2012 Events and Classes--FREE!
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Stroll the Preserve
Sunday, May 13th - 1 – 4 p.m.
PHOTO SAFARI
Bring any camera, even your camera phone, and let’s go wild on a photo
safari!! All ages welcome. Lead by semi-professional photographer
Sunday, June 10th - 1 – 4
p.m. MOTHER NATURE’S BACKYARD
Please join us at our brand new water-wise demonstration garden. Native sage
ice tea will be served.
Would you like to immerse yourself in a relaxing stroll through wilderness? Here is your chance!
and take a walk through the Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve on
the second Sunday of every month 1PM to 4PM
Be sure to wear sturdy walking shoes, a hat, sunscreen and insect repellant and bring your camera!!
The entrance to the Preserve is in Arthur Johnson Park (formerly South Gardena
Park),
between Normandie and Vermont Avenues, one block north of Artesia Blvd at
1200 West 170th Street, Gardena, CA. Please click here for hours of operation.
Out of the Wilds and into Your Garden
-- Gardening with South Bay Native Plants
Free
Classes Presented by Dr. Connie Vadheim
Arthur Johnson Memorial Park -
Community Room
1200 W. 170th St, Gardena, CA
6:00-7:30 p.m.
for more information call (310) 217-0681
This is the only gardening series to feature native plants
appropriate for the Gardena/South Bay area – and it’s FREE! This program is
being offered by the Friends of Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve.
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Extraordinary Scents – Native Plant Scents for Potpourri and More- Dr. Connie Vadheim (CSU Dominguez Hills) will discuss California native scented plants as part of the gardening series “Out of the Wilds and Into Your Garden”. Featured will be native plants with scented foliage and their use in items like potpourri, scented candles & soaps. Classes include a walk in Mother Nature’s Backyard (our new native plant garden), where students can see the featured plants. |
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Into the Vegetable Garden – Using CA Native Plants in the Edibles Gardens |
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Fantastical Flies – Flies and Fly-like Pollinators |
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Hedges and Habitat – Water-wise Hedges & Screens That Provide Habitat |
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September |
No classes |
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October |
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Hide that Ugly Wall – Tricks to Using Native Plants as Camouflage |
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Botany for Gardeners – Key Botanic Concepts to Improve Your Gardening |
Common Weeds of Western Los Angeles County - Project SOUND
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3rd Saturday of the Month
Jan 21
8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
Willows Restoration Work Days COMPLETED VOLUNTEER FORM REQUIRED Please bring your
form with you and give it to the volunteer at the sign-in table.
Volunteers under the age of 18 must have parent's signature on form. Thank
you! |
For
additional information, please contact:
Friends of Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve
310-217-0681
or email us