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Story and photos courtesy Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

REC AND PARKS Sat., April 21 37 Spring Take Action! Cabrillo Aquarium’s annual Earth Day Break! event focuses on beach cleanup.

abrillo Marine Aquarium invites the public to partici- Huge discounts at Cpate in its Take Action Day! Great Wolf Lodge, from 9 a.m. to noon Sat., April 21. Take action to help our local environment on Earth HotelStorm. Day. Learn about the impact of microplastics and help clean the community’s beautiful Cabrillo Beach. Local volunteers will spend the morning cleaning – Go to the marine debris off the beach for the benefit of both animals Club Webstore and people. Volunteers can take part in contests to help remove the smallest (and most dangerous!) pollution from for details: the sand, including Styrofoam, nurdles (small pellets of plastic), bottle caps and more. Volunteers are asked to help reduce the community’s cityemployeesclub. impact on waste generated by bringing their own reusable gloves and buckets for trash pickup and refillable water com bottles. For those who can’t, the Aquarium will have sup- plies, and light refreshments for all. Groups are requested to call ahead. • The aquarium is at 3720 Stephen M. White Dr. in San Pedro and is a Rec and Parks facility with support from Friends of Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. • Limited car parking at Cabrillo Beach is $1 per hour. • Information: (310) 548-7562 or www.cabrillomari- neaquarium.org N E W S B R I E F Zoo

Zoo Hosts Weekend With PBS Characters

he LA Zoo presents PBS SoCal Kids Weekend Tfeaturing meet-and-greets with Curious George and Nature Cat. The weekend events also feature book readings, themed crafts, activities and a kids’ dance party. The weekend is scheduled for: March 10-11 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The event will fill the Zoo’s Eucalyptus Grove with a variety of engaging fun for families with lots of activities. Guests can also enjoy a special opportunity to take photos with PBS KIDS’ char- acters Curious George and Nature Cat. Curious George is available for photos both days from 10:15 to 12:45 p.m. Nature Cat is available both days from 1:15 to 3:45 p.m. Programming is subject to change. While every possible effort is made to accommodate all guests with a visit with the PBS SoCal KIDS’ characters, a photo with the characters cannot be guaranteed due to high demand and limited capacity. Activities are free with a paid Zoo admis- sion. The Club offers discounted tickets to the Zoo. See our product list, page 45, in this issue.

For more information on this event, see: www.lazoo.org/pbssocalkids

The Los Angeles Zoo is in Griffith Park at the junction of the Ventura (134) and Golden State (5) freeways. 5333 Zoo Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90027. Free parking is available. For additional information, contact (323) 644-4200 or visit www.lazoo.org