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Make Music Long Beach is collaborating with Album Attack and Friends of Willow Springs Park for this amazing live performance.

Be a Starman! ⭐ All bands and solo artists, register by June 5 for your chance to cover one of the eleven songs from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie.

All performances are acoustic based, creating a fun challenge for the full band and any additional musicians you want to invite. Take full creative control! Cover the song as is or put a whole new spin on it.

All musicians and attendees will meet at Willow Springs Park at 3 pm on Sunday, June 21 for a short hike lead by the Friends of Willow Springs Park before gathering for the music.

Special thanks to @jessewildermusic the host of Album Attack.

Make Music Long Beach is supported in part by Arts Council for Long Beach and the City of Long Beach.

@album_attack
@willowspringslb
@makemusicday
@artslb
@klbpfm

Make Music Long Beach is collaborating with Album Attack and Friends of Willow Springs Park for this amazing live performance.

Be a Starman! ⭐ All bands and solo artists, register by June 5 for your chance to cover one of the eleven songs from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie.

All performances are acoustic based, creating a fun challenge for the full band and any additional musicians you want to invite. Take full creative control! Cover the song as is or put a whole new spin on it.

All musicians and attendees will meet at Willow Springs Park at 3 pm on Sunday, June 21 for a short hike lead by the Friends of Willow Springs Park before gathering for the music.

Special thanks to @jessewildermusic the host of Album Attack.

Make Music Long Beach is supported in part by Arts Council for Long Beach and the City of Long Beach.

@album_attack
@willowspringslb
@makemusicday
@artslb
@klbpfm

Check out the Restoration Friday "after" pictures of the @lbsustainability crew collecting the mustard plant remnants and some of the cleared areas, including the weeds between the cracks in the old foundation. There were many volunteers, but we didn't catch the "before" action. At the Friends meeting on Saturday, we had @longbeachparks Park Development Officer Danielle Lewis as a guest to share with us the Willow Springs Vision Plan. It was a great meeting with lots of members joining in on discussions, we had many interesting conversations. We're really excited about the things happening in Willow Springs Park. Thanks to everyone who participated this weekend!

Check out the Restoration Friday "after" pictures of the @lbsustainability crew collecting the mustard plant remnants and some of the cleared areas, including the weeds between the cracks in the old foundation. There were many volunteers, but we didn't catch the "before" action. At the Friends meeting on Saturday, we had @longbeachparks Park Development Officer Danielle Lewis as a guest to share with us the Willow Springs Vision Plan. It was a great meeting with lots of members joining in on discussions, we had many interesting conversations. We're really excited about the things happening in Willow Springs Park. Thanks to everyone who participated this weekend!

Check out the Restoration Friday "after" pictures of the @lbsustainability crew collecting the mustard plant remnants and some of the cleared areas, including the weeds between the cracks in the old foundation. There were many volunteers, but we didn't catch the "before" action. At the Friends meeting on Saturday, we had @longbeachparks Park Development Officer Danielle Lewis as a guest to share with us the Willow Springs Vision Plan. It was a great meeting with lots of members joining in on discussions, we had many interesting conversations. We're really excited about the things happening in Willow Springs Park. Thanks to everyone who participated this weekend!

Check out the Restoration Friday "after" pictures of the @lbsustainability crew collecting the mustard plant remnants and some of the cleared areas, including the weeds between the cracks in the old foundation. There were many volunteers, but we didn't catch the "before" action. At the Friends meeting on Saturday, we had @longbeachparks Park Development Officer Danielle Lewis as a guest to share with us the Willow Springs Vision Plan. It was a great meeting with lots of members joining in on discussions, we had many interesting conversations. We're really excited about the things happening in Willow Springs Park. Thanks to everyone who participated this weekend!

Check out the Restoration Friday "after" pictures of the @lbsustainability crew collecting the mustard plant remnants and some of the cleared areas, including the weeds between the cracks in the old foundation. There were many volunteers, but we didn't catch the "before" action. At the Friends meeting on Saturday, we had @longbeachparks Park Development Officer Danielle Lewis as a guest to share with us the Willow Springs Vision Plan. It was a great meeting with lots of members joining in on discussions, we had many interesting conversations. We're really excited about the things happening in Willow Springs Park. Thanks to everyone who participated this weekend!

Check out the Restoration Friday "after" pictures of the @lbsustainability crew collecting the mustard plant remnants and some of the cleared areas, including the weeds between the cracks in the old foundation. There were many volunteers, but we didn't catch the "before" action. At the Friends meeting on Saturday, we had @longbeachparks Park Development Officer Danielle Lewis as a guest to share with us the Willow Springs Vision Plan. It was a great meeting with lots of members joining in on discussions, we had many interesting conversations. We're really excited about the things happening in Willow Springs Park. Thanks to everyone who participated this weekend!

Check out the Restoration Friday "after" pictures of the @lbsustainability crew collecting the mustard plant remnants and some of the cleared areas, including the weeds between the cracks in the old foundation. There were many volunteers, but we didn't catch the "before" action. At the Friends meeting on Saturday, we had @longbeachparks Park Development Officer Danielle Lewis as a guest to share with us the Willow Springs Vision Plan. It was a great meeting with lots of members joining in on discussions, we had many interesting conversations. We're really excited about the things happening in Willow Springs Park. Thanks to everyone who participated this weekend!

Check out the Restoration Friday "after" pictures of the @lbsustainability crew collecting the mustard plant remnants and some of the cleared areas, including the weeds between the cracks in the old foundation. There were many volunteers, but we didn't catch the "before" action. At the Friends meeting on Saturday, we had @longbeachparks Park Development Officer Danielle Lewis as a guest to share with us the Willow Springs Vision Plan. It was a great meeting with lots of members joining in on discussions, we had many interesting conversations. We're really excited about the things happening in Willow Springs Park. Thanks to everyone who participated this weekend!

