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Most people have been turned away from volunteer

 participation in the oil cleanup. In fact, a great way to help out

 is by undertaking the cleanup TRAININGS now, so that

 you can help right away next time.

Click here for information regarding TRAINING and VOLUNTEERING.

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 Removing invasive annual grasses from coastal prairie on Tank Hill.

Volunteer Opportunities
from the Nature in the City Calendar

Friday November 16
Presidio Plant Patrol Battery East

Saturday November 17
Mission Greenbelt Planting Demonstration Garden
Golden Gate Audubon Pier 94 Workparty
 Friends of Glen Canyon
Fort Funston Nursery
Friends of Shields/ Orizaba Rocky Outcrop
Friends of Brooks Park
Land's End Stewards
Presidio Nursery
Dragonfly Creek
For more information, contact info, and directions to natural areas and restoration sites, go to the Community Calendar on the Nature in the City website.
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Calendar
Of Events
Nov. 15 Mission Greenbelt
Campaign Kick-off!
 5 to 8 pm
For more info call 415-786-4957 or visit
http://art-eco.org/Mission_Greenbelt_project.html.

Tracking Albatrosses and Tracking Trash
San Francisco Natural History Series
7:30 PM
Marine ecologist Carol Keiper, from the non-profit research organization Oikonos Ecosystem Knowledge, will focus on the interesting natural history of these far-ranging seabirds, current research,  and information on how the public can help with conservation efforts.  The lecture will also link marine conservation, seabird research, and ecology with marine pollution issues.
Nov 17 Mission Greenbelt
12 to 3 pm
Art Commission Gallery
VanNess and McAllister
 Come learn about the Sidewalk Landscaping Permit and join in designing, building and planting a native plant demonstration garden in front of the San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery. Bring gardening gloves and water.
For more info call  415.786.4957

Presidio Birdlife
9:30AM - 11:30AM
Crissy Field Center
Learn about diverse Presidio birdlife on a moderate one-mile walk.
Reservations required; call (415) 561-4323.
See the calendar for more info. 
Nov 18
Bioregional Ecology Workshop
10:00am - 5:00pm
Glen Canyon Park, San Francisco
Holistic ecological approach to identifying and understanding Northern California's unique climate, weather, soil, landforms, watersheds, and native wildlife. Emphasis is on observation of natural characteristics, discussing interrelationships and sustainability, and practicing hands-on learning techniques in an amazing environment.  In the workshop, you will:
TO REGISTER:
Email Chrystal Schreck at Planet Drum Foundation, call (415) 285-6556, or check out the website to register and/or learn more details.

*For more calendar items, as well as regular volunteer opportunites, go to the Nature in the City Calendar to view all posted events.

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Green Movie Night
(Urban Alliance for Sustainability)

Nov 15
6pm - 9pm
Little Roxie Theater

Food, Communities and Power

Democracy in America

Building Communities We Care About

Doors open at 6pm, speakers and films start at 6:30pm. Seating is limited and we'll start promptly so you are encouraged to come early. Admission is $9 or $5 for seniors and New College students, payable at the Roxie box office two doors down. Additionally, a discount is available to qualified UAS members.



 November 14, 2007

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News

Oil Spill Update

 “The effects of an oil spill on marine invertebrates are not well known. While the top predators and surface organisms will feel the immediate effects, every level of the  ecosystem will eventually be impacted.” Dr. Rich Mooi, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology, California Academy of Sciences

*Emergency Volunteer Training*

Wednesday, November 14th
County Fair Building 9th & Lincoln in Golden Gate Park
6pm - 10pm 

Participating in these trainings is the only way to be legally certified to help out with beach cleanups.

For more information visit Baykeeper.

Volunteer Opportunity

Golden Gate Audubon Society needs volunteer leaders to take small groups to look for oiled birds in places where the general public doesn't go.  

 If you are willing to be an area leader or volunteer in San Francisco, please email Noreen Weeden or Eddie Bartley or call (415) 355-0450. If you want to be an area leader or volunteer in the East Bay, please contact Michael Martin
or call (510) 919-5873. Check for updates at Golden Gate Audubon.

For more information on where leaders are needed and what you are expected to do, go to the Nature in the City website.

Beach Cleanups

* Go to  Zuna Surf  or Surfrider for updates.

* Baykeeper will  post details for upcoming cleanups on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday for certified volunteers. 

* And Kill the Spill, will always have up to date info on beach cleanups, EPA volunteer trainings, and other spill related information.
Go to the Nature in the City Website for more information.

Hair and Mushrooms Create a Recipe for Cleaning Up Oily Beaches

A group of guerrilla volunteers is cleaning oil from San Francisco's beaches using an unorthodox, albeit totally organic, method: human hair and mushrooms.

Using mats made of hair, they are absorbing the droplets of oil that have washed ashore since a cargo ship rammed the base of a Bay Bridge tower last week, spilling 58,000 gallons of fuel.

Read more here.

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Renewable Energy Locator

Check out the US Deptartment of Energy's website to see if clean, renewable energy is available from your current power company.
Handy Radiator
(Yanko Design)

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The Natural Wave is a ceramic plate that fits over an old school radiator. The heated plate keeps your drinks and snacks warm without having to use additional power and energy like a microwave or oven. Let your heat do double duty.
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