EcoCalendar from Acterra: Action for a Sustainable Earth
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CONTENTS ~ 20 June 2006
~ Next Calendar Submission Deadline
~ New EcoCalendar Format
~ Be the Change Environmental Leadership Program Call for Applications
~ Acterra Featured Events
~ Two New Ways to Support Acterra
~ EcoCalendar: Upcoming events. Also available online at: Acterra: Community Calendar
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Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul
- Edward Abbey
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~ Next Calendar Submission Deadline: The deadline to submit calendar events for the next EcoCalendar is Sunday, July 9, at Noon. Please note: there will be no EcoCalendar sent on the 4th of July. Please edit your event description down to 600 characters or less, and do not include redundant information that will appear in the other fields, such as cost or contact information. Submit calendar events online at: Acterra EcoCalendar: Submit Your Event.
~New EcoCalendar Format: For each event, the EcoCalendar now contains dates, titles, and city only. Each entry is a link to that event in Acterra's online calendar. Click on the link to go directly to the full text of that event. If the link does not take you directly to the event, reload the calendar page in your browser.
~ Be the Change Environmental Leadership Program Call for Applications: Deadline is June 30th!
Applications are now available for Be the Change, Acterra's year-long course for emerging leaders focused on protecting our regional environment. Learn to be an effective change agent through a series of monthly seminars, other events and designing a community project.
Application deadline is June 30, 2006.
Program starts September 2006. Personal interviews will be held shortly after you submit your application. Be the Change is seeking a diverse class of all ages and backgrounds.
Contact Acterra's Be the Change Program Director, Kay O'Neill at (650) 962-9876 x345 or kayo@acterra.org. Check-out the website for more information or to download an application: www.acterra.org/leadership.
~ Acterra Featured Events
Monday, June 26, 2006 (7:00 pm - 8:30 pm) • An Acterra Event
What about the Polar Bears?
City: Palo Alto
Description: Learn about global warming through the eyes of the World Wildlife Fund’s Chief Scientist and conservation specialist, Dr. Lara Hansen. Join a lively discussion about ice caps, polar bears, coral reefs and what Californians, in particular, can do to slow the pace of environmental warming!
Cost: General Admission $5
Location: First Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto. (map)
Contact: Ellen Wilkinson, 650-962-9876 x306, ellenw@acterra.org
Presented by: Acterra, Sierra Club, and World Wildlife Fund
Websites: http://www.acterra.org
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~ Two New Ways to Support Acterra
Announcing two additional ways you can support Acterra!
1. GoodSearch, a new Yahoo-powered search engine, donates 50% of its revenue, about a penny per search, to the user's favorite non-profit (Acterra, of course!). The pennies add up quickly!
Simply go to www.GoodSearch.com.
In the "I'm supporting" box, type Acterra.
Click Verify.
Then search the internet from the Search box.
Make it even easier by adding GoodSearch to your internet browser's Bookmark Bar or make GoodSearch your internet browser's home page!
2. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage will make a $300 donation to your favorite non-profit when you close a home loan through the Wells Fargo Sharing Advantage Program. While we don't endorse any particular mortgage broker, we wanted to let you know of this opportunity.
Please let others know about these opportunities to support Acterra! Thanks to all of you who already support Acterra. Your kind gifts allow us to create local solutions that foster a healthy natural environment!
~ EcoCalendar: Upcoming events. Also available online at: Acterra: Community Calendar
Saturday, June 20, 2006 (9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Volunteer: Oakland Wetland Restoration
City: Oakland
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006 (8:30 am - 1:00 pm)
Forum: Integrated Green Building Design
City: Stanford/Portola Valley
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006 (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
Multiple Dates: Wednesday Evenings
Wednesday Weed Warriors
City: Palo Alto
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Hormone Disruptors: Is your environment making you ill?
City: Berkeley
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Thursday, June 22, 2006 (7:00 pm - vary pm or am...)
Multiple Dates: until August 10
Nature Rules: Group Art Exhibition
City: San Francisco
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Friday, June 23, 2006 (9:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Grid-Tied PV For Professionals
City: San Jose
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Friday, June 23, 2006 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Richard Register's Ecocity Report from New Orleans
City: Berkeley
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Saturday, June 24, 2006 (9:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Find Your Dream Job in Solar
City: San Jose
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Saturday, June 24, 2006 (10:00 am - 11:30 am)
Compost Workshop
City: Palo Alto
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Saturday, June 24, 2006 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Family Bird Walk
City: Fremont
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Saturday, June 24, 2006 (10:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Re-Fresh Festival
City: Oakland
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Saturday, June 24, 2006 (10:30 am - 4:30 pm)
HERBAL PREPARATIONS FROM THE GARDEN (Class 1 in series)
City: Palo Alto
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Saturday, June 24, 2006 (2:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
Botanical Wanderings
City: Fremont
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Saturday, June 24, 2006 (8:30 pm - 9:30 pm)
In the Good Ol' Summertime
City: Fremont
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Sunday, June 25, 2006 (8:00 am - )
Multiple Dates: 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
SF Bay Watershed Journey
City: SF Bay Watershed
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Sunday, June 25, 2006 (9:00 am - 5:00 pm)
How to Make the Financial Case for PV
City: San Jose
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Sunday, June 25, 2006 (2:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
Salt Pond Tour
City: Menlo Park
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Sunday, June 25, 2006 (3:00 pm - 10:00 pm)
Fundraiser: Post-Chernobyl Self-Help Event
City: Palo Alto
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Monday, June 26, 2006 (7:00 pm - 8:30 pm)
What about the Polar Bears?
City: Palo Alto
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Workshop:Kids in Gardens
City: TBD
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Tuesday, June 27, 2006 (7:00 pm - 9:30 pm)
The Presidio Dialogues
City: San Francisco
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006 (10:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Workshop:Compost-Green Waste to Gardener's Gold
City: TBD
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006 (6:00 pm - 7:00 pm)
"High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health"
City: Stanford, CA
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Wednesday, June 28, 2006 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Indigineous Permaculture Event: Slides, Music, Education
City: Berkeley
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Thursday, June 29, 2006 (7:00 pm - 9:30 pm)
Free Eco Film Night: Walking the West
City: San Francisco
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Thursday, June 29, 2006 (7:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Ecological Sanitation in Haiti, Compost Toilet Project
City: Berkeley
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Thursday, June 29, 2006 (7:30 pm - 8.30 pm)
"High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health"
City: Berkeley, CA
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Saturday, July 1, 2006 (10:30 am - 4:30 pm)
DIGESTIVE WELLNESS THROUGH FOOD AND HERBS (Class 2 in series)
City: Palo Alto
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Thursday, July 6, 2006 (7:00 pm - 9:30 pm)
“Farming with the Wild”
City: Palo Alto
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Friday, July 7, 2006
"Who Killed the Electric Car" Film Screening
City: Palo Alto
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Saturday, July 8, 2006 (10:30 am - 1:30 pm)
BACKYARD CHICKENS
City: Palo Alto
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 (8:00 am - 10:00 am)
"Science of Birds" Walk: Salt Ponds, Terns, and the Bay
City: Alviso (San Jose)
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 (10:30 am - 12:00 pm)
A Taste of the Refuge
City: Fremont
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 (11:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Talk: Global Warming - The Most Important Issue of the 21st Century
City: Palo Alto
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Sunday, July 9, 2006 (1:00 pm - 3:00 pm)
Cooking Class: Vegetarian Summer Foods
City: Pacifica
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006 (6:30 am - 8:30 am)
Yoga and Meditation Series
City: San Matero
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