Check out the Restoration Friday "after" pictures of the @lbsustainability crew collecting the mustard plant remnants and some of the cleared areas, including the weeds between the cracks in the old foundation. There were many volunteers, but we didn't catch the "before" action. At the Friends meeting on Saturday, we had @longbeachparks Park Development Officer Danielle Lewis as a guest to share with us the Willow Springs Vision Plan. It was a great meeting with lots of members joining in on discussions, we had many interesting conversations. We're really excited about the things happening in Willow Springs Park. Thanks to everyone who participated this weekend!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

It was the perfect weather for the City Nature Challenge (CNC) Saturday morning, April 25. And a great way to spend the last weekend of earth month.

A shout out to @lbsustainability for a great event! Statistics of all the species observed at Willow Springs Park will come later.

Yay to the Friends who helped, hung out, dropped by the table, and the new Friends we made today! Carol, Paul, Megan, Brad, Alison, Rashid, Cynthia, Cathy, Donald, Erin, and Victoria we couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

Also thanks to Regina @lbcommunitycompost (in the banana suit) for bringing the butterfly kite (from her visit to the butterfly exhibit at the @nhmla, fyi, the Natural History Museum’s table was next to our table at the CNC) fortunately, the breeze picked up around noonish, perfect for flying. The highlight was seeing the hawk get so close to the kite (it got even closer than what was captured in the pic). Awesome!

Next Saturday, April 25, is the City Nature Challenge at Willow Springs Park. Be sure to drop by the Friends table, we still have some Coyote Brush seed eggs to give away and we'll have our beautiful invasive bouquets once again. Come by, say hello and go home with some goodies from the natural habitat of the park!
________________
From: @lbsustainability

🐾 This year is our Fifth Annual City Nature Challenge bioblitz event at Willow Springs Park. Learn how to document and identify native wildlife, earn prizes as you explore the park, and connect with our sustainable community partners!
🗓️ Saturday, April 25, 2026
⏰ 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Learn more and register at lbcity.info/cnc, link in bio!
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🐾 ¡Este año celebramos nuestro quinto evento anual del Desafío de Naturaleza Urbana con jornada intensiva de registro de biodiversidad en Willow Springs Park! ¡Únase para aprender cómo documentar e identificar la fauna autóctona y gane premios mientras explora el parque y se conecta con nuestros socios comunitarios sostenibles!
🗓️ 25 de abril de 2026
⏰ De 9:00 a. m. a 1:00 p.m.
Obtenga más información y regístrese en lbcity.info/cnc, enlace en la biografía.
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🐾 Ang taong ito ang aming Ikalimang Taunang Hamon ng Kalikasan sa Lungsod na bioblitz event sa Willow Springs Park! Sumali upang malaman kung paano idokumento at tukuyin ang katutubong wildlife, at makakuha ng mga premyo habang ginagalugad ninyo ang parke at nakikipag-ugnayan kayo sa aming mga sustainable na kapanig sa komunidad!
🗓️ Abril 25, 2026
⏰ 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Alamin pa at magrehistro sa lbcity.info/cnc, may link sa bio!
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ឆ្នាំនេះគឺជាព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ដើររកភាវៈរស់ព្រៃក្នុងការប្រកួតទីក្រុងធម្មជាតិប្រចាំឆ្នាំទីប្រាំរបស់យើងនៅ Willow Springs Park! ចូលរួមដើម្បីស្វែងយល់របៀបកត់ត្រាទុក និងសម្គាល់ភាវៈរស់ព្រៃអំបូរដើម និងឈ្នះរង្វាន់នៅពេលអ្នកដើរមើលឧទ្យាន និងភ្ជាប់ទំនាក់ទំនងជាមួយដៃគូសហគមន៍ដែលមានចីរភាពរបស់យើង!
🗓️ ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ ទី 25 ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ 2026
⏰ ម៉ោង 9:00 ព្រឹក - 1:00 រសៀល
ស្វែងយល់បន្ថែម និងចុះឈ្មោះតាម lbcity.info/cnc តំណមាននៅក្នុងប្រវត្តិរូប!
#CityNatureChallenge #longbeachcity

Next Saturday, April 25, is the City Nature Challenge at Willow Springs Park. Be sure to drop by the Friends table, we still have some Coyote Brush seed eggs to give away and we'll have our beautiful invasive bouquets once again. Come by, say hello and go home with some goodies from the natural habitat of the park!
________________
From: @lbsustainability

🐾 This year is our Fifth Annual City Nature Challenge bioblitz event at Willow Springs Park. Learn how to document and identify native wildlife, earn prizes as you explore the park, and connect with our sustainable community partners!
🗓️ Saturday, April 25, 2026
⏰ 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Learn more and register at lbcity.info/cnc, link in bio!
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🐾 ¡Este año celebramos nuestro quinto evento anual del Desafío de Naturaleza Urbana con jornada intensiva de registro de biodiversidad en Willow Springs Park! ¡Únase para aprender cómo documentar e identificar la fauna autóctona y gane premios mientras explora el parque y se conecta con nuestros socios comunitarios sostenibles!
🗓️ 25 de abril de 2026
⏰ De 9:00 a. m. a 1:00 p.m.
Obtenga más información y regístrese en lbcity.info/cnc, enlace en la biografía.
-
🐾 Ang taong ito ang aming Ikalimang Taunang Hamon ng Kalikasan sa Lungsod na bioblitz event sa Willow Springs Park! Sumali upang malaman kung paano idokumento at tukuyin ang katutubong wildlife, at makakuha ng mga premyo habang ginagalugad ninyo ang parke at nakikipag-ugnayan kayo sa aming mga sustainable na kapanig sa komunidad!
🗓️ Abril 25, 2026
⏰ 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Alamin pa at magrehistro sa lbcity.info/cnc, may link sa bio!
-
ឆ្នាំនេះគឺជាព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ដើររកភាវៈរស់ព្រៃក្នុងការប្រកួតទីក្រុងធម្មជាតិប្រចាំឆ្នាំទីប្រាំរបស់យើងនៅ Willow Springs Park! ចូលរួមដើម្បីស្វែងយល់របៀបកត់ត្រាទុក និងសម្គាល់ភាវៈរស់ព្រៃអំបូរដើម និងឈ្នះរង្វាន់នៅពេលអ្នកដើរមើលឧទ្យាន និងភ្ជាប់ទំនាក់ទំនងជាមួយដៃគូសហគមន៍ដែលមានចីរភាពរបស់យើង!
🗓️ ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ ទី 25 ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ 2026
⏰ ម៉ោង 9:00 ព្រឹក - 1:00 រសៀល
ស្វែងយល់បន្ថែម និងចុះឈ្មោះតាម lbcity.info/cnc តំណមាននៅក្នុងប្រវត្តិរូប!
#CityNatureChallenge #longbeachcity

