Celebrate Earth Day in the San Fernando Valley

The first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970 when then U.S. Wisconsin senator, Gaylord Nelson, organized a national demonstration to raise awareness about environmental issues. By the end of that year, as a result of the rallies across the country, the U.S. government created the Environmental Protection Agency. In the early 1990s, Earth Day became a global celebration. Former President Bill Clinton awarded Sen. Nelson the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1995 for his part in establishing Earth Day. Today, we carry the tradition of caring for our planet. My Valley Pass, the San Fernando Valley’s #1 Visitors Guide, has the inside scoop of where you can celebrate Earth Day in the San Fernando Valley.

Chatsworth Nature Preserve Open House

On April 1, 2023, from 10am to 2pm, the Chatsworth Nature Preserve, the largest remaining natural area in the northwestern San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, opens their doors to the public for an Earth Day celebration you won’t soon forget. The opening ceremony will include a Native American Blessing. Activities will include guided nature hikes, native American storytelling, Live Animal Exhibitions, and an Environmental & Community Resource Fair. Food trucks will be on the premises.

Leave your dogs, horses, drones, cigarettes of any kind, bikes, or scooters at home. Be ready for a day in the great outdoors. Don’t forget to bring hats, refillable water bottles, sunscreen, and comfortable walking shoes. Entrance to the event is on Valley Circle Blvd, where Plummer St. turns into Valley Circle.

The former Chatsworth Lake was a popular filming location for movies such as The Ten Commandments, Donovan's Brain, The Palomino, Susanna Pass, Sioux City Sue, Man from Rainbow Valley, Out California Way, Home on the Range, Hell's Angels, Tess of the Storm Country, and Three Word Brand

10th Annual Earth Day Celebration

The West Valley Warner Center Chamber of Commerce---in collaboration with Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, the Tarzana Neighborhood Council, and the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks---hosts their 10th Annual Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 15th from 10am to 2pm at the Tarzana Recreation Center (5655 Vanalden Avenue, Tarzana, CA 91356). This free, family-friendly community event will have over 1,000 Earth Day art posters on display, workshops on how to live green, and exhibits from the L.A. Sanitation, L.A Department of Water and Power, California Native Plant Society, and more. Performances and entertainment will be provided by local businesses in the area.

For more information, call (818) 347-4737.

Earth Day 2023: All Street Clean Up

Join the Volunteers Cleaning Communities on April 22, 2023, Saturday from 9am to 11am, as they do an All Street Clean Up of Sherman Way from Platt Avenue to Vineland Blvd. All necessary equipment will be supplied to you, except gloves. Please bring your own gloves. Each team of four will work a half mile section on one side of the street. Free souvenir t-shirt will be worn at the event. Complimentary water will be available. There is no age limit for this event. Registration is mandatory at bit.ly/3wp1Znf.

There will be a free ice cream social after the event from 11am – 2pm as a celebration of the street clean up. Park location to be announced closer to the event.

Earth Day Festival

The City of Calabasas celebrates Earth Day Festival on Sunday, April 23rd from 2pm to 5pm, located at Las Virgenes Creek on Agoura Rd. Admission is free! Learn about ways to help the environment at their Green Expo. Free giveaways, learning booths, and a wildlife presentation. Live music by the Marion Hoffman Band.

L.A. Sanitation Open Houses

Every year, as part of their Earth Day program, The LA Sanitation holds six open houses, opening their locations in and around Los Angeles to feature facility tours, trash trucks, and equipment demonstrations, as well as a closer look at their residential curbside collection program. This year, their open house in the San Fernando Valley will be as follows:

May 6, 2023, Saturday East Valley District Yard

11050 Pendelton Street, Sun Valley

June 3, 2023, Saturday West Valley District Yard

8840 Vanalden Ave., Northridge

Admission is free and all ages are welcome. However, leave your pets at home. Information booths, recycling games, and refreshments will be available at this event.