EARTH MONTH
2024
April is Earth Month!
Here’s how you can celebrate with us all month long:
Donate!
When you donate $25 or more during Earth Month, we will plant a native plant or tree in your name and send you a personalized picture!
What’s your nom de bloom?
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During Earth Month, when you donate $25 or more, staff and volunteers will create your very own sign that includes a name & optional short message of your choosing, pick out a plant from our native plant nursery, and snap a pic just for you! Share your personalized plant pic with friends & family or on social media to show how much you care about the Ballona Wetlands and our planet Earth.
Plant your own name, or honor all the special people in your life. There's no limit to how many signs you can dedicate!
You can support the great work we do all year round by becoming a sustaining donor. There are many fun perks, too!
Clean!
Join us at the Ballona Wetlands for a habitat restoration or creek cleanup event!
Give The Earth A Helping Hand
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Restoration works! When you help us clear out invasive vegetation, it gives our slow-growing native plants room to thrive. Healthy plant life is vital for a healthy ecosystem.
And did you know that 130 square miles of storm drains flow into Ballona Creek? That’s right, gutter trash from as far away as North Hollywood can end up right here! In fact, 80% of the debris on our beaches start out as urban trash and street litter.
Click on each event above to see details and register. Registration is limited!
Can’t attend in person? Grab your household and head to the streets, beaches, parks, or anywhere else you can safely pick up trash before the next storm flushes it where it doesn’t belong. The time and effort you put in to pick up trash near you - wherever you are - means less trash in the wetlands, on our beaches, and in the open ocean.
Check out our Community Events Calendar for more volunteer events all year long!
Plant!
Enhancing the local habitat and helping local wildlife starts right at home! Learn about all the great reasons to grow native plants:
Green Thumbs Up!
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Habitat destruction is the number one cause of extinction and species decline worldwide. Whether you have a big yard, small patio, or only enough room for a couple pots on the balcony, you can help save local wildlife by growing native plants! The bees, butterflies, and birds will thank you by visiting your home and sharing their beauty with you.
Visit our Grow Native! page to get inspired with pictures, planting guides, how-to videos, a list of local nurseries, and more!
Join our twice-monthly gardening club at Ballona Discovery Park where you’ll work with our native plant experts and learn with hands-on experience, all while beautifying our community park.
Advocate!
Restoration is around the corner, and we need your support now more than ever
Add your name to help Bring Back Ballona!
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Friends of Ballona Wetlands and the Wetlands Restoration Principles Coalition have prepared a support letter for Ballona's restoration, and we need your endorsement! This is a critical step. This letter is our greatest advocacy tool to motivate elected officials and push for speedy permitting, funding, and implementation of the restoration plan. We need support from all over Los Angeles to push County and City officials, after all, these wetlands belong to all Angelenos and will be our legacy to future generations!