28th Annual Los Angeles Environmental Education Fair (LAEEF)
A day filled with imaginative ways to stimulate action and curiosity about environmental wonders among students, teachers, parents and the general public.
Saturday, March 8, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 9, 2008 12:00 - 4:00 p.m.
The Arboretum of Los Angeles County
301 North Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia
Presented by the Los Angeles Environmental Education Committee
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Exhibits and Displays
Visit exhibits from over 60 organizations that help teach and promote environmental education. Exhibits include hands-on activities, ready-to-use lesson ideas, field trip and assembly ideas, and useful resources teachers and families can use immediately.
For more information about exhibits, contact Tim Williamson at Williamson_Tim@lacoe.edu.
Live Entertainment - All Day
Music, crafts, story telling, live animals and more!
Interactive Events
A variety of interactive displays and events will be open to everyone. Explore the mystery of animal tracks, the secrets of owl pellets and other wide-ranging nature investigations.
Ecological Treasure Hunt
Teams explore the ecological treasures of the Los Angeles Arboretum using a map and compass. Along the way, teams are challenged to answer questions and explore the world of nature. Teams compete in several age divisions and portions of the competition are open to the general public.
If you would like to enter a team in this year’s competitions, please contact Gary Widdison at Los Angeles County Office of Education, 562-922-6334.
Arboretum Tree Giveaway
Trees for your campus! The Green City Grant, funded in part through the Oak Tree Charitable Foundation, Inc., and the Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation, provides up to two, 15 - gallon shade and flowering trees to selected schools, clubs or non-profit youth organizations whose members prepare a plan proposal that identifies a place for the planting, as well as the care and maintenance of the trees in an area open to the public. For more information, contact Lisa Beach at 626-821-4623.
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Admission Fee for The Arboretum and Environmental Education Fair:
 $7/Adults
$5/Seniors (62 and over) and Students with I.D.
$2.50/Children ages 5-12
Children under 5 are free
Please call The Arboretum for group rates. (626) 821-3222
Lunch and snacks are available for purchase
Major Sponsors Special Thanks Steering Committee
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Interested in being an exhibitor?
If you represent a company, agency or interest group that offers natural science education resources, the LAEEF will help you reach hundreds of educators, students, parents, and others interested in the future of our planet. The California Department of Education funds the fair, so there is no charge for exhibit space.
Get more information, please email Tim Williamson at Williamson_Tim@lacoe.edu.
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