EcoCalendar
http://www.ecologycenter.org
September 9, 2011 -- September 25, 2011
Greetings Ecology Center members and friends,
Our EcoCalendar features two weeks worth of events, classes, actions, films, conferences, and more. The searchable website edition of the calendar contains events further into the future. The Ecology Center's events are listed first, followed by additional community event listings. Please continue to send event listings to calendar@ecologycenter.org
Job Opening -- Administrative Coordinator
The Ecology Center is seeking an energetic, organized, and personable Administrative Coordinator to serve as office manager, receptionist, and volunteer coordinator. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, enjoys working with a wide range of people, and is interested in the Ecology Center's mission. Full job description and application form available here.
Increase your Bike-Q -- attend one or both of two great bike workshops coming up:
Saturday, September 17 is our Kids and Family Bike Workshop, followed on Wednesday, September 21 by The Confident Bike Commuter: Fixing Flats & DIY Maintenance.
ECOLOGY CENTER EVENTS
9/13/2011 Cooking Demonstrations with Trudy Schafer at the Tuesday Berkeley Farmers' Market Farmers' Markets Event
9/15/2011 Post-Petroleum Transportation: Finding Your Best Alternative Fuel Special Event
9/17/2011 Kids and Family Bike Workshop EcoHouse Event
9/17/2011 Berkeley Farmers' Market String Band Contest Farmers' Markets Event
9/18/2011 The Oakland Standard Seed Circus BASIL Event
9/18/2011 Poster/Banner Making Party for Moving Planet Class
9/21/2011 The Confident Bike Commuter: Fixing Flats & DIY Maintenance Class
9/22/2011 Smart Growth and Just Growth: the quest for equity in transit-oriented development Special Event
9/24/2011 Moving Planet Mobilization: Berkeley bike ride, BART gathering, and SF parade Special Event
9/24/2011 Wild, Foraged, & Indigenous Foods Celebration at Berkeley Farmers' Market Farmers' Markets Event
9/29/2011 Rebuilding the Village Economy through Gift Exchange Special Event
10/3/2011 Climate Action Workshop Series (2-session series) Class
10/4/2011 Advanced Seed Saving for Farmers and Gardeners Class
10/6/2011 Around the World Without a Plane: Dispatches from a Hot Planet Special Event
10/12/2011 - 10/14/2011 Slow Money National Gathering Special Event
10/13/2011 Fiber Arts Presentation: Black Mesa Weavers (Navajo) Special Event
10/14/2011 Harvest the Rain -- Author Event with Nate Downey Ecology Center Store
10/15/2011 Bookmaking with Recycled Materials Class
11/15/2011 Chicken Clinic 2.0 Class
11/19/2011 Greywater, Rainwater Catchment, Earthworks Tour at the EcoHouse EcoHouse Event
11/19/2011 Giftmaking with Recycled Materials Class
OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS
9/9/2011 Green Friday Potluck: Quit Nuclear Power - Strategies and Proposals East Bay
9/9/2011 Screening of Robyn O' Brien TED Talk, followed by GMO Allergen Discussion North Bay
9/9/2011 Volunteer: Berkeley Youth Alternative Gardens East Bay
9/9/2011 Passive House Retrofits: Deep Energy Explorations East Bay
9/10/2011 SF Botanical Garden Plant Sale: Native Plants & Succulents San Francisco
9/10/2011 Growing Edible Perennials South Bay
9/10/2011 Passive House California Open House Tour East Bay
9/10/2011 Urban Composting San Francisco
9/10/2011 City Slicker Farms Backyard Garden Mentor Orientation East Bay
9/10/2011 - 10/1/2011 PermaCulture Carpentry Workshop Series: Hands On Community Carpentry Class East Bay
9/10/2011 Food N' Justice with Phat Beets: Installing Home GreyWater with Nik Bertulis East Bay
9/10/2011 Re-Skilling Series: Late Summer Natural Dyes North Bay
9/10/2011 Class: Pickled Vegetables East Bay
