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Workshops & Events Calendar
RURAL ROAD EROSION CONTROL TECHNICAL TRAINING
     

WHEN
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

For more information and
registration contact
Joe Issel
or 831.464.2950 ext. 12

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WHERE
Boulder Creek, California

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CAPITOLA WATER FESTIVAL
     

WHEN
Saturday, October 4, 2008
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

For more information contact
John Akeman
or 831.475.7300

 

WHERE
At Capitola Lagoon:  (on the beach near Stockton Bridge and Venetian Ct.)
      8:30 - 10:30: Fish Counts with Biologist Don Alley

At Esplanade Park: in Capitola Village (near the showers)

      8:30 AM - 4:30 PM:  Fun, Art, Games, *booths* for the whole family
    10:00 - 11:00       Banana Slug String Band  performing water tunes
    11:00 - 12:00       Mickey Magic performing “Water Magic” & fun for kids
    11:00 - 1:00         Beach Clean-Up meet at Surfrider Foundation booth
    12:00 - 12:30       Hon. Fred Keeley speaking on “Marine Conservation”
    12:00 - 1:00         Make a Sea Creature Mobile at CA State Parks booth
    12:30 - 1:00         Les Sternad speaking on “The State of Our Oceans”
    1:00 - 2:00           The Great Morgani accordion music with a fish twist
    1:00 Kick-Off      Treasure Hunt Commission on the Environment booth
    2:00                     Announcement of Prize Winners
    2:10 - 2:30           Biologist Don Alley  on “Creek Endangered Species”
    2:30 - 4:00           Make a Sea Creature Mobile at CA State Parks booth

Upper Esplanade Park:  behind the bandstand
    10:30 - 4:00         Casting and Tying Lessons with Flyfishermen Club

On the Beach: near the rock jetty

    11:00 - 4:00         Stand-up Paddle Board Lessons Kayak Connection

At Peery Park: the creek’s pedestrian bridge (back of Nob Hill center on Bay Ave)

    2:30 - 4:00           Soquel Creek History Walk with historian Carolyn Swift

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CORRECTING DRAINAGE ISSUES ON RURAL LANDS
     

WHEN
Saturday, September 27, 2008
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

For more information and
registration contact
Kellie Guerra
or 831.637.4360 ext. 101

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WHERE
Briscoe Ranch
8867 Poppy Lane
Gilroy, CA

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DESIGNING AND INSTALLING LOW MAINTENANCE GRASS FILTER STRIPS
     

WHEN
Saturday, September 20, 2008
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

For more information and
registration contact
Dina Iden
or 831.424.1036 ext. 126

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WHERE
Plemmons Ranch
22275 Berry Drive
Salinas, CA

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FIRE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS WORKSHOP ON THE NORTH COAST
     

WHEN
Monday, September 15, 2008
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

For more information and
registration contact
Joe Issel
or 831.464.2950 ext. 12

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WHERE
Cal Poly Swanton
Pacific Ranch, Little Creek House
305 Swanton Road
Davenport CA (Just Past the Train)

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REINING IN THE RAIN
Watershed-Friendly “Low Impact Development” Site Design & Permeable Pavements for Stormwater Management
     

WHEN
Friday, April 25, 2008
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

For more information and
registration contact
Angie Stuart
or 831.464.2950 ext. 22

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WHERE
Veterans Memorial Building
846 Front Street
Santa Cruz, CA

Topics include:
• Resource-based planning
• Low Impact Development (LID)
• LID design: hydrology, soils & sizing
• Local stormwater management
• Incorporation of LID into State Water Board Programs
• Permeable pavements, pavers and asphalt
• Rainwater Catchment & Irrigation
• Bio-retention, rain gardens, and swales

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HABITAT RESTORATION VOLUNTEER DAY
Come help with the restoration of Soquel Creek
     
WHEN
Saturday, April 14, 2007
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

For more information contact
Jennifer Stern
or 831.464.2950 ext. 24

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WHERE
Meet at Creekside Office complex at 2425 Porter Street right across the street from Carpo’s in Soquel.



RURAL ROAD SURVIVAL STRATEGIES FOR SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
Free workshop for Private Road Residents
     
WHEN
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

For more information and
registration contact
Angie Stuart
or 831.464.2950 ext. 22

Download Event Flyer

 

WHERE
Corralitos Grange Hall
155 Little Corral Way
Corralitos, CA

Topics include:
• Rural Roads Program overview
• Funding assistance for roads projects
• Recognizing early signs of road failure
• Controlling & preventing erosion
• Road design & maintenance
• Rural road success stories