Next Saturday, April 25, is the City Nature Challenge at Willow Springs Park. Be sure to drop by the Friends table, we still have some Coyote Brush seed eggs to give away and we'll have our beautiful invasive bouquets once again. Come by, say hello and go home with some goodies from the natural habitat of the park!
________________
From: @lbsustainability

🐾 This year is our Fifth Annual City Nature Challenge bioblitz event at Willow Springs Park. Learn how to document and identify native wildlife, earn prizes as you explore the park, and connect with our sustainable community partners!
🗓️ Saturday, April 25, 2026
⏰ 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Learn more and register at lbcity.info/cnc, link in bio!
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🐾 ¡Este año celebramos nuestro quinto evento anual del Desafío de Naturaleza Urbana con jornada intensiva de registro de biodiversidad en Willow Springs Park! ¡Únase para aprender cómo documentar e identificar la fauna autóctona y gane premios mientras explora el parque y se conecta con nuestros socios comunitarios sostenibles!
🗓️ 25 de abril de 2026
⏰ De 9:00 a. m. a 1:00 p.m.
Obtenga más información y regístrese en lbcity.info/cnc, enlace en la biografía.
-
🐾 Ang taong ito ang aming Ikalimang Taunang Hamon ng Kalikasan sa Lungsod na bioblitz event sa Willow Springs Park! Sumali upang malaman kung paano idokumento at tukuyin ang katutubong wildlife, at makakuha ng mga premyo habang ginagalugad ninyo ang parke at nakikipag-ugnayan kayo sa aming mga sustainable na kapanig sa komunidad!
🗓️ Abril 25, 2026
⏰ 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Alamin pa at magrehistro sa lbcity.info/cnc, may link sa bio!
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ឆ្នាំនេះគឺជាព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ដើររកភាវៈរស់ព្រៃក្នុងការប្រកួតទីក្រុងធម្មជាតិប្រចាំឆ្នាំទីប្រាំរបស់យើងនៅ Willow Springs Park! ចូលរួមដើម្បីស្វែងយល់របៀបកត់ត្រាទុក និងសម្គាល់ភាវៈរស់ព្រៃអំបូរដើម និងឈ្នះរង្វាន់នៅពេលអ្នកដើរមើលឧទ្យាន និងភ្ជាប់ទំនាក់ទំនងជាមួយដៃគូសហគមន៍ដែលមានចីរភាពរបស់យើង!
🗓️ ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ ទី 25 ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ 2026
⏰ ម៉ោង 9:00 ព្រឹក - 1:00 រសៀល
ស្វែងយល់បន្ថែម និងចុះឈ្មោះតាម lbcity.info/cnc តំណមាននៅក្នុងប្រវត្តិរូប!
#CityNatureChallenge #longbeachcity

Next Saturday, April 25, is the City Nature Challenge at Willow Springs Park. Be sure to drop by the Friends table, we still have some Coyote Brush seed eggs to give away and we'll have our beautiful invasive bouquets once again. Come by, say hello and go home with some goodies from the natural habitat of the park!
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From: @lbsustainability

🐾 This year is our Fifth Annual City Nature Challenge bioblitz event at Willow Springs Park. Learn how to document and identify native wildlife, earn prizes as you explore the park, and connect with our sustainable community partners!
🗓️ Saturday, April 25, 2026
⏰ 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Learn more and register at lbcity.info/cnc, link in bio!
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🐾 ¡Este año celebramos nuestro quinto evento anual del Desafío de Naturaleza Urbana con jornada intensiva de registro de biodiversidad en Willow Springs Park! ¡Únase para aprender cómo documentar e identificar la fauna autóctona y gane premios mientras explora el parque y se conecta con nuestros socios comunitarios sostenibles!
🗓️ 25 de abril de 2026
⏰ De 9:00 a. m. a 1:00 p.m.
Obtenga más información y regístrese en lbcity.info/cnc, enlace en la biografía.
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🐾 Ang taong ito ang aming Ikalimang Taunang Hamon ng Kalikasan sa Lungsod na bioblitz event sa Willow Springs Park! Sumali upang malaman kung paano idokumento at tukuyin ang katutubong wildlife, at makakuha ng mga premyo habang ginagalugad ninyo ang parke at nakikipag-ugnayan kayo sa aming mga sustainable na kapanig sa komunidad!
🗓️ Abril 25, 2026
⏰ 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Alamin pa at magrehistro sa lbcity.info/cnc, may link sa bio!
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ឆ្នាំនេះគឺជាព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ដើររកភាវៈរស់ព្រៃក្នុងការប្រកួតទីក្រុងធម្មជាតិប្រចាំឆ្នាំទីប្រាំរបស់យើងនៅ Willow Springs Park! ចូលរួមដើម្បីស្វែងយល់របៀបកត់ត្រាទុក និងសម្គាល់ភាវៈរស់ព្រៃអំបូរដើម និងឈ្នះរង្វាន់នៅពេលអ្នកដើរមើលឧទ្យាន និងភ្ជាប់ទំនាក់ទំនងជាមួយដៃគូសហគមន៍ដែលមានចីរភាពរបស់យើង!
🗓️ ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ ទី 25 ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ 2026
⏰ ម៉ោង 9:00 ព្រឹក - 1:00 រសៀល
ស្វែងយល់បន្ថែម និងចុះឈ្មោះតាម lbcity.info/cnc តំណមាននៅក្នុងប្រវត្តិរូប!
#CityNatureChallenge #longbeachcity

