Get Greener In Laguna Beach: Earth Day 2022

Laguna Beach CA

21 April, 2022

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LAGUNA BEACH, CA — In Laguna Beach, Earth Day is a year-round affair. When you consider the fact that town was named "Tree City USA" for the fourth year in the row by the Arbor Day Foundation in February, the community's reverence and love for the earth comes as no surprise. Whether you're spending this Earth Day crafting a watercolor painting of Aliso Canyon at dawn, picking litter up from the shores of Main Beach or learning more about sustaining the planet we live on — Laguna Beach has something for you. Here is your guide for things to do in Laguna Beach on Earth Day: Pacific Marine Mammal Center: Instagram Live Link If you want to learn more about the team (and seals) at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center on Earth Day, the center is making it easy. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center will host an livestream of a behind-the-scenes tour of the facility Friday at 10:30 a.m. Viewers can meet the marine patients living at the facility during the tour and receive eco-friendly tips from the center. RELATED: Laguna Beach Named 'Tree City USA' For Fourth Year In A Row The Pacific Marine Mammal Center rescues, rehabilitates and releases marine mammals back into the wild. The center is open to visitors daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is located at 20612 Laguna Canyon Rd. Get Water Wiser: Take Water Conservation Pledge In Laguna Beach It's not too late for Laguna Beach residents to take the Wyland National Mayor's Challenge and help their city retain its status as the most water-wise city in the country. Residents can take the pledge through April 30 by going to MyWaterPledge.com and taking a four-step conservation pledge on behalf of the City of Laguna Beach. According to the Wyland National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation's website, residents who take the pledge with their Facebook will be given a code to share with friends to take the challenge. If your friend completes the challenge, you are automatically entered into a daily prize drawing, the website said. Papier-Mâché Earth Day Workshop with Kim Baise: Laguna Art Museum For folks who want to spend their Earth Day getting crafty, the Laguna Art Museum is hosting a Papier-Mâché Earth Day workshop with artist Kim Baise. At the workshop, residents will use recycled materials and learn from Baise as she walks guests through her personal papier-mâché process. Residents will learn basic techniques, and all supplies are included with the reservation fee. Residents interested in attending the workshop should be ready to get messy and have fun — and bring an apron, if you'd like. Kim Baise is a Los Angeles-based artist and designer who uses papier-mâché, as well as organic and repurposed materials, according to her website. Tickets for the event are $25 for members of the Laguna Art Museum, and $35 for non-members. To reserve your spot today, visit the Laguna Art Museum's website. The Laguna Art Museum is located at 307 Cliff Dr. Laguna Clean Ocean Challenge: Main Beach Local Laguna Beach environmental activist and one of Orange County's "Top 125 Most Influential People" Beth Leeds is hosting an Earth Day Celebration on Main Beach at 6 p.m., Laguna Beach Indy reported. At the gathering, residents are encouraged to bring towels and beach chairs in order to watch the sunset Friday. Leeds is coordinating a Laguna Clean Ocean Challenge, which is an initiative to prevent toxic runoff spilling into the ocean. The gathering on Main Beach is intended to celebrate that initiative, the publication said. "I am expanding my Earth Day celebration to give out heart worlds to everyone to share in my spreading hearts across Laguna," Leeds wrote in a Facebook post. "I will also be waving the white truce flag for a worldwide ceasefire and truce."