9/10/2011 Class: Summer Dry Garden Design San Francisco
9/10/2011 Alameda Public Affairs Forum East Bay
9/10/2011 Village Festival and Resource Fair 2011 East Bay
9/10/2011 San José Clean Energy Showcase South Bay
9/10/2011 Bay Area Solarthon SF Bay Area
9/10/2011 Garden to Pantry - A Basic Food-Preserving Workshop North Bay
9/10/2011 SCRAP Workshop: From the Free Section w/ Monica Lee San Francisco
9/10/2011 Sidewalk Landscaping Workshop San Francisco
9/10/2011 Builders Booksource Sidewalk Sale East Bay
9/10/2011 Class: Start Your Fall Garden Peninsula
9/10/2011 Alameda Urban Farm Tour East Bay
9/10/2011 Richmond Greenway Community Beautification Day East Bay
9/10/2011 Bill McKibben on Global and Local: Building a Movement to Solve the Climate Crisis East Bay
9/11/2011 Slow Food East Bay: End of Summer Tomato U-Pick Salinas Valley
9/11/2011 Worms, Waste, and Wisdom: A Composting Workshop East Bay
9/11/2011 Cohousing/Co-ops/Aging in Community in Solano Stroll Parade (Berkeley/Albany) East Bay
9/11/2011 Colors from Nature: Getting Started with Natural Dyes East Bay
9/11/2011 Class: City Chickens East Bay
9/11/2011 Volunteer: Restore Bird Habitat with the Audubon Society (Alameda) East Bay
9/11/2011 Workshop: Floral Nature Arranging East Bay
9/11/2011 Solano Stroll: Everyday Heroes East Bay
9/11/2011 Class: Backyard Beekeeping East Bay
9/12/2011 Transition Berkeley's Crop Swap East Bay
9/12/2011 - 10/17/2011 Berkeley Green Building Evening Classes East Bay
9/12/2011 Seed Saving for Gardeners and Farmers East Bay
9/12/2011 Close to Home Talk: Shellmounds with Dr. Kent Lightfoot East Bay
9/12/2011 Forum: Incorporating Low Impact Development (LID) into Municipal Stormwater Management San Francisco
9/12/2011 Ecosystem Services San Francisco
9/12/2011 - 9/18/2011 GMO Awareness Week (Including the Two-Day Conference "Justice Begins With Seeds") San Francisco
9/13/2011 Cooking Demonstrations with Trudy Schafer at the Tuesday Berkeley Farmers' Market East Bay
9/13/2011 Sustainable Business Alliance Panel Discussion and Networking Event East Bay
9/13/2011 California Biosafety Alliance Pre-Conference Keynote Event: Dr. Vandana Shiva San Francisco
9/13/2011 Evening Forum: Regenerative Design San Francisco
9/13/2011 - 9/15/2011 The National Heirloom Exposition North Bay
9/13/2011 - 9/17/2011 Natural Building Intensive East Bay
9/13/2011 - 12/6/2011 Class: Introduction to Healthy Community Systems East Bay
9/14/2011 - 10/9/2011 Class: Beginning Bird-watching East Bay
9/14/2011 Class: Energy Fundamentals: Solar Geometry Analysis San Francisco
9/14/2011 Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning Colloquium: Places to Play: Environmental Justice and Access to Parks and Recreation East Bay
9/14/2011 Field Trip: Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline with the Audubon Society East Bay
9/14/2011 Reception and Talk: Dr. Vandana Shiva North Bay
9/14/2011 Sustainable Building Advisor Program Open House San Francisco
9/14/2011 - 11/30/2011 Class: Restoration of Watercourses East Bay
9/14/2011 Energy Efficiency's Role in Your Sustainability San Francisco
9/14/2011 Panel Discussions: Carbon & Courts San Francisco
9/14/2011 Lunchtime Forum: The Future of Bay Area Agriculture San Francisco
9/15/2011 Richmond Crop Swap East Bay
9/15/2011 Speaker: The Mystery of Birdsong East Bay
9/15/2011 Lecture: San Francisco's Changing Landscape San Francisco
9/15/2011 Symposium: The Bay Area's Modern Landscape Legacy San Francisco
9/15/2011 Great Communities Film Series -- Bogota, Seoul and Portland: Global Perspectives on Livable Cities North Bay
9/15/2011 Learn How to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient East Bay
9/15/2011 Post-Petroleum Transportation: Finding Your Best Alternative Fuel East Bay