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

April 10 was @lbsustainability’s Restoration Friday. There was a very large turnout of volunteers to help clear out an enormous amount of mustard and thistle, as you can hopefully see in the before and after photos. Plus there were an abundance of Salt Marsh Moth caterpillars around. Then on Saturday the Friends gathered for a walk-and-talk meeting under a beautifully cloudy sky! We checked out the Monarch Day of Action plantings and meandered the Loop Trail backwards. Since we didn’t have a March meeting we went over all kinds of items. Another start to a great weekend in Willow Springs Park!

Saturday the Friends group participated in the Monarch Day of Action event instead of having a meeting. The group started prepping for the event on Wednesday, where we teamed up with the Sustainability crew in the yard at the park to make the Friends group giveaway, which was Coyote Brush Seed Eggs. Then at Restoration Friday participants helped prep the planting area for the Milkweed, red flags were placed to mark where the 150 native plants were going to be planted. And then on event day Saturday, a ton of participants stopped by the Friends table to decorate the seed egg cartons, some taking home more than one.

A bunch of thank you's goes out to: Rama and Katie who supplied us with Coyote Brush seeds collected from the park; Roger who made us the wonderful information and planting instruction flyers; Alecia who found the recipe, mixed the clay (found in the park by Larry), and sifted the compost (also from within the park by @lbcommunitycompost); the Sustainability crew who helped Alecia and made the eggs with us, Carol who made the dyes, Cathy for the table, @lbheritage for the tent, Diane, Stephen, Alison, Paul, Donald, Rashid, Cynthia, Regina, and all the many participants including members not mentioned. Finally, an extra shout out to @lbsustainability for once again putting on a really great Monarch Day of Action event!!

Saturday the Friends group participated in the Monarch Day of Action event instead of having a meeting. The group started prepping for the event on Wednesday, where we teamed up with the Sustainability crew in the yard at the park to make the Friends group giveaway, which was Coyote Brush Seed Eggs. Then at Restoration Friday participants helped prep the planting area for the Milkweed, red flags were placed to mark where the 150 native plants were going to be planted. And then on event day Saturday, a ton of participants stopped by the Friends table to decorate the seed egg cartons, some taking home more than one.

A bunch of thank you's goes out to: Rama and Katie who supplied us with Coyote Brush seeds collected from the park; Roger who made us the wonderful information and planting instruction flyers; Alecia who found the recipe, mixed the clay (found in the park by Larry), and sifted the compost (also from within the park by @lbcommunitycompost); the Sustainability crew who helped Alecia and made the eggs with us, Carol who made the dyes, Cathy for the table, @lbheritage for the tent, Diane, Stephen, Alison, Paul, Donald, Rashid, Cynthia, Regina, and all the many participants including members not mentioned. Finally, an extra shout out to @lbsustainability for once again putting on a really great Monarch Day of Action event!!

Saturday the Friends group participated in the Monarch Day of Action event instead of having a meeting. The group started prepping for the event on Wednesday, where we teamed up with the Sustainability crew in the yard at the park to make the Friends group giveaway, which was Coyote Brush Seed Eggs. Then at Restoration Friday participants helped prep the planting area for the Milkweed, red flags were placed to mark where the 150 native plants were going to be planted. And then on event day Saturday, a ton of participants stopped by the Friends table to decorate the seed egg cartons, some taking home more than one.

A bunch of thank you's goes out to: Rama and Katie who supplied us with Coyote Brush seeds collected from the park; Roger who made us the wonderful information and planting instruction flyers; Alecia who found the recipe, mixed the clay (found in the park by Larry), and sifted the compost (also from within the park by @lbcommunitycompost); the Sustainability crew who helped Alecia and made the eggs with us, Carol who made the dyes, Cathy for the table, @lbheritage for the tent, Diane, Stephen, Alison, Paul, Donald, Rashid, Cynthia, Regina, and all the many participants including members not mentioned. Finally, an extra shout out to @lbsustainability for once again putting on a really great Monarch Day of Action event!!

Saturday the Friends group participated in the Monarch Day of Action event instead of having a meeting. The group started prepping for the event on Wednesday, where we teamed up with the Sustainability crew in the yard at the park to make the Friends group giveaway, which was Coyote Brush Seed Eggs. Then at Restoration Friday participants helped prep the planting area for the Milkweed, red flags were placed to mark where the 150 native plants were going to be planted. And then on event day Saturday, a ton of participants stopped by the Friends table to decorate the seed egg cartons, some taking home more than one.

A bunch of thank you's goes out to: Rama and Katie who supplied us with Coyote Brush seeds collected from the park; Roger who made us the wonderful information and planting instruction flyers; Alecia who found the recipe, mixed the clay (found in the park by Larry), and sifted the compost (also from within the park by @lbcommunitycompost); the Sustainability crew who helped Alecia and made the eggs with us, Carol who made the dyes, Cathy for the table, @lbheritage for the tent, Diane, Stephen, Alison, Paul, Donald, Rashid, Cynthia, Regina, and all the many participants including members not mentioned. Finally, an extra shout out to @lbsustainability for once again putting on a really great Monarch Day of Action event!!

Saturday the Friends group participated in the Monarch Day of Action event instead of having a meeting. The group started prepping for the event on Wednesday, where we teamed up with the Sustainability crew in the yard at the park to make the Friends group giveaway, which was Coyote Brush Seed Eggs. Then at Restoration Friday participants helped prep the planting area for the Milkweed, red flags were placed to mark where the 150 native plants were going to be planted. And then on event day Saturday, a ton of participants stopped by the Friends table to decorate the seed egg cartons, some taking home more than one.

