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| Earth Day at
the Cabrillo Marine
Aquarium D.I.V.E.R.S. will have a booth at the Earth Day Festival at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium on Saturday, April 17, 2010 There will be a beach cleanup at 8 am followed by the festival with environmental, county and other service agencies located in the courtyard from 10 am to 3 pm |
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| Ohana Day is
our once a year Seal Beach public outreach activity to let people know
about Surfrider. Event: Ohana Day --- Surfrider Foundation H/SB 3rd Annual Ohana Day (Family Day) What: Festival Start Time: Sunday, April 18 at 9:00am End Time: Sunday, April 18 at 1:00pm Where: Seal Beach Pier |
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| California Water
Quality Monitoring Collaboration Network Participant: Join the California Water Quality Monitoring Collaboration Network and Orange County CoastKeepers Ray Heimstra, from your own workspace for a 1-hour Webinar session Orange County CoastKeeper: Redefining the Realm of Citizen Monitoring. The webinar will be on April 21, from 11:30 AM -12:30 PM (noon). Please see the instructions below to join the webinar. Orange County CoastKeeper: Redefining the Realm of Citizen Monitoring The Orange County CoastKeeper, founded in 1999, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of the marine habitats and watersheds of Orange County through programs of education, restoration, enforcement and advocacy. CoastKeeper works with business, developers, cities, elected officials and regulatory agencies to develop solutions to the problems of polluted urban runoff. CoastKeeper tries to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders in seeking solutions that are good for Orange County and protect coastal resources. They work to identify and stop polluters, using litigation if necessary; however, they believe that solutions that are good for the environment are also good for business. They strive to build a community approach to watershed management, with the intent of avoiding future conflicts, and agreeing on solutions that meet broad societal goals. Ultimately their hope is to increase the likelihood of sustaining long-term environmental improvements. This Webinar will focus on their work that does not fit into the traditional view of what a citizen monitoring program is. It is hoped that this Webinar will broaden the view of what can be done through citizen monitoring and creative collaborations. Ray Hiemstra is the Associate Director of Orange County CoastKeeper where he has worked for 10 years on water research and policy issues. Ray has degrees in Geography and Environmental Studies from Long Beach State and lives in Huntington Beach. He is a member of the Newport Bay Watershed, and the Orange County Nitrogen Selenium management committees along with the LA/Long Beach Harbor Safety Committee. Ray has been the Project Manager for several projects contracted by the Regional Water Quality Control Board, including: Santa Ana River Citizens Water Quality Project (319h) 2001-2004; Rhine Channel Remediation Alternatives Project (Prop 13) 2004-2006; Orange County Watersheds Citizen Monitoring Project (Prop 13) 2004-2006; Newport Bay Marinas Metals Study, 2006-2007; Newport Bay Stormdrains Study, 2007-present; Orange County Nurseries Water Quality Improvement Project, 2007-present. Topic: Orange County CoastKeeper: Redefining the Realm of Citizen Monitoring Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 Time: 11:30 am, Pacific Daylight Time (San Jose, GMT-07:00) Meeting Number: 747 980 182 Meeting Password: wqmwebinar ------------------------------------------------------- To start the online meeting ------------------------------------------------------- 1. Go to https://waterboards.webex.com/waterboards/j.php?ED=103114882 2. Click "Start Now". 3. Follow the instructions that appear on your screen. ------------------------------------------------------- Teleconference information ------------------------------------------------------- Call-in toll-free number (Verizon): 1-866-761-8603 (US) Call-in number (Verizon): 1-517-652-7895 (US) ------------------------------------------------------- Try to login 10 to 15 minutes before the Webinar starts. ------------------------------------------------------- Shhhhhh Be sure to use the *6 WebEx mute feature for your phone when you call in. Only un-mute your phone when you have a question or wish to participate, then *6 when you're finished. Thank you! |
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| Intercalibration
Session on April 29 at
the Orange County CoastKeeper
Office in Costa Mesa at 6:30 pm. We will be preparing our equipment and coordinating our efforts for California Snapshot Day on Saturday May 8th. Thanks to the generous help of our friends at Assure Controls, OC Health Care Agency, and OC Watersheds we will be able to do the full suite of water monitoring plus toxicity testing. We are looking forward to seeing you. If you need directions call Ray at 714-904-3671 as the Coastkeeper phone goes to message after 6pm. , 2010. |
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| Dana Point Underwater
Harbor
Cleanup on May 1 in Dana Point From 8:30 am to noon Registration: $20 includes T-shirt and food (Call the East Marina Office at 949-496-6137) Sponsored by the County of Orange |
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| Join the CWMOC groups during the California Snapshot
Day on May 8, 2010 This is a great opportunity to get your feet wet at water monitoring. |
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