FREE Family Friendly, Nature Friendly Event Sept. 5: 5 p.m.-8 p.m. City Roots Urban Nature Festival & Concert @ Colorado Lagoon

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(Sept. 4, 2014, 8:15 a.m.) -- Kick off the Labor Day weekend by enjoying a FREE, family-friendly, nature friendly event on Saturday Sept. 5 from 5:00-8:00 p.m.: the first ever City Roots Urban Nature Festival & Concert at Colorado Lagoon, hosted by the Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust and Friends of Colorado Lagoon (click on graphic to reach the event's Facebook page, scroll down for further info):

Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust Exec. Dir. Elizabeth Lambe writes:

What a great way to spend part of your Labor Day weekend. Not only will you get to know some of the interesting groups that are working to bring nature back to our urban environment but you will get to spend time at the Colorado Lagoon, a wonderful natural area that is also a great venue for a concert.
Most people don't know that the Colorado Lagoon was once an unbroken parcel of Los Cerritos Wetlands, before urban development fragmented and divided these once-vast natural lands. So we are excited to partner with Friends of Colorado Lagoon for this fun celebration of all that urban nature offers us here in Long Beach and surrounding communities.
The music will be great, too! Our featured band will be the Salty Suites, who will start their performance at 7PM, giving attendees plenty of time to check out the hands-on exhibits, kids' activities, and local organizations promoting natural open spaces, outdoor education, recreation, natural history, wildlife, and more. Lawn and beach seating for the free concert is limited, so I urge you to arrive at 5PM to stake out your spot with your blanket or lawn chairs.
Our valued partner South Bay Wildlife Rehab will also be there with their impressive raptors, along with two mobile science and ecology museums that can be explored for no charge. For dinner you can purchase yummy choices from the Canvas Food Truck or bring your own picnic, plus Councilwoman Suzie Price's office is hosting a fun s'mores bar.
We will be gathering on the north bank of the Colorado Lagoon. Festival attendees can enter from 6th St adjacent to the golf course, or from the south bank, crossing the pedestrian bridge over the water. Free bike valet sponsored by Representative Alan Lowenthal's office for those arriving on two wheels. Sorry, dogs have to sit this one out, they aren't permitted at the Lagoon.

The event has a Facebook page at this link. Pass it on! And enjoy!

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