A bunch of thank you's goes out to: Rama and Katie who supplied us with Coyote Brush seeds collected from the park; Roger who made us the wonderful information and planting instruction flyers; Alecia who found the recipe, mixed the clay (found in the park by Larry), and sifted the compost (also from within the park by @lbcommunitycompost); the Sustainability crew who helped Alecia and made the eggs with us, Carol who made the dyes, Cathy for the table, @lbheritage for the tent, Diane, Stephen, Alison, Paul, Donald, Rashid, Cynthia, Regina, and all the many participants including members not mentioned. Finally, an extra shout out to @lbsustainability for once again putting on a really great Monarch Day of Action event!!

Saturday the Friends group participated in the Monarch Day of Action event instead of having a meeting. The group started prepping for the event on Wednesday, where we teamed up with the Sustainability crew in the yard at the park to make the Friends group giveaway, which was Coyote Brush Seed Eggs. Then at Restoration Friday participants helped prep the planting area for the Milkweed, red flags were placed to mark where the 150 native plants were going to be planted. And then on event day Saturday, a ton of participants stopped by the Friends table to decorate the seed egg cartons, some taking home more than one.

A bunch of thank you's goes out to: Rama and Katie who supplied us with Coyote Brush seeds collected from the park; Roger who made us the wonderful information and planting instruction flyers; Alecia who found the recipe, mixed the clay (found in the park by Larry), and sifted the compost (also from within the park by @lbcommunitycompost); the Sustainability crew who helped Alecia and made the eggs with us, Carol who made the dyes, Cathy for the table, @lbheritage for the tent, Diane, Stephen, Alison, Paul, Donald, Rashid, Cynthia, Regina, and all the many participants including members not mentioned. Finally, an extra shout out to @lbsustainability for once again putting on a really great Monarch Day of Action event!!

Saturday the Friends group participated in the Monarch Day of Action event instead of having a meeting. The group started prepping for the event on Wednesday, where we teamed up with the Sustainability crew in the yard at the park to make the Friends group giveaway, which was Coyote Brush Seed Eggs. Then at Restoration Friday participants helped prep the planting area for the Milkweed, red flags were placed to mark where the 150 native plants were going to be planted. And then on event day Saturday, a ton of participants stopped by the Friends table to decorate the seed egg cartons, some taking home more than one.

A bunch of thank you's goes out to: Rama and Katie who supplied us with Coyote Brush seeds collected from the park; Roger who made us the wonderful information and planting instruction flyers; Alecia who found the recipe, mixed the clay (found in the park by Larry), and sifted the compost (also from within the park by @lbcommunitycompost); the Sustainability crew who helped Alecia and made the eggs with us, Carol who made the dyes, Cathy for the table, @lbheritage for the tent, Diane, Stephen, Alison, Paul, Donald, Rashid, Cynthia, Regina, and all the many participants including members not mentioned. Finally, an extra shout out to @lbsustainability for once again putting on a really great Monarch Day of Action event!!

Saturday the Friends group participated in the Monarch Day of Action event instead of having a meeting. The group started prepping for the event on Wednesday, where we teamed up with the Sustainability crew in the yard at the park to make the Friends group giveaway, which was Coyote Brush Seed Eggs. Then at Restoration Friday participants helped prep the planting area for the Milkweed, red flags were placed to mark where the 150 native plants were going to be planted. And then on event day Saturday, a ton of participants stopped by the Friends table to decorate the seed egg cartons, some taking home more than one.

A bunch of thank you's goes out to: Rama and Katie who supplied us with Coyote Brush seeds collected from the park; Roger who made us the wonderful information and planting instruction flyers; Alecia who found the recipe, mixed the clay (found in the park by Larry), and sifted the compost (also from within the park by @lbcommunitycompost); the Sustainability crew who helped Alecia and made the eggs with us, Carol who made the dyes, Cathy for the table, @lbheritage for the tent, Diane, Stephen, Alison, Paul, Donald, Rashid, Cynthia, Regina, and all the many participants including members not mentioned. Finally, an extra shout out to @lbsustainability for once again putting on a really great Monarch Day of Action event!!

Saturday the Friends group participated in the Monarch Day of Action event instead of having a meeting. The group started prepping for the event on Wednesday, where we teamed up with the Sustainability crew in the yard at the park to make the Friends group giveaway, which was Coyote Brush Seed Eggs. Then at Restoration Friday participants helped prep the planting area for the Milkweed, red flags were placed to mark where the 150 native plants were going to be planted. And then on event day Saturday, a ton of participants stopped by the Friends table to decorate the seed egg cartons, some taking home more than one.

A bunch of thank you's goes out to: Rama and Katie who supplied us with Coyote Brush seeds collected from the park; Roger who made us the wonderful information and planting instruction flyers; Alecia who found the recipe, mixed the clay (found in the park by Larry), and sifted the compost (also from within the park by @lbcommunitycompost); the Sustainability crew who helped Alecia and made the eggs with us, Carol who made the dyes, Cathy for the table, @lbheritage for the tent, Diane, Stephen, Alison, Paul, Donald, Rashid, Cynthia, Regina, and all the many participants including members not mentioned. Finally, an extra shout out to @lbsustainability for once again putting on a really great Monarch Day of Action event!!

Saturday the Friends group participated in the Monarch Day of Action event instead of having a meeting. The group started prepping for the event on Wednesday, where we teamed up with the Sustainability crew in the yard at the park to make the Friends group giveaway, which was Coyote Brush Seed Eggs. Then at Restoration Friday participants helped prep the planting area for the Milkweed, red flags were placed to mark where the 150 native plants were going to be planted. And then on event day Saturday, a ton of participants stopped by the Friends table to decorate the seed egg cartons, some taking home more than one.

