Mountains Restoration Trust conducts family fun day

Streams in the Santa Monica Mountains are important headwaters of the Los Angeles River that end up in the Pacific Ocean.

Mountains Restoration Trust Headwaters Corner Interpretive Center and the city of Calabasas are co-sponsoring an event where individuals of all ages can learn about water quality and the intricate connection of land and sea through hands-on fun.

The “Stream to Sea Family Fun Day” will be presented from 1 to 4 p.m. Sat., June 25 at 3815 Old Topanga Canyon Road, Calabasas.

Parking is at Calabasas High School. For information, call (818) 591-1701, ext. 205.

Many local environmental agencies will be participating in the event. The River Project will be present to share the significance of the Los Angeles River to the environment. Among featured activities is a presentation by Capt.

Charles Moore of Algalita Marine Research Foundation who will explain to attendees the travels of trash from Dry Canyon Creek into the Pacific Ocean.

Nature of Wildworks will be bringing out critters that live in streams and Pepperdine University’s Natural Sciences Division will exhibit invasive critters that live by them.

Kids can help Calabasas High School students create a mosaic trash sculpture. Demonstrations include water quality sampling by Heal the Bay and how watersheds work by Cold Creek Docents.

“It’s exciting to have so many agencies represented,” said Debbie O’Hare, program manager for Mountains Restoration Trust. “It is a celebration of the Earth. We hope that people of all ages will come see what’s up with water.”