By Daily Press staff
Volunteers are being sought to help teach area kids about the environment, specifically about one of the last salt marshes in the area.
The Friends of Ballona Wetlands, and the Santa Monica Bay and Los Angeles Audubon Chapters are offering a six-week training program for volunteer naturalists and educational outreach volunteers interested in leading school tours of the Ballona Wetlands.
Training classes will begin Tuesday, Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to noon and continue on Tuesday mornings through Oct. 18. No prior experience is necessary, only a desire to help children develop a love of the natural world and an enthusiasm for preserving it.
Since 1990, the Audubon Society has offered tours of the Ballona Wetlands for children in grades four through six. More than 40,000 children have participated in the program, which offers an opportunity for students to see the last major salt marsh in Los Angeles County and to learn about the native plants, insects, birds and
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 15, 2005. Read the original PDF.