A bunch of thank you's goes out to: Rama and Katie who supplied us with Coyote Brush seeds collected from the park; Roger who made us the wonderful information and planting instruction flyers; Alecia who found the recipe, mixed the clay (found in the park by Larry), and sifted the compost (also from within the park by @lbcommunitycompost); the Sustainability crew who helped Alecia and made the eggs with us, Carol who made the dyes, Cathy for the table, @lbheritage for the tent, Diane, Stephen, Alison, Paul, Donald, Rashid, Cynthia, Regina, and all the many participants including members not mentioned. Finally, an extra shout out to @lbsustainability for once again putting on a really great Monarch Day of Action event!!

Is there a better way to start your day than making SEED EGGS @farmlot59 ? I can’t think of one! The chickens and other birds were singing and chattering right along with our volunteers! Fun! 🤩 Don’t miss the MONARCH DAY OF ACTION @willowspringslb this Saturday … or join me at Corto Place for @bluffheightslb quarterly CLEAN-UP!!!

Be sure to stop by the Friends of Willow Springs Park table. We'll be giving away Coyote Brush (nectar for mature Monarchs) seed eggs in a carton to be decorated at the table. Looking forward to seeing you on March 14.

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🦋 Join the Long Beach Office of Climate Action & Sustainability for the Fifth Annual Monarch Day of Action! Engage with local Long Beach organizations and learn how you can support the endangered monarch butterfly through eco-crafts, games, and planting Southern California native plants like Narrowleaf Milkweed.

📍 Willow Springs Park

🗓️ Saturday, March 14th

⏰ 9:00 a.m. - Noon

Learn more and register at lbcity.info/monarch, link in bio of @lbsustainability!

Be sure to stop by the Friends of Willow Springs Park table. We'll be giving away Coyote Brush (nectar for mature Monarchs) seed eggs in a carton to be decorated at the table. Looking forward to seeing you on March 14.

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🦋 Join the Long Beach Office of Climate Action & Sustainability for the Fifth Annual Monarch Day of Action! Engage with local Long Beach organizations and learn how you can support the endangered monarch butterfly through eco-crafts, games, and planting Southern California native plants like Narrowleaf Milkweed.

📍 Willow Springs Park

🗓️ Saturday, March 14th

⏰ 9:00 a.m. - Noon

Learn more and register at lbcity.info/monarch, link in bio of @lbsustainability!

Be sure to stop by the Friends of Willow Springs Park table. We'll be giving away Coyote Brush (nectar for mature Monarchs) seed eggs in a carton to be decorated at the table. Looking forward to seeing you on March 14.

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🦋 Join the Long Beach Office of Climate Action & Sustainability for the Fifth Annual Monarch Day of Action! Engage with local Long Beach organizations and learn how you can support the endangered monarch butterfly through eco-crafts, games, and planting Southern California native plants like Narrowleaf Milkweed.

📍 Willow Springs Park

🗓️ Saturday, March 14th

⏰ 9:00 a.m. - Noon

Learn more and register at lbcity.info/monarch, link in bio of @lbsustainability!

Be sure to stop by the Friends of Willow Springs Park table. We'll be giving away Coyote Brush (nectar for mature Monarchs) seed eggs in a carton to be decorated at the table. Looking forward to seeing you on March 14.

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🦋 Join the Long Beach Office of Climate Action & Sustainability for the Fifth Annual Monarch Day of Action! Engage with local Long Beach organizations and learn how you can support the endangered monarch butterfly through eco-crafts, games, and planting Southern California native plants like Narrowleaf Milkweed.

📍 Willow Springs Park

🗓️ Saturday, March 14th

⏰ 9:00 a.m. - Noon

Learn more and register at lbcity.info/monarch, link in bio of @lbsustainability!

On Galentine's Day (Restoration Friday with @lbsustainability) we cleared invasive species and mulched around the natives, the ground was pretty soft and the weather was perfect. On Valentine's Day we had our Love Willow Springs Park gathering where we shared ideas and planned the Monarch Day of Action table activity. Alecia brought us all heart shaped jelly filled sandwich cookies (from TJs). It was a delicious treat for a very great day! And a couple came by and shared with us that it was the 10-year anniversary of their engagement that took place at the park, she was even wearing the same shirt. A very sweet start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park!

Thank you to Donald Specker for sharing a couple photos with us.

On Galentine's Day (Restoration Friday with @lbsustainability) we cleared invasive species and mulched around the natives, the ground was pretty soft and the weather was perfect. On Valentine's Day we had our Love Willow Springs Park gathering where we shared ideas and planned the Monarch Day of Action table activity. Alecia brought us all heart shaped jelly filled sandwich cookies (from TJs). It was a delicious treat for a very great day! And a couple came by and shared with us that it was the 10-year anniversary of their engagement that took place at the park, she was even wearing the same shirt. A very sweet start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park!

Thank you to Donald Specker for sharing a couple photos with us.

On Galentine's Day (Restoration Friday with @lbsustainability) we cleared invasive species and mulched around the natives, the ground was pretty soft and the weather was perfect. On Valentine's Day we had our Love Willow Springs Park gathering where we shared ideas and planned the Monarch Day of Action table activity. Alecia brought us all heart shaped jelly filled sandwich cookies (from TJs). It was a delicious treat for a very great day! And a couple came by and shared with us that it was the 10-year anniversary of their engagement that took place at the park, she was even wearing the same shirt. A very sweet start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park!

Thank you to Donald Specker for sharing a couple photos with us.

On Galentine's Day (Restoration Friday with @lbsustainability) we cleared invasive species and mulched around the natives, the ground was pretty soft and the weather was perfect. On Valentine's Day we had our Love Willow Springs Park gathering where we shared ideas and planned the Monarch Day of Action table activity. Alecia brought us all heart shaped jelly filled sandwich cookies (from TJs). It was a delicious treat for a very great day! And a couple came by and shared with us that it was the 10-year anniversary of their engagement that took place at the park, she was even wearing the same shirt. A very sweet start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park!

