  |
 Nature
in the City will
be having our second talk |
|||||||||||
|
October 22, 2007  Presidio Park Stewards at
Crissy Field
Wednesday October 24Presidio Battery East Presidio Nursery CNPS at Twin Peaks Friday October 26 Presidio Plant Patrol at Lobos Creek Butterfly Survey at Land's End Presidio Plant Patrol Saturday October 27 Wherry Dunes Quail at Harding Park Alvord Lake Beautification Fort Funston Nursery Corona Heights Grassland Restoration Colma Creek Restoration Land's End Stewards Presidio Nursery For more information, contact info, and directions to natural areas and restoration sites, go to the Community Calendar on the Nature in the City website. Become a member of Nature in the City today and get a new map! Go online, email or call 415-564-4107 to join us.  And don't forget to shop at Cole Hardware, the city's favorite hardware store, and help Nature in the City! Calendar Of Events
*For more calendar items, event descriptions, as well as regular volunteer opportunites, go to the Nature in the City Calendar to view all posted events. Top |
Nature News in Today's Chronicle
TopToday's San Francisco Chronicle has a lot of news about nature in the city. Follow the links below for some positive and negative information about nature and natural areas. Two front page articles about "Nature Deficit Disorder," a phrase coined by Richard Louv Article 1 and Article 2 Matier and Ross excoriating Literacy for Environmental Justice Carolyn Blair, Ex. Dir. of the "San Francisco Tree Council", sent a letter to the editor Top More Eco News and Events QUICK! RUN! Last Day to Register to Vote! Oct. 22 Until 5PM Are you registered? Have you moved since you last voted? The Department of Elections needs to receive your voter-registration form by 5PM! City Hall, 1 Carlton B. Goodlett Place (Polk and Grove) Top Treasure Island Community Planning Workshop Oct 22 5:30 - 7:30 pm Help build San Francisco's first sustainable community! Treasure Island is being redeveloped and could be a model of sustainable transportation. Separate bike lanes? Car-free zones? Great public spaces? Bicycle libraries? What is your vision for a bike and pedestrian centered Treasure Island? Come and be a part of this interactive workshop! SMWM Architects, 989 Market St ( at 6th), 3rd Fl. Email Neal or call (415)431-2435 x312 for more information. Veggie Car Conversion Workshop Oct. 23 10 am 705 Hampshire St (between 19th and 20th) Come learn how to turn your diesel guzzler into a veggie eater! Want to learn how to convert your car to run on waste vegetable oil without buying an expensive conversion kit? We're not talking biodiesel here- this is the real thing- 100% used grease straight out of your local restaurant's fryer! Please come to this day-long workshop with visiting East Coast vegetable oil master Patrick Keaney; convert an '83 Mercedes named Esmerelda with an entirely D.I.Y. kit! Top Green my Streets Oct. 25 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Ida B. Wells School Auditorium Meeting on the Greening and Traffic Study of the Divisadero Corridor The Department of Public Works Secured $3 million in Federal Funding for greening and streetscaping Divisadero. DPW and MTA will present their findings and a block-by-block proposal for greening, streetscaping, and potential traffic and transit changes. Top Remembering the First Caretakers of This Land Nov. 4 1-4 p.m Ocean Terrace Overlook (Seal Rock Drive and El Camino Del Mar) Long before Adolph Sutro made his mark here, the Yelamu tribe of the Ohlone people worked and gathered at Lands End for at least 2,000 years. Join Linda Yamane, a descendent of the Rumsien Ohlone, anytime throughout the afternoon for stories, songs, and Ohlone basketry. RSVP: 415-561-3054, Rain Cancels. Top Green Halloween (About.com & Treehugger) Halloween may be spooky, but it doesn't have to be a scary time for the environment. Have a green Halloween that is eco-friendly and rewarding for everyone. Use these tricks to make your Halloween a treat for Mother Nature. If you like to set a spooky mood around the house, pick up a few Orange and Black CFL's, available here, or at various hardware stores near you. And if you think you have the greenest of the green Halloween costumes, submit your rags to the Etsy costume contest! Up to $2000 in prizes will be given away for Sci-fi costumes, baby costumes, pet costumes and more! Top Costa Rica Trades Conservation for Debt (Treehugger) The U.S. government and environmental groups have agreed to let Costa Rica off the hook on US$26 million in debt, but the country will have to invest the same quantity for tropical forest conservation over the next 16 years, according to an agreement reached Wednesday. The nifty deal fits into the U.S. Tropical Forest Conservation Act whereby the U.S. government can buy back debt in exchange for conservation projects at a discounted rate. In this case, the U.S. government will spend US$12.6 million, while Conservation International and The Nature Conservancy will each contribute US$1.26 million. Brower
Youth Awards |
||||||||||
