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Ecology is for Everyone


Ecology is for Everyone is our effort to involve community partners in creating outdoor activities and environmental education for youth of all ages and backgrounds. We strongly believe that nature-based education — that is, learning in outdoor environments — helps drive home and give conservation messages weight and reality, a benefit that being outdoors can provide.

 

Earth Day Celebration: An annual event in partnership with Mt. Helix Park Foundation. The focus is on bringing Earth Day back to its roots, with environmental groups, ecology resources, local farmers markets, recycling, and waste management vendors. The annual event will be at the Mt. Helix Park Amphitheater, a central location for East and South County, traditionally less engaged in Earth Day programming. 

               Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010
               Time: 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.             
               Where: Mt. Helix Park "The Crown Jewel of East County"
                          4905 Mt. Helix Drive in San Diego County between La Mesa & El Cajon
   
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Destination Nature Club: A partnership with the Children & Nature Network to provide online toolkit to assist families in engaging in outdoor family activities in the San Diego County. Online toolkits are available along with contact information to answer questions and provide program support.

Download the Tool Kit [>]  The Tool Kit includes a Quick Start Guide with simple instructions on how to start a local Nature Club for Families.