Date

Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003

Speaker

Location

Directions:
To get to the Center, take Highway 101 to Las Positas, and head south (towards the ocean, away from the mountains). Continue on Las Positas and turn right onto Cliff Drive. Make a left into the parking lot at Arroyo Burro Beach County Park. The Watershed Resource Center is the first building on the right as you enter the parking lot.

Parking:
Due to our conditional use permit, parking is very limited. Carpooling is encouraged, and bicycle parking is available. When using public transit, take Santa Barbara MTD Line 5, Stop D.

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Title

The South Coast Watershed Resource Center - Program Updates

Topics

On the South Coast, we have approximately 50 short, steep watersheds that start in the Santa Ynez Mountains, flow through the foothills and coastal plain, and ultimately empty into the Pacific Ocean. When it rains, large volumes of water quickly move through our watersheds - flushing pollutants and threatening to flood the people living in the natural flood plains. Managing this watershed to assure high water quality is an issue of primary concern to South Coast residents. The SCWRC was built to address and educate about our watersheds.

About the Program

Come join us on September 24th at the South Coast Watershed Resource Center at Arroyo Burro Beach. Karen Feeney, Community Program Director will give us a tour of the facility and update us on current conservation and education programs which include ongoing public outreach and school education and volunteer programs. Karen will emphasize how the unique green features of the building are used as an educational resource for all these programs.

After Karen's talk, Darlene Chirman will lead a walking tour of the estuary and surrounding area. She will point out the restoration and bioswale projects, installed and planned. Mary Thompson will help us identify local birdlife.