COUNTING DOWN TO ZERO WASTE: New Ways to Counter the "Throwaway Society hosted by Supervisor McGlashan Tuesday, April 18, 6:30-9 pm, Supervisors' Chambers, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael. Admission Free.
A unique window into exiting new possibilities to move affordably beyond conventional, environmentally costly "throw-away" and "dump" solutions of the past. Hear how prevention and avoidance may be worth many cubic yards of more Mt. Trashmore "cures".

Saturday, April 29 from 1-4 pm, Board of Supervisors Chamber at the Marin Civic Center, San Rafael. Admission Free.
Redwood Landfill is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions in Marin County. This forum will explore opportunities to make the landfill one of the largest sustainable energy facilities in Marin. The landfill has requested a permit to expand and an issue under consideration is an energy capture system. Invited Speakers include: Brian Guzzone, Team Leader, USEPA Landfill Methane Outreach Program; Paul Pabor, Vice President for Renewable Energy, Waste Management Inc.; Scott Walker, Branch Manager, California Integrated Waste Management Board. Co-sponsored by EFM.

Ecoliteracy: Education for a Sustainable Marin Wednesday, April 19th; Olney Hall at 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Moderated by visionary architect and Director of COM's Center for Regenerative Design Sim Van der Ryn, and educator and author Andres Edwards.

The event is at the Mill Valley Community Center, with a reception starting at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 7:00. Brian O'Neill, Superintendent of the Golden Gate Recreational Area, will speak and there will be a special announcement of an exciting new MCL initiative. For reservations, call the MCL Office at 485-6257.

SOLAR ELECTRICITY: Can Silicon Valley Bring This Technology to the Masses? April 26, 2006, 6:30 pm - 9.30pm Palo Alto Research (PARC) Presented by the MIT Club of Northern California Renewable Energy and Clean Technology Program.

April 28, 2006 7 PM Tickets $25.00 Marin Link 415/472-0211 Teachable Moments: “From Votergate to Katrina & Beyond” Mill Valley Community Ctr., 180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley

A northbay public workshops and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) scoping meetings will be held to develop and adopt an amendment to the Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the San Francisco Bay Basin that will protect stream and wetlands systems, including measures to protect riparian areas and floodplains.
NORTH BAY PUBLIC WORKSHOP AND CEQA SCOPING MEETING Date: Monday, May 15, 2006 Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Location: Marin Center Manzanita Room 10 Avenue of the Flags San Rafael, CA 94903

May 13-14 weekend to St. Mary’s Cathedral Conference Center, San Francisco. Get the A-Z overview of the most critical global issues we face, how they affect us here in the US, the best strategies and solutions to apply, and the actions we can take to be part of those solutions.
Presenters include Randy Hayes, Lynne Twist, Kevin Danaher, Hunter Lovins, John Robbins, Darian Heyman, Charles McGlashan and 20 others. The event features 60 exhibitors, powerful videos, green project demos, performances and art, Ubuntu Cultural Village, and a concurrent Youth Symposium (high school level).

Mark Pasternak, a wonderful organic produce farmer, offers a family-run working ranch just beyond Samuel P. Taylor State Park. Kids can work with baby lambs and horses, participate in wide-range of activities including crafts, canning, spinning, archery and swimming. Certified lifeguard is always present. The total cost is $435 for EFM children and grandchildren.
Mark is also looking for angel donations to help less fortunate children attend.

Andrew Aguilar a member of Class 23 passed away on 3/21/06. Andrew was well respected, a retired Santa Rosa firefighter and a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve (where he helped create their Sea Partner Program to protect the ocean ecosystem).
He built watershed dioramas of the bay ecosystem from an EFM S.E.E.D. grant and spent many hours demonstrating how we can protect our waterways at schools and educational conferences. He will be missed.