Register at www.bringingbackthenatives.net for the Sunday, May 4, Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour, with more than 60 pesticide-free, predominantly native-plant gardens in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties . The event again includes a May 3 and 4 Native Plant Sale at various locations, and possibilities for private guided tours on other weekends, including a gourmet bicycle tour and a Berkeley walking tour.
Cruise the Bay — Fundraiser for Shorebird Park Nature Center
A Fundraising Cruise on beautiful San Francisco Bay
to provide science equipment for Shorebird Park Nature Center classrooms
What: Glorious afternoon fund-raiser cruise on the San Francisco Bay that includes lavish hors d’oeuvres, fine wines, great views, the best of the Nature Center hands-on activities, and an opportunity to honor environmental heroes, past, present and future.
When: Sunday, April 27th, 2008. 2–3 pm dockside and 3–6 pm on the Bay.
Why: To raise awareness about the 30-year-old environmental education program teaching children and adults about San Francisco Bay; to raise $35,000 in funds for new “green†classroom equipment, replacing three 28-year-old aquariums, buying new microscopes, and updating videos and the library.
Information: Call 510-981-6723 or:
- Information flyer (PDF, 500kb)
- Invitation flyer (PDF, 111 kb)
Donation: $65 per adult; $75 for one adult & one child; $100 per couple.
Come join us on San Francisco Bay for a fun time with a cause! Help these environmental education programs grow and flourish. Hope to see you there!
Spring Equinox Celebration at Cesar Chavez Solar Calendar
Date and time
Saturday, March 21, 2009; 6:30 pm
Sunset is 7:15 pm, gathering is 45 minutes before sunset. The event ends about 15 minutes after sunset.
Event information
Led by David Glaser, Science Educator
- A mini-workshop on the Seasons
- Celebrating HOPE -Â The Chavez virtue that is associated with the East
- Norouz –Â In the interest of sharing cultural celebrations associated with the Spring Equinox, Mojgan Saberi will give a brief overview of the Iranian Spring Festival called Norouz.
Notes
This years city-wide theme for the Cesar Chavez Commemoration (March 20th – April 23rd) is on "Teaching Tolerance." www.ecologycenter.org/chavez
Thank you to all the dog walkers who have been helping by keeping their dogs on a leash. This is particularly important when there are a lot of people, dogs and excitement in the center circle. It makes for a more orderly and enjoyable experience for all in attendance. You are some of our biggest supporters.
Those of you who have been there in the past know that we regularly review four virtues of Cesar Chavez which are metaphorically associated with the four cardinal directions. Tolerance is also one of those virtues. And it is a good one to be reminded of as we learn to be with one another harmoniously in a special space and moment.
Links
- www.solarcalendar.org
- http://www.ecologycenter.org/chavez
- A Google Map link that shows the parking area . You can see the Solar Calendar as a white dot in the brown area of the park. This link shows a zoomed in view where in which you can see the rocks that create the circle of the solar calendar.
Schoolhouse Creek Common Workday
Schoolhouse Creek Common Update
The first weekend in January this year, the Schoolhouse Creek Common crew installed a couple of boulders that will serve as the entrance (and additional seating) to a meeting area at the east end of Schoolhouse Creek Common. The plan is to finish the project on the second Saturday in March at 10am, the usual work day (rain day the following Saturday). It should be fun, with folks passing boulders along, mixing cement, quaffing coffee and croissants, sowing wildflower seeds, and getting Schoolhouse Creek Common ready for the Native Garden Tour later in spring. We will also be installing a bulletin board. You don’t have to be a neighbor to participate. Come join the fun and see the native plants and wildflowers. Mark your calendars.
For more information, please call Jamie Day, 559-8368, day7715@sbcglobal.net.
Bird Rescuers’ Get-Together
Saturday-January 26, 3pm
Bird Rescuers’ Get-Together
Celebrate the Bay and join in a thank-you get-together for everyone who helped after the November oil spill. We will see pictures from the spill, celebrate wildlife that was rescued, chat and hear about what others did, remember and reflect on plans to make it better next time. Short bird program/walk follows. Shorebird Park Nature Center, 160 University Ave., Berkeley (south side of University west of Adventure Playground; AC Transit 9). Information: 510- 981-6720.