CHA CHA Altadenians for Clean, Healthy Air

Get your list ready for the California Native Plant Society-- San Gabriel Mountains Chapter 2024 Plant Sale, Nov. 9, 2024, 9 AM - 2 PM. Check out their website for more information on the sale and how you could help out. It is always a blast!

Sign up for yourself, share information with your gardener and friends.

The webinar is now posted and we are spreading the news. Feel free to share.

Webinar: Use and Care of Battery Powered Leaf Blowers – October 24th at 7pm

While battery powered leaf blowers are easy to use, there’s a lot to learn in order to maximize their efficiency, from charging and storing them properly to safe use and battery management.

During the webinar, experts from the American Green Zone Alliance will share information on the use and care of your battery powered leaf blowers and other equipment, and the ways to use leaves in your landscape to benefit your soil.

Register at this Eventbrite Link. Login and reminders will be sent in advance.

https://mygreenmontgomery.org/2024/leaf-blower-webinar/

If you are in an area that ash, dust and debri are falling due to the fires, do not use a leafblower of any kind. Re-circulating the toxins is not healthy. The county does send out daily notices. But not everyone receives these warnings,
Have the gardener work on weeding and covering the exposed dirt with mulch. Bear water (to get the ash, dust and debris off the shrubs and tree leaves.). Use a debris sweeper or broom to clean off hard surfaces.
Wear a mask, or limit the time you are outside. Same for your pets.

We have had several “no burn days” during winter and yet, there are fireplaces are being used.
How can Altadenans become aware and act responsibly if we are not on the South Coast alert email or text? We have no local paper. Should it be the responsibility of the Town Council at every meeting to announce “no burn day”, or on their webpage? And how many access the webpage? Should there be news blasts that come from town council?
Maybe information should come from our libraries?
Any thoughts out there? We all want clear air, right?

: Wednesday, December 27 through Thursday, December 28, 2023 at 11:59 PM

Find out more about our No-Burn program at http://aqmd.gov/cbyb and sign up for alerts at http://AirAlerts.org

Do you want to trade your old gas lawn and garden equipment for new battery electric equipment? What about helping you save up to 85% on the retail cost of commercial battery electric lawn and garden equipment? You will have all your questions answered if you come to Pasadena at Lawn Mower Corner on November 21, 2023!

Please stop by to get an AGZA swag and learn about the South Coast Air Quality Management District - South Coast AQMD eL&G program. In-person workshop and demo start from 7:30 am to 11:30 am and get delicious Toac at 11:00 am by Lawn Mower Corner

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Clean the air AND save $$$ when you swap out your gas-powered lawn equipment for a newer battery-electric model with South Coast AQMD’s Electric Lawn Mower Rebate Program! Spread the word to your friends, family, and neighbors: aqmd.gov/lawnmower

Share with your family members and neighbors!

Clean the air AND save $$$ when you swap out your gas-powered lawn equipment for a newer battery-electric model with South Coast AQMD’s Electric Lawn Mower Rebate Program! Spread the word to your friends, family, and neighbors: aqmd.gov/lawnmower

Happy Juneteenth, a forward movement to freedom in the US!
It’s the day African Americans in Texas first learned of the Emancipation Proclamation, more than two years after it was initially issued.

More information regarding incentive and the ban in Pasadena.

Another opportunity to ask questions about both CORE vouchers program and South Coast AQMD exchange program. Take a look at the commercial battery leaf blowers that are available and recommended.

Our table at Muir High School during Science Fest Earth Day event! Quite a large undertaking. I want to take Warren Skidmore for inviting CHACHA to participate and for spearheading the event (and the many volunteers who help through the day) and to Christine Lenches-Hinkel from 301 Organics who sent 2 of her workers Audio Bass and Ka Trina Gee who covered for me so I could check in on my new dog, Indigo. (all’s well on that end).
We exchanged information with Theodore Payne Foundation who was next to us and formed a connection. They will share the April 26 event with their certified landscapers/gardener that Pasadena and AGZA will be having at the Rose Bowl to demonstrate the electric/battery powered leaf blowers.

What a great day to visit with Vendors regarding their battery equipment for residents!

Setting up shop for another CORE VOUCHER OUTREACH event. We have partnered with the City of Glendale this week at 120 N Isabel St.
We are inside the Richard Rick Reyes Community Room. Join us from 8 am to 12 pm today to meet manufacturers, learn about the program and grab a tasty lunch combo! Homeowners are welcome too!

FREE EBOOK American Green Zone Alliance

Please indicate in the comment section if you are interested in attending the South Coast AQMD Clean Air Award event
http://www.aqmd.gov/clean-air-awards at 11:30am on Jan. 6th. The event is virtual.
En español - https://bit.ly/3HW5GI8
South Coast AQMD Honors U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, Congressman Alan Lowenthal and Community Activist Angelica Balderas for Environmental Achievements

Awards will be given at annual Clean Air Awards on January 6th

DIAMOND BAR - On Friday, January 6, 2023, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) will virtually host the 33rd Annual Clean Air Awards to honor community leaders, organizations and businesses who have made outstanding clean air contributions in communities and the environment. FOX 11 Meteorologist Maria Quiban will serve as Mistress of Ceremonies for the free, virtual event.

This year's awards winners include

•S. Roy Wilson Memorial Award for Leadership in Government: U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)
•Dr. Robert M. Zweig, M.D. Memorial Award: Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47)
•Dr. William A. Burke Award for Leadership in Environmental Justice: Angelica "Angie" Balderas, Sierra Club
•Innovative Clean Air Technology: Orange County Transportation Authority
•Leadership in Air Quality: Watts Clean Air & Energy Committee
•Youth Leadership in Air Quality: Andy Fung, Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement

The virtual event will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, January 6th. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register for the event or for more information, please visit www.CleanAirAwards.com or call (909) 396-2432.

South Coast AQMD is the regulatory agency responsible for improving air quality for large areas of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, including the Coachella Valley. For news, air quality alerts, event updates and more, please visit us at www.aqmd.gov, download our award-winning app, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

AQMD - Home Visit our Community Investigations page for information on South Coast AQMD activities in response to air quality incidents in local communities

What is at stake?

Today is the last day to apply for a free tree that Altadena Heritage will giving away! Don't miss out. What trees are being giving away - https://altadenaheritage.org/choose-your-tree-species/
Apply here-https://altadenaheritage.org/tree-application/

Choose Your Tree Species | Altadena Heritage Choose Your Tree Species Tree Resources In our campaign to combat the Urban Heat Island effect and increase the urban canopy of Altadena and surroundings, Altadena Heritage is offering another free tree give away. This giveaway is being done with the generous support of Southern California Edison. W...

Leave the leaves to nourish the trees and soil; and provide habitat and food for wildlife.