"Sustain La Mesa" Environmental Festival

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Are we ready for the next 100 years? At this upcoming Centennial event, the City of La Mesa will be showcasing a variety of environmental topics, technologies and activities at the fifth annual “Sustain La Mesa” Environmental Festival Saturday, October 27. This event is presented by the La Mesa Environmental Sustainability Commission and takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Harry Griffen Park, 9550 Milden Street, La Mesa.

If you enjoyed the Monarch butterfly release last year, you can see it again! The grace and beauty of these delicate creatures will surprise and delight one and all. Plan to spend the day and enjoy the beauty of the park, its trees, and amphitheater. Listen to exciting speakers and this year's new addition of musical entertainment by Paul Seaforth & Mo'Sax Saxophone Quartet. Explore the interactive booths and exhibits, including topics such as energy and transportation, horticulture and habitat, water, recycling, community, and a kid’s zone. See innovative technologies, including electric cars and the latest in sustainable building materials. An EDCO recycling zone for hard to recycle materials and the County Office of Education’s Splash Science Mobile Lab will also be featured. Family entertainment will be provided throughout the day with face painting by the San Diego Clown Conspiracy and water conservation for kids by Ms. Smarty Plants. There may be a hummingbird or hawk to see, too. The speakers include Bamboo Bob on sustainable bamboo and Cadence Baron on herb growing and uses. And you just might find some food trucks, too.

The winners of the “Our Planet, Our Home” K-12 Environmental Literacy & Art Contest will be announced and their entries will be displayed at the festival. In this Centennial year, we wish to challenge students (our future!) with a theme: Big changes start with small steps, and every great development starts with a vision or dream. What solutions or inventions can you dream up, to shape the kind of world you want to pass on to the youth of the next century? Entries for the contest are due by October 16, and the winning entries will be displayed after the festival at the La Mesa Library through November.

For more information, please visit cityoflamesa.com/SustainLaMesa .