Thank you to Donald Specker for sharing a couple photos with us.

On Galentine's Day (Restoration Friday with @lbsustainability) we cleared invasive species and mulched around the natives, the ground was pretty soft and the weather was perfect. On Valentine's Day we had our Love Willow Springs Park gathering where we shared ideas and planned the Monarch Day of Action table activity. Alecia brought us all heart shaped jelly filled sandwich cookies (from TJs). It was a delicious treat for a very great day! And a couple came by and shared with us that it was the 10-year anniversary of their engagement that took place at the park, she was even wearing the same shirt. A very sweet start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park!

Thank you to Donald Specker for sharing a couple photos with us.

On Galentine's Day (Restoration Friday with @lbsustainability) we cleared invasive species and mulched around the natives, the ground was pretty soft and the weather was perfect. On Valentine's Day we had our Love Willow Springs Park gathering where we shared ideas and planned the Monarch Day of Action table activity. Alecia brought us all heart shaped jelly filled sandwich cookies (from TJs). It was a delicious treat for a very great day! And a couple came by and shared with us that it was the 10-year anniversary of their engagement that took place at the park, she was even wearing the same shirt. A very sweet start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park!

Thank you to Donald Specker for sharing a couple photos with us.

On Galentine's Day (Restoration Friday with @lbsustainability) we cleared invasive species and mulched around the natives, the ground was pretty soft and the weather was perfect. On Valentine's Day we had our Love Willow Springs Park gathering where we shared ideas and planned the Monarch Day of Action table activity. Alecia brought us all heart shaped jelly filled sandwich cookies (from TJs). It was a delicious treat for a very great day! And a couple came by and shared with us that it was the 10-year anniversary of their engagement that took place at the park, she was even wearing the same shirt. A very sweet start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park!

Thank you to Donald Specker for sharing a couple photos with us.

On Galentine's Day (Restoration Friday with @lbsustainability) we cleared invasive species and mulched around the natives, the ground was pretty soft and the weather was perfect. On Valentine's Day we had our Love Willow Springs Park gathering where we shared ideas and planned the Monarch Day of Action table activity. Alecia brought us all heart shaped jelly filled sandwich cookies (from TJs). It was a delicious treat for a very great day! And a couple came by and shared with us that it was the 10-year anniversary of their engagement that took place at the park, she was even wearing the same shirt. A very sweet start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park!

Thank you to Donald Specker for sharing a couple photos with us.

Friends, this benefit is close to our hearts. The Honey Fig Lager that @lbbeer is brewing is using the honey from the @longbeachbeekeepers Bee Sanctuary at Willow Springs Park. Not only that, the Beer Lab is preparing a non-alcoholic refreshing slushee with the Willow Springs honey and a special honey themed pizza is also on the menu.

Everyone is invited. See you Sunday, January 18, 4 to 7 PM, at the family friendly Long Beach Beer Lab at 518 W. Willow, 90806

At Restoration Friday (RF) since the ground was soft from the rains, @lbsustainability had volunteers clearing the mustard and stinging nettles from around the newly planted natives from the November RF. There was other weed pulling and mulching too.

At the Saturday’s Friends of Willow Springs Park meeting we took a “water in the park” tour led by Larry Rich our Office of Climate Action and Sustainability liaison. We stopped at different water routes, a dry one, the established wetland, looked at where the wetland expansion will be, the 2017 wetland swale fountains that are solar powered and flow from the storm water basin to the wetland, we visited the two vernal pools near the VAST buildings, and a final vernal pool near mulch mountain, all three formed during the latest rains. It was cool to see that the vernal pools had Ferry Shrimp in them. We ended by looking at the storm water retention basin from above.

All in all it was a great start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park.

At Restoration Friday (RF) since the ground was soft from the rains, @lbsustainability had volunteers clearing the mustard and stinging nettles from around the newly planted natives from the November RF. There was other weed pulling and mulching too.

At the Saturday’s Friends of Willow Springs Park meeting we took a “water in the park” tour led by Larry Rich our Office of Climate Action and Sustainability liaison. We stopped at different water routes, a dry one, the established wetland, looked at where the wetland expansion will be, the 2017 wetland swale fountains that are solar powered and flow from the storm water basin to the wetland, we visited the two vernal pools near the VAST buildings, and a final vernal pool near mulch mountain, all three formed during the latest rains. It was cool to see that the vernal pools had Ferry Shrimp in them. We ended by looking at the storm water retention basin from above.

All in all it was a great start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park.

At Restoration Friday (RF) since the ground was soft from the rains, @lbsustainability had volunteers clearing the mustard and stinging nettles from around the newly planted natives from the November RF. There was other weed pulling and mulching too.

At the Saturday’s Friends of Willow Springs Park meeting we took a “water in the park” tour led by Larry Rich our Office of Climate Action and Sustainability liaison. We stopped at different water routes, a dry one, the established wetland, looked at where the wetland expansion will be, the 2017 wetland swale fountains that are solar powered and flow from the storm water basin to the wetland, we visited the two vernal pools near the VAST buildings, and a final vernal pool near mulch mountain, all three formed during the latest rains. It was cool to see that the vernal pools had Ferry Shrimp in them. We ended by looking at the storm water retention basin from above.

All in all it was a great start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park.

At Restoration Friday (RF) since the ground was soft from the rains, @lbsustainability had volunteers clearing the mustard and stinging nettles from around the newly planted natives from the November RF. There was other weed pulling and mulching too.

