Altadena Town Council: Altadena Spring Into Parks! Community Nature Challenge Begins Saturday, 4/24 At Loma Alta Park! Join The City Na ...

Press release from the Altadena Town Council:

2021-04-23

DOWNLOAD FLYER HERE and RSVP to join the Community Nature Challenge!

Altadena let’s Spring into Parks and join the Community Nature For All Challenge starting Saturday, April 24th: 9am until 12n. RSVP for the Community Nature Walk in the Park We’ll meet up at Loma Alta Park – Sunset Ridge Parking Lot. The walk will include an on the move tutorial on how to document your findings in nature. What do you see? *Download the Apps: iNaturalist & “Seek” for kids of all ages. Watch the video below. Then venture out on your nature discovery walk in the park including family-friendly “Seek” starter loop in the park then venture onto the the Altadena Crest Trail Nature Loop including the expanded walkway back to the start.

See video “How to Make an Observation” on iNaturalist:

Then, take your new “nature-finding-skills” and document your nature findings around Altadena parks, trails, neighborhood, even at your home between April 30 through May 3rd 2021 to participate in the 2021 City Nature Challenge. The City Nature Challenge is an annual competition between 100s of cities around the world that helps people better understand urban biodiversity by having them find and document nature in their community.

Then it’s time to Celebrate Community Scientists – yes, YOU on May 4th, join Team Nature For All to earn prizes! How?

Learn more about the City Nature Challenge at: https://citynaturechallenge.org/

SPRING INTO PARKS! Activate the Pop-Up expanded at Loma Alta Park, then take the survey to provide feedback for this demonstration project to engage our community to find solutions to safer streets and access to parks for all ages and abilities.

LA County Public Works has implemented a signing and striping expanded sidewalk demonstration project for roadside safety features along Loma Alta Drive and Sunset Ridge Road and consider future solutions promote safety timely as LA County Parks works to return children and families to parks safely. Talk a walk and provide your feedback for safety around around our parks.

AFTER THE WALK – TAKE THE SURVEY:

DOWNLOAD ROUTE MAPS here!

This press release was produced by the Altadena Town Council. The views expressed here are the author’s own.