IT'S TREE VS. TEE AT PIERCE; COLLEGE PLAYS UP PLANTING ON ARBOR DAY.Byline: David R. Baker Daily News Staff Writer The ground beneath it patted smooth, a newly planted jacaranda jacaranda (jăk'ərăn`də): see bignonia. jacaranda Any plant of the genus Jacaranda (family Bignoniaceae), especially the two ornamental trees J. mimosifolia and J. cuspidifolia. tree bent gently in a cold wind at Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. on Sunday as a nearby crowd celebrated the tree's arrival. The crowd had just finished planting trees throughout the campus to celebrate California's Arbor Day. And although the event focused on the trees - spindly spin·dly adj. spin·dli·er, spin·dli·est Slender and elongated, especially in a way that suggests weakness. spindly Adjective [-dlier, -dliest things tied to sticks for support - its organizers also hoped the 2,500 people attending would notice the beauty of the trees' new home. One of the event's organizers, the West Valley Eagles Track Club, has been active in the fight against plans to build a golf course on part of the campus. They hit upon the idea of an Arbor Day celebration as a way to show people what the campus looked like away from the surrounding grid of streets. ``We wanted a way to get more people onto the campus and aware of the issues with the golf course and to realize what an asset Pierce College really is,'' said Carrie Biggs-Adams, a track club official. Starting at noon, the crowd worked its way across campus, planting 10 trees. The Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La handed out tiny pines in white tubes of dirt and explained how to plant them. Marta Kashanpour of Canoga Park took a 2-inch-high pine for her flower garden. Perhaps one day she'll give it to someone else, she said. ``Maybe when it's big I'll give it to a park or something,'' Kashanpour said. The crowd also watched displays of Mexican dancing and huddled around as Alan ``Spirit Hawk'' Salazar, a volunteer with an American Indian American Indian or Native American or Amerindian or indigenous American Any member of the various aboriginal peoples of the Western Hemisphere, with the exception of the Eskimos (Inuit) and the Aleuts. cultural center in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. , told stories. Salazar said he was trying to convey a sense of respect for nature appropriate for Arbor Day. ``We didn't weave the web of life,'' he said. ``We're just a strand in it.'' CAPTION(S): 3 photos PHOTO (1) Children plant a young tree Sunday at Pierce College during Arbor Day events designed to show the community the pastoral nature of the Woodland Hills campus. (2) Natural history professor Mick Sears, right, guides area youngsters in an Arbor Day tree planting Sunday at Pierce College. (3) Wildlife on Wheels education coordinator Michael Fritzen, right, introduces the crowd to a hedgehog hedgehog, Old World insectivorous mammal of the family Erinaceidae, related to moles and shrews. The spiny hedgehogs are found in Africa and Eurasia, except SE Asia. They have rounded bodies up to 13 in. Sunday at Arbor Day events at Pierce College. Gus Ruelas/Daily News |
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