn about the life of Native Americans. K-12. Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains, 122 N. Topanga Canyon Blvd., Topanga, CA 90290
Contact: Education Coordinator: 310.455.103
Mildred Mathias Botanical Garden
UCLA, 8-5:00p.m., M-F,
Contact: 310.825.3620
reDiscover
reDiscover’s field trip program serves K-2 students with a hands-on opportunity to explore the idea of cast-off materials as a resource for creativity. The 2-hour program introduces students to the concepts of resource conservation (sustainability), community stewardship and concludes with a hands-on creative group assemblage project. Held in our bright warehouse, students will work with a vast array of creative discards learning first-hand how almost any material can be used to communicate their ideas. 12958 Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066.
Contact: Mary Beth Trautwein at 310.393.3636 or email: mail@reDiscoverCenter.org
www.reDiscoverCenter.org
Santa Monica Pier Aquarium
Tour exciting marine science center at the Santa Monica Pier; discussion topics include: marine environment, species diversity, habitat conservation, water quality, water-shed management, urban run-off. Activities: marine touch tanks and beach clean-up. Teaching Aquarium,
Contact: 310.393.6149 or visit: Heal the Bay Pier Aquarium
Santa Monica Community Recycling Center
Tour municipal facilities  for the management of solid waste (trash), recycling, and hazardous materials. Discussion topics include: solid waste and hazardous waste generation, transportation, sorting, and disposal; recycling: source reduction, re-use, collection, handling/shipping, and markets. Pre K-Adult. City of Santa Monica, 2411 Delaware Ave., Santa Monica.
Note: Tour dates cut back due to budget conditions. Santa Monica schools have priority.
Contact: Andrew Basmajian 310.458.8916 or email: andrew.basmajian@smgov.net
Background Info Sheet 1  Background Info Sheet 2
School Gardening
Plant your own garden or tour local school gardens; discussion topics include: urban organic vegetable gardening, biology, composting, classroom activities. Santa Monica School Garden Program, SMMUSD Food Service Program.
Contact: (310) 450-8338 or visit Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictUrban Forest - TreePeople
TreePeople-Education Office, 12601 Mulholland Dr., Beverly Hills.
Contact: Rosa 818.753.4620 x859 or visit: TreePeople |
Last updated: Monday, 09/21/2009
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The Library Goes Sustainable All Over!
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| The Santa Monica Library has developed a formidable collection over the last several years on all subjects sustainable. Whether you are a professional or student researcher, or just a parent trying to get through another science project for your child, we have the resources right at your finger tips. Link directly to the Library's database and watch the collection grow before your eyes. The Library itself is a phenomenal green story. |
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