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Love Our Earth

Tijuana Estuary Stewardship

June 30, 2010

Tijuana Estuary Second Saturday Stewardship – Saturday, July 10th 9am -12pm at the Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center. Help remove invasive plants, plant native vegetation, control erosion, or cleanup our beaches at the Tijuana Estuary (projects vary monthly). You don’t need special skills to volunteer – only a willingness to get your hands dirty. All volunteers [...]

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Surfrider Rise Above Plastics Day

June 29, 2010

Surfrider Rise Above Plastics Day – Wed, June 30th, 4pm to 6pm at Ocean Beach, Cardiff and Your Neck of the Woods -
Rise Above Plastics Day aims to raise awareness about the issues associated with single-use plastics. RAP Day is held the week prior to July 4th as a reminder for beachgoers to take less [...]

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WILDCOAST Bilingual Nature Walk

June 29, 2010

WiLDCOAST Bilingual Nature Walk in Otay River Valley – June 29th 5:30pm – 7:30pm – WiLDCOAST and REI Outdoor School will host its second annual series of free bilingual (English and Spanish-speaking) neighborhood nature walks. The series are designed to introduce and inspire community members to connect with our natural resources. Participants will have the [...]

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Coastal Cleanup Day 2010

June 29, 2010

Mark Your Calendars for Coastal Cleanup Day 2010!
September 25, 2010 – 9am to 12noon
Mark your calendars for this year’s California Coastal Cleanup Day, scheduled for Saturday September 25th from 9am to 12noon. San Diego Coastkeeper and I Love A Clean San Diego are collaborating once again to host the largest environmental volunteer event in the state.
A [...]

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Coastkeeper Events

April 30, 2010

San Diego Coastkeeper is a great organization to get involved with.  They regularly need volunteers for beach clean-ups and for water quality monitoring.  They also put on some great events.  I’ve listed some of their upcoming events below:
3rd Annual Carlsbad Beach Fest: http://carlsbadbeachfest.com/
When:Saturday, May 1, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. THIS SATURDAY!
Where:Frazee State Beach at Pine Avenue
Blue [...]

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Combining Photography with Environmental Activism

April 13, 2010

Now this sounds cool!  I love exploring the outdoors through the lens of my camera and it would be great to be able to take photos that inspire activism.   I’ve thought about this before, but I’ve never had any training.  (I also have a bad tendency to forget my camera and I know I’ve missed [...]

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Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve: Speaker Series

April 13, 2010

Upcoming event at TRNERR:
Saturday, April 17: Speaker Series
Let’s Talk Trash…Waste, Tires & Sediment Too!
11:00am – 12:00pm
Tijuana Estuary Training Center
Do you ever wonder what kind of trash gets washed into the Tijuana River Valley after it rains? Trash, waste tires, and sediment have been an ongoing environmental concern in the lower Tijuana River Valley for many [...]

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Ocean Friendly Gardens

April 8, 2010

After attending a Surfrider-sponsored class on ocean friendly gardens, I have some great ideas to get started working in my yard!  There is so much that you can do to reduce the unnecessary water run-off that is both a waste of money and a detriment to the environment.  While some things require serious landscaping work, there are [...]

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World Water Day

March 23, 2010

March 22nd is World Water Day (WWD).  This year’s theme is “Clean Water for a Healthy World”. Â
In the spirit of the WWD, I went to a screening of a new Surfrider video, “The Cycle of Insanity: The Real Story of Water”.   The video points out a number of easy things we can do to decrease our [...]

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Composting

March 12, 2010

I recently attended a Surfrider meeting where an odd-looking, energetic guy talked about composting and worming.  It really is a great idea to turn your food scraps into fertilizer, but I think it’s tough unless you have a yard.  I once had a roommate who tried to compost under our kitchen sink with just a [...]

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