WATSONVILLE — Visitors to the 15th annual Earth Day/Day of the Child event at Watsonville Plaza take part in a hands-on crafts activity Sunday. The city-run event is designed to heighten awareness of conservation, environmental protection, water saving, recycling, landfill issues, city services and more.

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Ben Heistein (right), parks superintendent for the City of Watsonville, describes how to plant a rugged charm maple. (Photo by Tarmo Hannula/Pajaronian)

Children lean about water conservation thanks to a crew from the City of Watsonville. (Photo by Tarmo Hannula/Pajaronian)
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Tarmo Hannula
Tarmo Hannula has been the lead photographer with The Pajaronian newspaper in Watsonville since 1997. More recently Good Times & Press Banner. He also reports on a wide range of topics, including police, fire, environment, schools, the arts and events. A fifth generation Californian, Tarmo was born in the Mother Lode of the Sierra (Columbia) and has lived in Santa Cruz County since the late 1970s. He earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and has traveled to 33 countries.

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