Randy Weber of Half Moon Bay won the grand prize in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District second annual digital photo contest. Weber is an avid photographer who frequently hikes and bikes in the Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve. There are more winning photos at the MROSD contest page linked above and more contest entries in a Flickr gallery.
The La Honda Fire Brigade has posted an album of dramatic photos of the impact of January’s big storm on their community.
Saturday, February 27, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
At the Train Depot, 110 Higgins Canyon Road, Half Moon Bay
Please join us for an exciting workshop led by Alvaro Jaramillo, local biologist, life-long birder, eco-tour guide to the Americas, and author of Field Guide to the Birds of Chile and New World Blackbirds. Come learn about the Coastside birds of prey: hawks, eagles, falcons, kites and owls. Study field marks, behavior, ecology and migratory patterns. Find out how to tell them apart and where to locate them. Light refreshments will be served.
Saturday, February 27, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Meet at Smith Field at the end of Wavecrest Road, Half Moon Bay
Come stroll through this beautiful bluff top open space, lead by Alvaro Jaramillo and Gary Deghi, HMB wildlife biologist, environmental consultant and Sequoia Audubon member. Apply your workshop skills and identify birds and other wildlife. Warm beverages and cookies will be served at the end.
Suggested donation for Workshop: $15, seniors $5, under 18 free.
Wavecrest Bird Walk: free. Bring binoculars, dress in layers and wear sturdy, waterproof shoes.
For more information: 650.726.5056 or [email protected]
coastsidelandtrust.org
On Saturday February 27th, The Visionary Edge will present a screening of Wiping the Tears of Seven Generations, the award-winning documentary of The Bigfoot Memorial Ride celebrating the resurgence of Lakota Sioux culture and spirituality.
In December 1990, 300 Lakota Sioux horseback riders rode 250 miles, in two weeks, through bitter, below-zero winter weather, to commemorate the lives lost at the Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890.
This celebrated documentary relates the story of how the Lakota Nation mourned the loss of their loved ones for 100 years—seven generations of the Lakota. They also mourned the loss of some of their people’s sacred knowledge, which died with the elders at Wounded Knee. But in 1990, inspired by dreams and visions of unity and spiritual awakening, a group of Lakota decided to bring their people out of mourning through a traditional Lakota ceremony called "Washigila," or "Wiping The Tears." The Bigfoot Memorial Ride was that ceremony.
Four times each December beginning in 1986 and continuing to 1990, as many as 300 Native American riders at a time traveled by horseback 250 miles along pathways through South Dakota which are sanctified by the blood of those who died at the place Natives call "Greasy Grass," and most others know as Wounded Knee. These memorial rides, with one participant for each of those massacred in December of 1890, were often undertaken in great hardship and were intended as a sacrifice which would clear the way for a recovery of Lakota ways, traditions, and sacred lands. In this documentary, in addition to footage of the ride and its riders, young Lakota express their hopes for the future, while older tribe members recall the painful and difficult times they all survived in order to reach this point.
Babysitting will be provided for $5 per child for the evening with a 24 hour advance reservation. Call 650-207-3440.
Saturday, February 27th. Doors will open at 7:00pm, event begins at 7:30. Community United Methodist Church, 777 Miramontes Street (at Johnston), HMB. Suggested donation $10 advance, $15 door. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Call 650-207-3440 for information and reservations.
Are you interested in backup communications when the phone lines are down?
Want to know which roads are closed when the storms blow through?
Would you like to participate in a family friendly community of more than 40 of your neighbors, helping each other and those around you?
Do you want to keep in touch when you’re out hiking, riding or working in the back forty?
Amateur radio is the alternative! Much more powerful, with greater range than the FRS/GMRS walkie-talkies you’ll find at the box stores. Amateur radio doesn’t depend on the infrastructure of the cell phone system. Your "Ham" license is the key to a whole world of communication.
The South Coast "Hams" of the SC4 Amateur Radio Club are holding a two day, license prep class for everyone who would like to take the Technician License exam. The class runs March 13 and 14, Saturday and Sunday, from 9:00 to 4:30 both days. It will be held at the La Honda Elementary School, and we will cover all of the questions in the exam pool. The following Saturday we will provide transportation to the exam site.
The exam is a simple, 35 question, multiple choice test, just like the written driver’s license test, and a passing score is 75%. There is no longer a requirement to know Morse code and there are no age limits. It’s easy. It’s fun and you’ll only have to pass it once for a life time of radio operating privileges.
The fee for the class is $25 and includes text book and materials. The fee for the exam is $15. Pre-enrollment is required: Please sign up before March 7. If you would like to learn more, visit
Mitch Forman’s LA-based trio performs high-level electric modern jazz— original compositions and musically fascinating re-workings of standards. Mitch Forman - keyboards, Rufus Philpot – bass, Kirk Covington – drums
Mitch Forman, best known for his time in the 1980s bands of John McLaughlin and Wayne Shorter has toured/recorded with Stan Getz, Phil Woods, Mel Torme, Astrud Gilberto, John Scofield, Pat Metheny.
Rufus Philpot recorded and toured with Randy Brecker, Bill Evans, Jeff Golub, Dave Samuels, Mark Whitfield.
Drummer Kirk Covington was a driving force in the success of the world renowned jazz fusion group Tribal Tech.
February 28, 2010 – 4:30, $30
Reservations: [email protected]
Douglas Beach House on Miramar Beach
307 Mirada Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
650 726-4143, www.bachddsoc.org http://www.bachddsoc.org/
The preliminary draft of the Community Wildfire Protection Plan of San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties is available for comment.
This CWPP attempts to identify wildfire hazards in our region and provide strategies to mitigate risk and restore healthier, more resilient ecosystems. It is also a tool to obtain grant funding to aid in the implementation of local wildfire prevention projects.
The plan is available at www.sanmateorcd.org/cwpp.html or you can download the relevant portions from Coastsider.
Public comments will be accepted until 5pm on Friday, March 19. Cal Fire will integrate comments into a final draft by March 31. You can email your comments to [email protected].
More information about the CWPP is available on their blog: http://wildfireplan.blogspot.com
Nothing in these charts is likely to surprise Coastside residents, but we thought we’d share the data in case you were wondering just how bad traffic was during Mavericks.
The answer: Highway 92 never got too bad. But Highway 1 on the Coastside was mostly unusable that afternoon—even between Montara and Pacifica, which is typically not too bad even at the worst of times.
The next step in the public process to develop plans for Highway 1 on the coast will be a meeting on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, at 7pm in the auditorium of El Granada Elementary School. At this meeting Josh Meyer of the Local Government Commission (LGC) will present the Highway 1 Safety and Mobility Improvement Study [pdf] followed by a period for public comment. The study is the product of Traffic and Trails, a five day public planning process in June, 2009. These sessions were funded by a Caltrans grant to San Mateo County. The sessions were organized by LGC and examined opportunities for improvements to the coastside Highway 1 corridor with specific attention to options for highway 1 in the El Granada, Miramar and harbor areas.
After the presentation and discussion, Dave Holland, the San Mateo County Parks Director and lead county official for the study, will present the next planned action steps including forming a Highway 1 citizens advisory committee and the status of preparations for an additional public review that will focus on Highway 1 from Moss Beach to the Devil’s Slide tunnel.
Additional background information on Highway 1 and California Coastal Trail activity in the Midcoast is available on the home page of the Midcoast Parks and Recreation Committee http://mprc.sanmateo.org.
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