9/15/2011 Author Event: "Passive Solar Architecture" East Bay
9/15/2011 Opening Reception: One Cubic Foot: Miniature Surveys in Biodiversity East Bay
9/15/2011 Outdoor Lighting Event for Landscapers & Designers San Francisco
9/15/2011 Panel: Global Carbon San Francisco
9/16/2011 PARK(ing) Day
9/16/2011 - 9/17/2011 Conference: California Biosafety Alliance -- Justice Begins with Seeds San Francisco
9/16/2011 PARK(ing) Day @ SPUR San Francisco
9/16/2011 - 9/18/2011 Engaging Our Grounds: International Green Schoolyard Conference SF Bay Area
9/16/2011 Dance at the Lake - A Party for Wild Rivers East Bay
9/16/2011 Class: Botanical Art: Painting Apples, Pears, Quince East Bay
9/17/2011 Rethink Your Lawn Talk East Bay
9/17/2011 California Coastal Cleanup Day California
9/17/2011 Green Drive Expo East Bay
9/17/2011 Parklets - Creating Public Parks in Parking Spaces East Bay
9/17/2011 Volunteer: Restore Bird Habitat with the Audubon Society (Pier 94) San Francisco
9/17/2011 - 9/18/2011 Slip-straw/clay plaster Hands-on Workshop Mendocino County
9/17/2011 Volunteer: Restore Bird Habitat with the Audubon Society (Oakland) East Bay
9/17/2011 Volunteer: Restore Bird Habitat with the Audubon Society (Golden Gate Park) San Francisco
9/17/2011 California Coastal Cleanup with East Bay Regional Park District: Shoreline and Lake Parks East Bay
9/17/2011 Food N' Justice with Phat Beets: Wild Fermentation -- Making Sour Dill Pickles East Bay
9/17/2011 Class: Composting Peninsula
9/17/2011 The New Law Firm San Francisco
9/17/2011 Urban Beekeeping: Honey Extraction San Francisco
9/17/2011 Class: Summer Pruning for Urban Apple & Pear Trees San Francisco
9/17/2011 Heirloom Apple Tasting San Francisco
9/17/2011 Class: Grow Your Own Food San Francisco
9/17/2011 Coastal Cleanup Day with Friends of Five Creeks East Bay
9/17/2011 Kids and Family Bike Workshop East Bay
9/17/2011 Oakland Creek to Bay Day East Bay
9/17/2011 - 9/18/2011 Symposium: Growing Natives: Inspiring and Enduring Gardens East Bay
9/17/2011 San José Clean Energy Showcase South Bay
9/17/2011 Class: Introduction to Grow Biointensive Peninsula
9/17/2011 Compost 101 Workshop East Bay
9/17/2011 - 9/24/2011 SCRAP Two-Day Workshop: Lost and Found Mosaics w/ Jane Schafgans San Francisco
9/17/2011 EBMUD Pinole Creek Clean-up East Bay
9/17/2011 Contra Costa County Coastal Cleanup Day Contra Costa County
9/17/2011 Berkeley Farmers' Market String Band Contest East Bay
9/17/2011 Free Water: Utilizing Greywater and Rainwater East Bay
9/17/2011 Zero Breast Cancer's 9th Annual Dipsea Hike / Run Lite Marin County
9/17/2011 - 11/19/2011 San Francisco Botanical Garden Docent Training San Francisco
9/17/2011 World Premiere: "Within Reach: The Movie" East Bay
9/17/2011 Coastal Cleanup Day at The Albany Bulb East Bay
9/18/2011 People's Grocery Fall Plant Sale Fundraiser and Culinary Herbs Presentation East Bay
9/18/2011 Poster/Banner Making Party for Moving Planet East Bay
9/18/2011 Commonweal Garden Tour North Bay
9/18/2011 Ecological Sanitation: The Low Down on Pee and Poo East Bay
9/18/2011 Occidental Arts & Ecology Center Tour North Bay
9/18/2011 Book Event: Jerre Gettle, Author of The Heirloom Life North Bay
9/18/2011 Medicinal Plants of the Bay Area: Point Reyes National Seashore San Francisco
9/18/2011 The Oakland Standard Seed Circus East Bay
9/18/2011 The Lorin Station Crop Swap East Bay
9/19/2011 Guided Walk: Berkeley's Outdoor Art Galleries East Bay
9/19/2011 Death Valley: Wildflowers, Canyons, and Controversy San Francisco
9/19/2011 Transition Berkeley's Crop Swap East Bay
9/19/2011 Secretary of the Interior discusses Water Resources San Francisco
9/19/2011 CompassPoint Nonprofit Day East Bay
9/20/2011 Kitchen Table Talks SF: Food Activism San Francisco
