Day at the beach brings learning and fun

BEACHCOMBING- Mountains Restoration Trust youth counselor Susan Haugland, above, searches for treasure with local students during a field trip to Malibu Lagoon last weekend. The field trip was part of MRT's Youth Naturalist Program. Above left, Topanga resident Georgia Mather, 9, examines some iron filings discovered in the sand. Staunch efforts are helping to improve the lagoon environment, though pollution levels remain high.

Photos by JANN HENDRY Acorn Newspapers