Clean Air Day
Clean Air Day, October 5, is an annual event designed to focus public and political attention on the problem of air pollution.
By News Desk
Here are the events happening in Altadena, Pasadena and surrounding areas.
Altadena Clean Air Week
Altadena Clean Air week is an extension of California Clean Air Day. Altadena Walkers kicked off clean air week with a walk around Altadena. In the evening, Safe Streets had a talk introducing the rest of the events for the week:
- Wednesday, October 5
– 7:00 am – 8:00 am
Altadena Walk to School on Clean Air Day for Altadena Elementary and Eliot Arts Academy | Sponsored by Safe Streets
– 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Clean Air Day Celebration and Fair at Altadena Main Library. (More details here). - Thursday, October 6
– 5:30 pm
California Native Plant Society Online Webinar – Native Gardening 101: Healthy Soils to support Native Plants in Drought | Register here. - Friday, October 7
– 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Altadena Main Library | Walkabout: “Learn How Re-imaging A Native Garden Can Work Toward a Cleaner, Quieter Community” Led by Studio Petrichor | Register here.
– 5:00 pm
Bob Lucas Memorial Library | “Regenerative Garden” with Levi Brewster. - Saturday, October 8
– 9:00 am
Altadena Main Library | “ALD Green Zone Tour” with Jonathan Arevalo
– 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Main Library | “1000 Yardscapes Challenge” – Panelists from AGZA, AH Tree Committee, South Coast AQMD, and 301 Organics will share how you can promote clean air with Q&A and AGZA Demonstration hosted by CHA CHA:
Children’s activities:
– Seed planting (while supplies last)
StoryWalk® (“We Are Water Protectors”)
*Children must be accompanied by an adult
– 12:00 pm
Main Library | Celebrate end of the week with a raffle, food, and fun.
Pasadena: Plant Trees in District 3
- Wednesday, October 5
California Clean Air Day gave My Zero Waste Store and the Pasadena Audubon Society a $1,000 grant to plant native trees in Pasadena. The money is used to buy and plant eleven 15-gallon Redbud Trees and four15-gallon oak trees along Cypress Avenue near Orange Grove Blvd in District 3. An additional $300 was donated by an individual in District 3. Remaining funds will help purchase additional trees for the New Horizon School in Pasadena, near the Cypress Avenue planting.
Pasadena Transit
- Ride Pasadena Transit and Dial-A-Ride buses for free on #CleanAirDay, Oct. 5. View route and schedule info here.
Foothill Transit
- All Foothill Transit rides rides will be completely free from 4:00 am on Wed., Oct. 5, until 3:00 am on Thu., Oct. 6.
Metro
- All Metro Buses, Trains and Bikes, are free on #CleanAirDayCA on Wed., Oct. 5.
- Oct. 7 through Oct. 9
Metro’s new on-demand rideshare service, Micro, will be offering free trips within several zones in LA County. The new service is for short local trips and uses small vehicles (seating up to 10 passengers) and is available in eight L.A. County service zones. Use promo code KLine2022. - Metro Bike Share will be offering free 30-minute rides starting Oct. 7 through Oct. 9. To redeem your free rides, select 1-Ride at any kiosk, online or in the Metro Bike Share app and enter code 100722 to redeem. More offers on this link.
Monterey Park
- Wednesday, October 5
– 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Bokashi Composting Workshop hosted by Amy Honjiyo from Sustainable Little Tokyo. More details here.
California
- Take the Clean Air Day Pledge and see how you can make California’s air cleaner!
Ongoing: Power Pasadena
Get up to %1,500 in rebates for a new or used EV:
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