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First Thursday, November 1st 2007
MALT's Constance Washburn and her interactive presentation: "It Takes a Village to Save the Land"
At the Center for Volunteer and Non-Profit Leadership,
555 Northgate Drive, San Rafael (Across from Sears Auto Center in the Northgate Mall)
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm
See feature article on the left, below "IN THIS ISSUE" for more details.
RSVP@marinefm.org if you think you might be attending to facilitate room set-up. Regardless of whether you tell us in advance, you are welcome to decide at the last minute. Thank you - we'd love to see you!
Note links to Marin Open Space, Malt, EAC, Sierra Club hikes and events, plus lots more, are also down on the lower left side of this email in "Quick Links".
Watch out for the goblins next week, and have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Sherry Stanton (EFM Class 29), ENews Editor
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Earth Forum Report
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Phyllis Faber (EFM Founding Member), Coordinator for Bay, Estuaries and Oceans Day on Tuesday 30th October, has arranged a wonderful boat trip out into the bay for the class.
There is space for more intrepid sailors and Phyllis extends the invitation to all past and present board members to join her.
Email Kim Suave (Class 34), Assistant Training Director, to sign-up for this trip: ksuave76@gmail.com
Kim reports that the Earth Forum program, now going into its 8th week, is receiving enthusiastic feedback from students; like this comment after Agriculture/Mariculture Day
You do such an incredible job-I never saw a better job of keeping to a schedule, and I can't believe how much we are receiving for our tiny fee. Such generosity on the presenters' part and all who work to organize and make this happen. Thank you!
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Click here for info on the program schedule |
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EFM's Next Education Program is February 2008
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If you've been impressed by the comment above, and would like to join the next class, sign up for the Sustainable Communities Seminar, or Seminar Series for short.
The Seminar Series takes place over seven (7) Saturdays from Feb 2nd 2008 to Mar 22nd.
For more details and an application packet, please check the link below.
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Application Info and Flyer |
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Marty Griffin receives Environmental Leader award
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Responding to a joint nomination by the Environmental Forum of Marin and Audubon Canyon Ranch, EECOM (Environmental Education Council of Marin) will honor Dr. Marty Griffin (EFM Founding Member) with the 2007 Environmental Leader of Marin Award.
Dr. Griffin has been instrumental in preserving Marin's beauty, environmental diversity and natural habitats. In addition to founding the Environmental Forum of Marin and Audubon Canyon Ranch, Dr. Griffin's tireless efforts have promoted environmental education, public policy, and environmental sustainability in Marin.
Among his personal accomplishments are a Public Health Hero Award from UC Berkeley and his highly regarded book, "Saving the Marin-Sonoma Coast."
The annual award ceremony will take place on December 6th during a cocktail reception and concurrent silent auction at the Embassy Suites Hotel in San Rafael.
Supervisor Charles McGlashan (EFM Class 30), will present the award to Dr. Griffin. The cost is $25 per person. For more information or to attend, call 415-485-4908 ext. 3, or email support@eecom.net.
Submitted by David McConnell, President (EFM Class 27)
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Lake Davis and the Northern Pike
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In our Marin Environmental Film Festival in April 2005 we screened the film "How to Kill a Fish" that describes the attempts to eliminate the invasive pike in Lake Davis. Nets, electric probes, even explosives were unsuccessfully used, and then, in 1997, the water was treated with powdered rotenone.
It didn't work. Within a couple of years the pike were back.
With the potential to cause irreversible damage to the Feather, San Joaquin and Sacramento river systems, the aggressive Northen Pike is not responding to attempts to eradicate it from Lake Davis, high up in the Sierra Nevada.
In September the State Department of Fish and Game tried again. This time with a liquid version of rotenone on the lake and a drip system up the tributaries. Will they be successful?
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Follow the update |
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Zero Waste Resolution Update
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The Joint Powers Authority of Marin County adopted a Zero Waste Resolution in 2006, calling for the development of zero waste strategies, setting goals of 80% diversion of waste by 2012 and zero waste by 2025.
Supervisor Charles McGlashan (EFM Class 30) has brought together a committee of citizens to advise the County on how to move towards Zero Waste. Many Forum members are on the committees, namely Ed Mainland (29), Marilyn McConnell (30), David Weckler (31), Sue Spofford (32), Kiki La Porta (32) Carrie Batchelder (3A).
Submitted by past president, Solvig Palm-Nicholls (Class 28)
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New Marin News
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** Started in July, a new weekly in West Marin called the West Marin Citizen has grown to be a favorite read out in the coastal towns. Keep up to date on environmental and other topical issues in the sensitive seashore.
