Planting and recycling show love of earth

2009-05-14 / Community


Photos by WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers CELEBRATING NATURE- Above, Amber Babcock, 8, of Newbury Park gets a lesson in transplanting live plants from Mary Freed of the Conejo Valley Organic Garden and Herb Society. Both attended the recent 12th annual Thousand Oaks Arbor/Earth Day Festival at Conejo Creek Park North. There were music, wildlife displays, children's crafts and workshops at the free event sponsored by the city of T.O. and the Conejo Recreation and Park District. Photos by WENDY PIERRO/Acorn Newspapers CELEBRATING NATURE- Above, Amber Babcock, 8, of Newbury Park gets a lesson in transplanting live plants from Mary Freed of the Conejo Valley Organic Garden and Herb Society. Both attended the recent 12th annual Thousand Oaks Arbor/Earth Day Festival at Conejo Creek Park North. There were music, wildlife displays, children's crafts and workshops at the free event sponsored by the city of T.O. and the Conejo Recreation and Park District. At left, Ethan Thomas, 10, of Thousand Oaks plays the part of a Plastic Bag Monster and spreads the word about how plastic bags hurt the environment. Ethan was at the Arbor/Earth Day Festival with a group from Meadows Elementary School. The festival highlighted planetfriendly activities. At left, Ethan Thomas, 10, of Thousand Oaks plays the part of a Plastic Bag Monster and spreads the word about how plastic bags hurt the environment. Ethan was at the Arbor/Earth Day Festival with a group from Meadows Elementary School. The festival highlighted planetfriendly activities.

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