Welcome to a hot summer with early fires and drought conditions. Take shorter showers. Take out your lawn. Talk to friends and neighbors about water conservation.
WATER CONSERVATION I
MWD Steps It Up To $2.00 Per Square Foot for Turf Removal; Expands Programmatic Goals: Thanks to Gus Meza, WBMWD and Dr. Randal Orton, LVMWD for the update.
Here is a post from Steve Aceti, Calcoast; http://www.dailynews.com/
Events
Public Workshop on Enhanced Watershed Management Programs for the Malibu Creek Watershed and the North Santa Monica Bay Coastal Watersheds
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2014
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Location: King Gillette Ranch, 26800 West Mulholland Highway, Calabasas, CA 91302
Registration: Please register through www.Eventbrite.com at
The County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Flood Control District, Cities of Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Malibu, and Westlake Village are holding a public workshop for the Enhanced Watershed Management Programs (EWMPs) for the Malibu Creek Watershed and the North Santa Monica Bay Coastal Watersheds.
The EWMPs identify water quality concerns in the watersheds and provide implementation strategies to address these. The public agencies will provide information on the development of the EWMPs and the supporting Comprehensive Integrated Monitoring Programs (CIMPs) for the watersheds in compliance with the Los Angeles County Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Discharge Permit.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and provide ideas and feedback on the EWMPs and be part of this important and proactive process for our area.
Damnation
After spending my first decade at work in the film business, I"ve seen a lot of clever people try to be lot of clever.
Patagonia, however, takes the prize for wittiest film title, with upcoming film Damnation.
Hans Cole, Patagoina says:
The film is getting a lot of great reviews, awards and traction nationwide – including awards at South by Southwest, the Washington DC Environmental Film Festival and the 5Point film festival. If anyone would like to learn more about the film – the best place to go is: www.damnationfilm.comWe are very excited to share a premiere screening of the film at the Los Angeles NoHo Laemmle #7 theatre on May 16, next Friday. We’d like to invite you all to come out – and if anyone in this group is able to spread the word about the film through their networks, please let me know. Also, I’m attaching an image and sample text below if anyone can help promote, share via email, social media, etc. (the theatre will release actual screening times next Monday).We got a nice LA Times feature recently here: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn- backstage-hollywood-patagonia- damnation-20140501-story.html# page=1
Q&A with the filmmakers following the film on May 16th.Check DamNationFilm.com for the latest screening information.Purchase tickets: http://www.laemmle.com/theaters/23 5240 Lankershim Blvd.North Hollywood, CA 91601Watch the trailer and take action against deadbeat dams at DamNationFilm.com.From: King, Jamie@Parks
In addition, Tim Brick says:
The Patagonia store in Pasadena will also feature a showing on June 5th in the evening.We'll be there to talk about Brown Mountain Dam in the Arroyo Seco."
UCLA Extension Sustainability Certificate Malibu Creek Watershed Tou
The Malibu Creek Watershed Tour for UCLA Extension Sustainability Certificate Program will be an all day event, mostly outdoors, as we go from site to site looking at key environmental restoration projects in the Santa Monica Mountains.
The day starts off with bagels and coffee; boxed lunches will be provided as well.
Just a few of our guest speakers include charismatic State Parks Senior Ecologist Suzanne Goode, premier grunion scientist Dr. Karen Martin from Pepperdine University, UCLA biologist Dr. Richard Ambrose, the founder of the City of Calabasas, Dennis Washburn, Malibu City Councilmember John Sibert and, representing the engineer's perspective, Malibu City Public Works Director Bob Brager.
Note that we start inland and work our way to the beach, winding up with a last stop at the California Wildlife Center which does heroic veterinarian work healing damaged wildlife.
See change in action.
Please register at the UCLA website here: https://www.
The day starts off with bagels and coffee; boxed lunches will be provided as well.
Just a few of our guest speakers include charismatic State Parks Senior Ecologist Suzanne Goode, premier grunion scientist Dr. Karen Martin from Pepperdine University, UCLA biologist Dr. Richard Ambrose, the founder of the City of Calabasas, Dennis Washburn, Malibu City Councilmember John Sibert and, representing the engineer's perspective, Malibu City Public Works Director Bob Brager.
Note that we start inland and work our way to the beach, winding up with a last stop at the California Wildlife Center which does heroic veterinarian work healing damaged wildlife.
See change in action.
Please register at the UCLA website here: https://www.
IN THE NEWS
Today's Fish Die Off in Marina Del Rey
Thanks to Dana Roeber Murray from Heal the Bay.
Southern Steelhead Trout in the Los Angeles River?
Answer: not yet, but you won't find them without looking.
Huge kudos to my colleagues at the RCDSMM Rosi Dagit + Jenna Krug and Dr. Sabrina Drill from University of California Cooperative Extension and all their volunteers. Double thanks to partners Note: if anyone ever cancels out on you at the last minute? I'm there.
Swordfish and the Fish Extinctions: Turning the Boat Around
San Francisco Bans Bottled Water...In Part
Responsible Runners from Australia posted on facebook news about San Francisco's new ban on bottled water.
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Here is a SF Examiner article about same.Note that even a teensy bit of digging reveals that the news is not as glorious as the headline, this only applies to bottled water sold on public property.Baby steps. http://www.sfexaminer.com/
Still, a big cheer for the Think Outside the Bottle campaign. As President of the Board of Supervisors Chiu said in the above referenced article: “If we can do this on public property and folks understand that this is absolutely doable, then we can look at next steps,”
Groundwater Deplection = Earthquakes?
Sobering.
Snowy Plovers
An older article, first in a series about Snowy Plovers, which are, of course one of the most adorable species in the Santa Monica Mountains.
WATER CONSERVATION
Update on the Santa Monica Mountains Watershed Coordinator Program, the California Department of Conservation, the Govenor and ... You
Governor Jerry Brown decided to offer extensions to the California Department of Conservation Watershed Coordinators subject to an intensifie focus on water conservation. The RCDSMM has received funding for six months' more work at half time.
Please reach out to me if you have ideas for projects and programs that you want to see implemented which will result in measurable water conservation.
Walk in beauty.
Sincerely,
Melina Watts
Santa Monica Mountains Watersheds Coordinator
Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains
malibucreekwatershed@gmail.com
http://www.rcdsmm.org/santa-
Melina Watts
Santa Monica Mountains Watersheds Coordinator
Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains
malibucreekwatershed@gmail.com
http://www.rcdsmm.org/santa-
310.383.9978
Join the Santa Monica Mountains Watersheds Council on facebook for updates on news and events.
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The Santa Monica Mountains Watersheds Coordinator Program is a program of the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains and is funded by a Proposition 84 grant from the California Department of Conservation and via support from the Cities of Agoura Hills and Westlake Village, the California Department of State Parks, the California Association of Conservation Districts, Ozzie Silna, the National Park Service, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Resource Conservation District of the Santa Monica Mountains.
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