The Palos Verdes blue butterfly, once thought extinct, was rediscovered in San Pedro in 1994 at the Fuel Depot in San Pedro. About 300 acres of habitat will be restored over the next few years as part of the effort to save the butterfly and recreate our native grasslands.

This is your chance to help save an endangered species! Join this group effort to pull weeds and plant new native vegetation (2 credits/hour). Be sure this is on your spring calendar so you can see the butterfly on the wing. Extra credit activities for individuals are available.

Go to 3171 North Gaffey Sreet, 1/2 mile south of intersection of Anaheim and Vermont, near the police pistol range. Call Jess Morton at 832-5601 or Rhapsody in Green at (213) 654-5821 for information.

Madrona Marsh is the last remaining vernal marsh (wet in spring, usually dry in fall) in the LA basin. It is home to an amazing variety of plants and animals, many found nowhere else in our area. However, decades of abuse have left the marsh far from what it might be. The City of Torrance and the Friends of Madrona Marsh (FOMM) are restoring the marsh and building a nature center. Join the group effort pulling out weeds, trash and old pipe, plant new native vegetation and work as FOMM docents (2 credits/hour). Extra credit activities are available doing research and creating displays.

Go to the Temporary Natural History Center, 3201 Plaza Del Amo, just east of Madrona Avenue, near the Del Amo Mall. Call Shirley Turner at 326-3840 for information.

Work with the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium staff on various projects including being docents for weekend tidepool walks, restoring habitat at the salt marsh and creating a native plant garden. Parking is limited. Numbers of volunteers needed vary. Walk leaders must know tide pool animals. Wear comfortable shoes for walking on the rocks. Call Linda Chilton at 548-7546 to register.

The Manhattan Beach Botanic Garden is the only coastal botanic garden in Southern California. It features California native and drought tolerant plants suitable for residential landscapes. You can learn about these important plants and how you can help us conserve water through their use. Volunteers like you are helping to establish these demonstration plantings at Pollywog park. Please call VOICE at 318-6642 to let them know you want to help out.

Work with Palos Verdes/South Bay Audubon Society members to teach children, 6 to 12 years old, about nature. As docents, you will assist with crafts, games, micro-hikes and nature walks (2 credits/hr). Extra credit activities available.

Go to Wilderness Park at Sepulveda Blvd. and Knob Hill, Redondo Beach. You must call Lillian Light at 545-1384 or Bob Carr at 325-4402 to sign up.

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