News Release

Celebrate National Park Week with Spring Native Plant Sale and Beach Cleanup

News Release Date: April 10, 2019

Contact: Yvonne Menard, 805-658-5725

Celebrate National Park Week with  special events from April 20 to 27, 2019 at the Channel Islands National Park Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center in Ventura Harbor.

On National Junior Ranger Day, April 20, children will have the opportunity to participate in four different Junior Ranger programs from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. They can earn badges as a Channel Islands National Park Junior Ranger, an Underwater Explorer, a Junior Paleontologist, and a Junior Angler. There will be tide pool programs at 11:00 am and 3:00 pm, and a ranger talk on seals and sea lions at 1:00 pm.

On April 27, a spring plant sale featuring California native plants, some found only on the Channel Islands, will be held between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm at the visitor center. The plant sale is sponsored by the Channel Islands Park Foundation.

The park will also host a beach cleanup of the Ventura Harbor Cove on April 27 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. All volunteers must sign up prior to participation at the visitor center and take part in a brief safety orientation. Participants are encouraged to bring their own buckets and reusable gloves. Following the beach cleanup, a ranger will present a tidepool talk at 11:00 am and a special program highlighting recreational opportunities in the park at 1:00 pm.

National Park Week takes place each April and is a joint effort by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation—the official charity of America’s national parks. Throughout the week, parks across the country will host a variety of special programs and events to celebrate and build awareness of the incredible stories and resources found in these special places.

About Channel Islands Park Foundation
Formed in 2005, Channel Islands Park Foundation is the only nonprofit, philanthropic partner of Channel Islands National Park. In cooperation with the national park, the Foundation funds education, protection, and preservation efforts. For more information, visit ciparkfoundation