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Arcadia Water Treatment
Plant/Laboratory |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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Malibu Lagoon/Wetlands |
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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:
310.455.1030 |
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Mildred Mathias
Botanical Garden |
UCLA, 8-5:00p.m., M-F,
Contact: 310.825.3620 |
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reDiscover |
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reDiscover’s (www.reDiscoverCenter.org)
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
310.393.3636 at
email.
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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 |
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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.
Background Info Sheet 1
/ Sheet 2
City of Santa Monica, 2411 Delaware Ave., Santa
Monica.
Contact: Andrew Basmajian 310.458.8916 or
email |
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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
(310) 450-8338 or visit
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
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Urban Forest -
TreePeople |
TreePeople-Education
Office, 12601 Mulholland Dr., Beverly Hills.
Contact: Rosa 818.753.4620 x859 or visit:
TreePeople |
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