9/20/2011 USDA National Organic Program Listening Session
9/20/2011 - 9/21/2011 State of the San Francisco Estuary Conference East Bay
9/20/2011 Urban Farming Class: Bees 201: Preparing for the Winter East Bay
9/20/2011 Eco Districts: Building Blocks of Sustainable Cities San Francisco
9/21/2011 SF Green Building Professionals Guild Meeting: Passive House in California San Francisco
9/21/2011 Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning Colloquium: Designing Environments for Children East Bay
9/21/2011 Member Meeting: Native Plant Show & Tell with Michael Thilgen East Bay
9/21/2011 The Confident Bike Commuter: Fixing Flats & DIY Maintenance East Bay
9/21/2011 Forum: Senior Mobility East Bay
9/21/2011 Film & Discussion: "Atomic Mom" San Francisco
9/22/2011 Pacha's Pitch Party & Live Preview East Bay
9/22/2011 Community Dialogue: To Oakland from Livermore and Fukushima East Bay
9/22/2011 Green Building Technology & Innovation San Francisco
9/22/2011 Green Walking Tour of Downtown Berkeley East Bay
9/22/2011 Richmond Crop Swap East Bay
9/22/2011 Smart Growth and Just Growth: the quest for equity in transit-oriented development East Bay
9/22/2011 Rebuilding Together Fundraiser: Changing Neighborhoods, Changing Lives San Francisco
9/22/2011 Class: Ferment! Lacto-Fermenting for Flavor & Health East Bay
9/23/2011 - 9/25/2011 Seed to Salve: An Introduction to Herbal Living Mendocino County
9/23/2011 Conscientious Projector Film: The Battle of Chernobyl East Bay
9/23/2011 Bay Area Social Equity Caucus Meeting: Assessing the Redistricting Process East Bay
9/23/2011 - 9/25/2011 Art of Community: Creating Sustainable Culture Through Cooperation North Bay
9/23/2011 - 9/25/2011 Eat Real Festival East Bay
9/23/2011 - 9/24/2011 Art Exhibit: Art at the SF Dump San Francisco
9/24/2011 Introduction to Backyard Beekeeping and Honey Spinning North Bay
9/24/2011 - 11/19/2011 Tracking and Nature Connection Series SF Bay Area
9/24/2011 - 9/25/2011 Ploughshares Nursery Harvest Season Clearance Sale East Bay
9/24/2011 Community Meeting: Community Gardens in El Cerrito East Bay
9/24/2011 AnimalPalooza! San Francisco
9/24/2011 Food N' Justice with Phat Beets: Deconstructing Racism in the Food System East Bay
9/24/2011 Food N' Justice with Phat Beets: Phat Flea's Market and Bazaar East Bay
9/24/2011 Class: Soils 101 San Francisco
9/24/2011 National Public Lands Day
9/24/2011 Wild, Foraged, & Indigenous Foods Celebration at Berkeley Farmers' Market East Bay
9/24/2011 Pie Ranch Fundraiser Dinner - This Land is Your Land San Mateo County
9/24/2011 Free Compost for Berkeley Residents East Bay
9/24/2011 Class: Top Ten Herbs to Grow Peninsula
9/24/2011 Eat Real Bike Tour East Bay
9/24/2011 Slow Food San Francisco Childhood Obesity Bay Area Conference San Francisco
9/24/2011 Garden Talk: Preparing for Winter: Planting Cover Crops, etc. East Bay
9/24/2011 San José Clean Energy Showcase South Bay
9/24/2011 - 11/7/2011 Class: Introduction to Green Building and Ecological Design Lab East Bay
9/24/2011 Moving Planet Mobilization: Berkeley bike ride, BART gathering, and SF parade
9/25/2011 Peralta Community Garden's Annual Open House East Bay
9/25/2011 Sea Turtle Restoration Project's Leatherback and Whale Watching Tour SF Bay Area
9/25/2011 Veg Speed Dating San Francisco
9/25/2011 UC Botanical Garden Fall Plant Sale East Bay
9/25/2011 San Francisco Lymewalk San Francisco
9/25/2011 Piedmont Harvest Festival East Bay
Carrie Bennett
Ecology Center
Send event listings to calendar@ecologycenter.org
Visit our website at http://www.ecologycenter.org/
For questions or clarifications, call 510/548-2220 x233 or x239.
Thanks to David K. and James for assistance.
Thanks to Beck and David R. for guidance.
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