First Santa Monica Mountains Science Festival A Success

In addition to families and organized school trips, nearly 30 community centers and other local organizations arrived on school buses and vans to take part in the daytime and evening festivities. The park estimates that half of the attendees were first time visitors to the park. The festival was envisioned to give Southern California residents an opportunity to explore a nearby National Park unit, to engage in scientific discovery, and to become familiar with the recreational offerings in the mountains. Visitors took advantage of English/Spanish bilingual walks, nighttime trail hikes, owl banding, a bug show, lectures on mountain lion research and cultural history, and numerous hands on science stations for children of all ages. To read the rest of the article click here.