Earth Day Bash

Raquel Frohlich

7 months ago

Each year, Earth Day takes place on April 22, and Pierce College students were among those who took part in the day’s education and celebration throughout campus this year.

(L to R) Child development majors Elizabeth Sanchez and Samantha Elias, Club President and nursing and child development major Alanna Davis, and Club Vice President and psychology major Lexi Costa gather to help two students with choosing bracelets from the Child Development Club booth during the Earth Day Bash at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on April 22, 2024. Photo by Karla Delgado.

At the Earth Day Bash, booths from various clubs and organizations, vegan food from Follow Your Heart and electric vehicles from Automotive Technology were set up along the Mall. Groups of students took part in a campus clean up, clearing the area of trash including paper, napkins, old flyers and cardboard. Marine Biology Professor Crystal Ng displayed and discussed marine items such as a sea urchin, sea star and coral.

Life Sciences and Biology Professor Wyndee Guzman led a Bird Walk, and—equipped with binoculars—the group spotted birds including a robin, eagle and dove.

“I teach bird watching classes, and I often find students, after they take the class, are more observant and they say it’s amazing,” Guzman said. “After a few minutes, or 30 or 45 minutes of doing a little bird walk and identifying those different characteristics—the different shape and size of the birds, I think that helps them become more observant in life, too.”

Karla Delgado contributed to this story.

Professor Wyndee Guzman (R), along with students, looks up toward the sky as they spot an eagle in the distance at the Bird Walk event during the Earth Day Bash at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on April 22, 2024. Photo by Karla Delgado.

A Seed Bomb is carefully decorated during the Earth Day Bash at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on April 22, 2024. Photo by Karla Delgado.

(L-R) Subha Tabassum, a biology major, and Maegan Panes, a psychology major, pick up pieces of trash left behind next to the North Gym at the campus clean-up event during the Earth Day Bash at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, Calif., on April 22, 2024. Photo by Karla Delgado.