At the Saturday’s Friends of Willow Springs Park meeting we took a “water in the park” tour led by Larry Rich our Office of Climate Action and Sustainability liaison. We stopped at different water routes, a dry one, the established wetland, looked at where the wetland expansion will be, the 2017 wetland swale fountains that are solar powered and flow from the storm water basin to the wetland, we visited the two vernal pools near the VAST buildings, and a final vernal pool near mulch mountain, all three formed during the latest rains. It was cool to see that the vernal pools had Ferry Shrimp in them. We ended by looking at the storm water retention basin from above.

All in all it was a great start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park.

At Restoration Friday (RF) since the ground was soft from the rains, @lbsustainability had volunteers clearing the mustard and stinging nettles from around the newly planted natives from the November RF. There was other weed pulling and mulching too.

At the Saturday’s Friends of Willow Springs Park meeting we took a “water in the park” tour led by Larry Rich our Office of Climate Action and Sustainability liaison. We stopped at different water routes, a dry one, the established wetland, looked at where the wetland expansion will be, the 2017 wetland swale fountains that are solar powered and flow from the storm water basin to the wetland, we visited the two vernal pools near the VAST buildings, and a final vernal pool near mulch mountain, all three formed during the latest rains. It was cool to see that the vernal pools had Ferry Shrimp in them. We ended by looking at the storm water retention basin from above.

All in all it was a great start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park.

At Restoration Friday (RF) since the ground was soft from the rains, @lbsustainability had volunteers clearing the mustard and stinging nettles from around the newly planted natives from the November RF. There was other weed pulling and mulching too.

At the Saturday’s Friends of Willow Springs Park meeting we took a “water in the park” tour led by Larry Rich our Office of Climate Action and Sustainability liaison. We stopped at different water routes, a dry one, the established wetland, looked at where the wetland expansion will be, the 2017 wetland swale fountains that are solar powered and flow from the storm water basin to the wetland, we visited the two vernal pools near the VAST buildings, and a final vernal pool near mulch mountain, all three formed during the latest rains. It was cool to see that the vernal pools had Ferry Shrimp in them. We ended by looking at the storm water retention basin from above.

All in all it was a great start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park.

At Restoration Friday (RF) since the ground was soft from the rains, @lbsustainability had volunteers clearing the mustard and stinging nettles from around the newly planted natives from the November RF. There was other weed pulling and mulching too.

At the Saturday’s Friends of Willow Springs Park meeting we took a “water in the park” tour led by Larry Rich our Office of Climate Action and Sustainability liaison. We stopped at different water routes, a dry one, the established wetland, looked at where the wetland expansion will be, the 2017 wetland swale fountains that are solar powered and flow from the storm water basin to the wetland, we visited the two vernal pools near the VAST buildings, and a final vernal pool near mulch mountain, all three formed during the latest rains. It was cool to see that the vernal pools had Ferry Shrimp in them. We ended by looking at the storm water retention basin from above.

All in all it was a great start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park.

At Restoration Friday (RF) since the ground was soft from the rains, @lbsustainability had volunteers clearing the mustard and stinging nettles from around the newly planted natives from the November RF. There was other weed pulling and mulching too.

At the Saturday’s Friends of Willow Springs Park meeting we took a “water in the park” tour led by Larry Rich our Office of Climate Action and Sustainability liaison. We stopped at different water routes, a dry one, the established wetland, looked at where the wetland expansion will be, the 2017 wetland swale fountains that are solar powered and flow from the storm water basin to the wetland, we visited the two vernal pools near the VAST buildings, and a final vernal pool near mulch mountain, all three formed during the latest rains. It was cool to see that the vernal pools had Ferry Shrimp in them. We ended by looking at the storm water retention basin from above.

All in all it was a great start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park.

At Restoration Friday (RF) since the ground was soft from the rains, @lbsustainability had volunteers clearing the mustard and stinging nettles from around the newly planted natives from the November RF. There was other weed pulling and mulching too.

At the Saturday’s Friends of Willow Springs Park meeting we took a “water in the park” tour led by Larry Rich our Office of Climate Action and Sustainability liaison. We stopped at different water routes, a dry one, the established wetland, looked at where the wetland expansion will be, the 2017 wetland swale fountains that are solar powered and flow from the storm water basin to the wetland, we visited the two vernal pools near the VAST buildings, and a final vernal pool near mulch mountain, all three formed during the latest rains. It was cool to see that the vernal pools had Ferry Shrimp in them. We ended by looking at the storm water retention basin from above.

All in all it was a great start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park.

At Restoration Friday (RF) since the ground was soft from the rains, @lbsustainability had volunteers clearing the mustard and stinging nettles from around the newly planted natives from the November RF. There was other weed pulling and mulching too.

At the Saturday’s Friends of Willow Springs Park meeting we took a “water in the park” tour led by Larry Rich our Office of Climate Action and Sustainability liaison. We stopped at different water routes, a dry one, the established wetland, looked at where the wetland expansion will be, the 2017 wetland swale fountains that are solar powered and flow from the storm water basin to the wetland, we visited the two vernal pools near the VAST buildings, and a final vernal pool near mulch mountain, all three formed during the latest rains. It was cool to see that the vernal pools had Ferry Shrimp in them. We ended by looking at the storm water retention basin from above.

All in all it was a great start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park.

At Restoration Friday (RF) since the ground was soft from the rains, @lbsustainability had volunteers clearing the mustard and stinging nettles from around the newly planted natives from the November RF. There was other weed pulling and mulching too.

At the Saturday’s Friends of Willow Springs Park meeting we took a “water in the park” tour led by Larry Rich our Office of Climate Action and Sustainability liaison. We stopped at different water routes, a dry one, the established wetland, looked at where the wetland expansion will be, the 2017 wetland swale fountains that are solar powered and flow from the storm water basin to the wetland, we visited the two vernal pools near the VAST buildings, and a final vernal pool near mulch mountain, all three formed during the latest rains. It was cool to see that the vernal pools had Ferry Shrimp in them. We ended by looking at the storm water retention basin from above.

All in all it was a great start to the weekend at Willow Springs Park.