- purchase a copy in Fairfax at Book Beat, Fairfax Variety, or Good Earth Natural Foods.
- or subscribe: $48 for 52 issues, $25 for 26 issues.
Send checks to West Marin Citizen, PO Box 158, Pt Reyes Station, CA 94956.
** Marin's new quarterly environmental magazine, Terra Marin, Marin County Green Living Guide has EFM graduates contributing articles to the magazine, namely Clint Wilder (EFM Class 31) on Green Tech Investing, and Wade Stevenson, (Class 31) on Marin's Environmental Heritage.
For a Free copy of the Winter issue of Terra Marin, email subscriptions@terra-marin.com
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Al Gore scores!
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It was very exciting to watch Al Gore receive the Nobel Peace Prize - he has certainly found his own special way to make a difference in the world.
There was an attempt to ban An Inconvenient Truth from schools in the UK (on the grounds that the film is political indoctrination), but this has been thrown out of court. Schools may show the film as long as they point out there are inaccuracies in the film : "Such claims as that the snows of Kilimanjaro are melting from global warming, or that that polar bears are drowning, searching for ice, are not proved", said the judge, who nevertheless called the documentary "powerful" and "broadly accurate," and cleared it for use in school as long as teachers now explain that it's only a movie!
Al Gore's latest innovation is the creation of a virtual town hall, a forum for online sharing of opinions from Climate Change to Abortion, Gun Control to Gay Rights, all in video.
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Visit the Virtual Town Hall |
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Hike in Roys Redwoods
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10:00 am. Nov 4th
An invitation to join the Marin Chapter of the Californian Native Plant Society on their educationally oriented walk at Roy's Redwoods.
The walk will be led by retired Park Ranger, Dabney Smith, who has taught about these magnificent trees for decades.
Rain or shine, meet at the pull-out for Roy's Redwoods on Nicasio Road, about 1/4 mile north of Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
submitted by Joe Kohn (EFM Class 34)
Photo by Donald Kinney off his website http://www.photoarrow.com/roysredwoods/
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Redwood Creek Walk
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10am, November 3rd, Join the Redwood Creek Walk to observe the stream restoration project there.
This is the last of a series of three nature walks to explore the wonders of a hidden treasure, Lower Redwood Creek.
Meet in the Muir Beach parking lot, Or call (415) 561-4859 for more information and directions.
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Golden Gate National Park programs |
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Malt's Food & Farming on the Urban Edge
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Marin Farmland & Family Histories
Sunday, November 4
At the Dance Palace, Point Reyes Station, 3-5pm.
Tea and local food treats served.
Free event.
Join MALT founder Phyllis Faber (EFM Founder), dairywoman, Sharon Doughty, ranch owner, Crawford Cooley, and historian Dewey Livingston and hear first-hand stories about our farms and families.
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Friends of the Petaluma River outings
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Narrated River tours
Sat, Nov 10th & Sun Nov 11th
9am - 12 & 1-4pm
The converted fishing trawler Delphinus will once again be giving narrated river tours with 2 trips each day. The boat departs and returns to the Petaluma turning basin.
The cost is $35. Children need to be at least 8 years of age.
Call 800-472-9942 * 510-527-9622
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More info on Friends of the Petaluma River |
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A Weekend on Mt Tamalpais
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Sat Nov 17th & 18th
Starting at 7:30 am (You're welcome to camp Fri 16th)
You use the trails, now maybe you'd like to give back.
Spend the weekend at Mount Tamalpais State Park helping restore the Heather Cut Trail. Enjoy a great weekend in a beautiful park. The trail offers scenic views of the Pacific Ocean. "Volunteer for Outdoor California" (V-O-Cal) projects are designed to be fun and you'll leave with an amazing sense of accomplishment.
V-O Cal is seeking 100 Volunteers for a broad variety of work, from strenuous to less taxing. Tools, training, tasty meals; free park entrance, camping (Fri 11/16 and Sat 11/17) and even a t-shirt for each volunteer.
Bring work gloves. Wear boots, hat, sunglasses, long sleeved shirts and pants. Pack water, sunscreen and prepare for various weather conditions.
Camping is optional. Volunteers can also participate on only one day, but are encouraged to come for the full weekend.
Registration required: email projects2007@v-o-cal.org or call 650-298-9774 for more info.
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More details and sign-up online |
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December Holiday Party
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Our annual Holiday party for EFM members and Class 35 students will be held at the home of David and Marilyn McConnell on December 16, 2007, between 5 and 8 pm
Put it in your diary!
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