SOCAL EVENTS & MEETINGS FOR AUGUST 2011

Hi Everyone, here's the summary of Chapter action alerts, meetings and events in SoCal for August 2011! Attending a local Chapter meeting or event is often the best way to learn more about what is going on in your Chapter's region, meet the folks running your local Chapter, and find out how you can get more involved.

Please always CHECK YOUR LOCAL CHAPTER WEBSITE to confirm meeting and event dates and times, which can and do change. Thanks!

TOP SOCAL ACTION ALERTS:

Open Access At Strands Beach
Preserve The Gaviota Coast
Support Polystyrene Foam Food Container Prohibition (SB 568)

MEETINGS:

8/1 - Long Beach - Chapter - 7pm

8/2 - Ventura - Combined EC & Chapter - EP Foster Library - 7-9pm

8/2 - South OC - EC - Location TBD - 6:30pm

8/9 - San Diego - RAP Committee - 7pm

8/10 - Huntington/Seal Beach - EC - Shorebreak Hotel - 6-7pm

8/11 - Huntington/Seal Beach - RAP Committee - Shorebreak Hotel - 6:30-7:30pm

8/11 - Santa Barbara - EC - Watershed Resource Building - 7-9pm

8/15 - Long Beach - EC - 7-9pm

8/17 - Huntington/Seal Beach & Newport Beach - Joint Chapter Meeting - Time TBA

8/17 - San Diego - Chapter - 7pm

8/23 - San Diego - OFG Committee - 7-8pm

8/31 - San Diego - Tijuana River Action Network - 6-8pm

Isla Vista - offline through the summer 2011


EVENTS/OTHER:

8/6 - Long Beach - Termino Ave Cleanup - 9am

8/12 - WLAM - Banana Republic Malibu - Cocktail Party / Benefit - 6-9pm

8/12 - South OC - Deadline to comment for Poche Outlet. Details >> SOC website
     Send your emails of support before Aug 12 deadline to Stephen M. Estes

8/13 - Long Beach - Barefoot Wine Beach Rescue Project - Link to Facebook Event
     10-12pm - Clean LB Beach Cleanup @ Junipero Ave Beach
     12-2pm - Celebration @ Legends Sports Bar



8/13 - Huntington/Seal Beach - Clean-up - South Bolsa Jetty

8/13 - San Diego - Hold On To Your Butt Awareness Day - various locations - 10am-12pm



8/13 - San Diego - Tijuana River Valley Clean-up - 9am-12pm

8/13 - San Diego - Tamarack Beach Clean-up, Carlsbad - 9-11am

8/14 - South Bay - Pints Against Plastic - Hot's Kitchen - 3pm-Close

8/14 - Long Beach - Ocean Friendly Gardens - Lawn Patrol - 10am-12pm

8/15 - Huntington/Seal Beach - Ban the Bag at HB City Council - 6-9pm

8/20 - Long Beach - Granada Beach Clean-up - 10am

8/20 - South Orange County - Ocean Friendly Gardens Workshop - 9am-12pm
     - RSVP Required - Laurie: 949-496-2979

8/20 - San Diego - Stone Brewing - 15th Anniversary Celebration - University of San Marcos



8/20 - San Diego - Beach Cleanup at Moonlight Beach, Encinitas - 9-11am

8/26-28 - CALIFORNIA CHAPTER CONFERENCE! Ventura, CA



8/27 - Ventura - 20th Anniversary Celebration at Zoey's - 6pm-On

8/27 - Long Beach - Fisher-Price Clean-up - 10am

8/27 - Huntington/Seal Beach - Beach Clean-up 17th St/PCH

8/27 - San Diego - Beach Clean-up at Pacific Beach - 9-11am



LOOKING AHEAD:

9/9 - SF Global - Celebrity Expression Session - Malibu, CA



9/15 - San Diego - OFG Basics Class

9/17 - Coastal Clean-up Day - Various locations


SOCAL NEWS - TOP HIGHLIGHTS:

Laguna Beach Considers Bag Ban
LA Stormater Blog - Make Your Garden Ocean Friendly - A Chat with Surfrider Foundation's Paul Herzog
Big Access Threat Seen in Little Beach Pathway - (also posted in Boston Globe, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronical, Atlanta Journal Constitution)
La Jolla Man Wins National Greenscape Award

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