Activated Storytellers, a multicultural folktale theater will be performing at Half Moon Bay Library on Friday evening April 18th at 7:00PM. The Activated Storytellers offer "physical comedy, song and dance, American Sign Language, audience participation and a grown woman squeezing through a tennis racket".
The Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is offering excursions into our marine and land habitats this spring.
Sunday, April 20 – 2:00 P.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Coastal Flower Walk in Pescadero Marsh, San Mateo County. Local botanist and author Toni Corelli will lead a walk among the dazzling spring flowers of the Pescadero Coast. Learn how to identify both native and introduced species while exploring the dunes, coastal marsh and coastal scrub along the stunning sanctuary coastline. Well-behaved children are welcome. Space is limited. Cost: $10. For registration, contact Christy Walker at (650) 712-8948 or [email protected].
Saturday, May 31 - 8:30 A.M.–11:30 A.M.
Spotting the Nesting Seabirds of Alcatraz, Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay.
Join Alcatraz Island Wildlife Intern Stephanie Bishop (Golden Gate National Recreation Area) on an up close and personal tour of nesting seabirds. Observe seabirds such as cormorants, guillemots, gulls, egrets, and night-herons nesting, courting, incubating their eggs and feeding their young. After tour, participants may choose to stay on Alcatraz and return on a later ferry.Well-behaved children are welcome. Space is limited. Cost: $20 (includes ferry). For registration, contact Justin Holl at (415) 561-6625 x308 or [email protected].
Saturday, June 14 - 10:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M.
Paddling in Pillar Point Harbor, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County.
Kayak to explore Pillar Point Harbor to view harbor seals, seabirds and other marine sanctuary wildlife. Pack a lunch for a relaxing picnic on the beach. First time paddlers as well as experienced kayakers are welcome on this fun sanctuary excursion. Minimum age is 14 years. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Space is limited. Cost: $49. For registration, contact California Canoe and Kayak at 1-800-366-9804 or www.calkayak.com and ask for the sanctuary excursion on June 14th.
Sunday, July 13 – 7:30 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Sanctuary Whale Watch, San Francisco Marina. Come join us on a day-long whale watching trip through the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. Summer is a perfect time to experience the diverse & beautiful wildlife of the sanctuary. Thirty-six species of marine mammals can be found here including blue and humpback whales that come to feed in the summer, harbor porpoise, common dolphin, seals and sea lions. This is an excellent place to look for seabirds, including shearwaters, cormorants, and Common Murres. Weather permitting we’ll see the Farallon Islands up close. Our experienced naturalist will lead us in an exciting journey of wildlife exploration and discovery. Minimum age is 10 years. Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Space is limited. Cost: $85. For registration, contact Adrian at: (415) 561-6625 x300 or [email protected].
Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) has submitted a permit application to San Mateo County officials for the implementation of a fuels reduction plan on POST’s Wicklow property and on neighboring Quarry Park in El Granada. The project will improve public safety and help protect against the threat of wildfire in the immediate area.
The plan focuses on the western slopes of POST’s 478-acre Wicklow property. Objectives are to provide emergency response access in case of fire on the land, limit the size and behavior of potential fires, and reduce fire intensity near structures. The plan also seeks to minimize the number of fire ignitions, protect and enhance natural resources, and engage the community in fire safety.
"We seek to reduce the potential fire risk and the damage that might result to natural resources, including vegetation, wildlife, soil stability and water quality," said POST Executive Vice President Walter T. Moore. "By submitting this plan, we want to act as good neighbors and do what we can to address potential fire threats on the land."
A dense, 265-acre forest of eucalyptus trees—a non-native, invasive species—covers more than 55 percent of the Wicklow property. The land also contains more than 160 acres of northern coastal scrub, as well as small areas of grassland and riparian scrub.
Because the property was logged within the last 20 years, the eucalyptus forest is comprised mostly of overcrowded pole-sized trees that have re-sprouted from stumps left after logging. The forest has a thick debris layer of fallen trees, branches and peeled bark. The combination of the debris, overcrowded trees and shrubs can provide a ladder for fire to climb into the tree canopy and create the potential for fast-moving fires. By removing flammable debris, grasses and understory plants, the risk of igniting the canopy is greatly decreased.
