Letter: Save Our Shores Ocean Leadership Conference starting March 12

Save our Shores is back! We put together a Ocean Leadership Conference at the Harbor House starting next Wed. evening 6-9 pm. We’ll look at the issues of watershed health, fisheries and the Marine Life Protection Act, erosion, Pillar Point Harbor, and more.

Oceans need our help now more than ever!  Declining fisheries, increasing quantities of marine debris, and oil and toxins polluting near shore waters are just a few of the threats facing our oceans today.  Save Our Shores is holding an Ocean Leadership Conference in March for Coastside communities in the Half Moon Bay area!  Participants will learn about current marine conservation issues such as Marine Protected Areas, marine debris, and local coastal watersheds.  Presentations will be given by the honorable Fred Keeley, Bob Breen, Brenda Donald, and other members of the Coastside communities.

The conference will also provide hands-on tools for empowering participants to become advocates for healthy oceans.  After the conference, participants will work with Save Our Shores staff to assess the needs of Coastside communities and then design and implement activities to engage their community in ocean conservation.

The conference will be held at the Harbor House Conference Center in the Pillar Point Harbor, beginning March 12th.  It is free and open to anyone ready to learn about marine conservation issues, and enthusiastic about becoming an ocean conservation leader in Coastside communities.  Anyone interested in participating in the conference should contact Chris Reeves, Conference Coordinator at [email protected] or call: (831) 462-5660 extension 5# for an application.

Harbor House Conference Center at Pillar Point Harbor
March 12-22, 2008: Wednesdays from 6-9 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to 4 pm
FREE, but please RSVP. Food and beverages will be provided.
For RSVP, questions or more info contact Chris Reeves at:
(831) 462-5660
[email protected]