The California Coastal Commission voted unanimously at Thursday’s meeting to oppose AB1991 in concept so that commission staff could prepare for hearings next month and be able to present the commission’s opinion of the settlement.
In proposing the resolution, Commissioner Sara Wan said, "This is a very bad settlement agreement and could set terrible precedent. So, I would like this commission to oppose in concept this and to give the staff the ability to deal with it."
Commissioner Steve Blank seconded the motion, saying, "I think this is a big deal."
The whole item lasted just three minutes. Click to watch.
Embedded within San Francisco’s program to retrofit our ailing Hetch Hetchy water system is a plan to divert up to 25 million more gallons of water per day from the Tuolumne River. The Tuolumne, with its headwaters in Yosemite National Park, is a federally- protected Wild and Scenic River and a California jewel. With the looming consequences of global warming, an ever-growing demand for water, and the need to sustain the health of our rivers, delta and ocean ecosystems, the conflict over water has taken center stage.
We invite Pacifica residents to learn how our community is connected to these problems and howe can be part of the solution.
~ PowerPoint Presentation
~ What You Can Do
~ Food and Beverages Provided
City Council Chambers
2212 Beach Blvd Pacifica, CA 94044
Tuesday, April 15
7:00pm
Invite your friends and family from 7 to 11pm Saturday at the new Harbor Village Mall to cruise through great auction items while eating Coastside foods, drinking your choice of margaritas, wine, beer or champagne and dancing to the sounds of Catie Chase and the Getaways.
New auction items and some returning favorites include:
All monies raised support the Farallone View Education Fund. Enjoy a great evening out and help support your local school. The evening of fun, food, drinks, entertainment, wonderful auction items and dancing costs only $20/ticket available at Luna Memories, Bay Book, FV scrip table or at the door. Raffle tickets are $10 each, 3 for $25, and 8 for $50. You do not need to be present to win.
Mark your calendars now. Dress cruise casual, put on your dancing shoes, bring your check book or credit card, and have a great time inside the new Harbor Village Mall at Princeton Harbor on Capistrano Road!
Thanks to the following supporters for their donations of food and beverages: Picchi Brothers Winery, Half Moon Bay Brewing Co., La Nebbia Winery, Mezza Luna, Café Gibraltar, Half Moon Bay Coffee Co., Trader Joe’s, Safeway and Event Savvy. For more information and auction booklet, please visit http://www.cabrillo.k12.ca.us/faralloneview/edfund/Auction_2008.htm.
You’re invited to learn more about Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, its resources and management issues, project and public programs, by attending a meeting of the sanctuary’s Advisory Council.
Friday, April 18, 2008, 9:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Pacifica Community Center, 540 Crespi Drive, Pacifica
The Coastside Fire Protection District is free to contract with Cal Fire. The referendum petition was ruled invalid. The 13 page opinion is being faxed to my office.
Ginny McShane
CFPD Director
At 7:30pm on Saturday April 12th, local viewers will be treated to a screening of The Real Dirt on Farmer John at the Johnson House Depot., hosted by The Visionary Edge.
This is a true story of farming life based on John Peterson, an eccentric writer and artist, yet a traditional farmer trying to keep the family farm going.
This film is truly an original; an award-winning documentary yet creative in every way, a heartbreaking and heartwarming saga all rolled into one unique, interesting and often hilarious tale.
John Peterson inherited the farm while a very young man when his father died at an early age. John works hard, struggles, has to sell parts of the farm to pay debts, yet ultimately triumphs in bringing the farm successfully into the 90’s by selling seasonal shares in his farm’s production in what is known as Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). His farm now supports many families, prospers as a business, and provides a place where locals can join in the farm work, reconnecting with the earth and the cycle of life. It nurtures all who are a part of it, providing organic, local food, building community and educating the CSA members about farming through hands-on experience.
Hey Marketeers!
Good news since last go-round! Thanks to all of you fine folks that dropped a love note to The City, we are cleared for takeoff on May 3 in Half Moon Bay, and as soon as I get the requisite love-letter from the Mayor, which is on the way, I’ll be good to go with the Dept O’ Ag. I may need similar love notes to our Board O’ Supes about another matter entirely, but more on that in the next installment.
Meanwhile - the plan is to thrill and delight you each week until we open with exciting news and entertainments as Opening Day draws ever nearer.
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