[S-C] Fwd: Talk/Slide Show about Bay Area watersheds 2/9/04

[Kevin Shrieve]

Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 4:25 PM -0700
From: Lauren de Boer <klauren@earthlight.org>
Subject: Close to Home:  A CREEK RUNS THROUGH US

Dear Friends,

Please see information on the latest in a series of evening talks on our
local Bay area bioregion, part of the first annual Close to Home program.
You will also find below a description of the 2004 year-long series.  Go to
http://www.close-to-home.org for more information.

Thank you,

Lauren de Boer
EarthLight Magazine


Close to Home Presents a Talk and Slide Show

A CREEK RUNS THROUGH US
How Watersheds Define a Sense of Place

Monday,  February 9, 2004    8:00 P.M.
Montclair Presbyterian Church in Oakland

Through a photographic journey, Christopher Richard will take us on a
fascinating trip down a watershed system from the melting snows of Mt.
Shasta, along the Sacramento River, and out the Golden Gate. Then we'll
explore our own backyard -- the watersheds of the East Bay -- applying
insights gained on the journey down the Sacramento.

Chris Richard explains why it is central to a sense of one's place on the
planet to understand watersheds.  We'll also learn why watersheds are the
best natural  unit of landscape for human stewardship and political
organization Chris will highlight current watershed issues that East Bay
citizens should know about and can influence.

Christopher Richard has been Curator of Aquatic Biology for 22 years at
Oakland  Museum of California, where he has organized numerous exhibitions
on aquatic ecology. He is the publisher of Guide to East Bay Creeks and an
ever growing series of creek and watershed maps of the Bay Area. He is an
avid fisherman, SCUBA diver and international cave explorer.

Donation: $5  (K-12 Free)

Montclair Presbyterian Church is located at 5701Thornhill Rd. in the
Montclair area of Oakland. Take the Thornhill exit on Highway 13 and go =
east
1/4 mile. Parking  available in lot 1/2 block west and on street.

Hosted by: Close to Home: Exploring Nature's Treasures in the EastBay

Co-sponsors:
EcoStewards of Montclair Presbyterian Church
Oakland Museum of California
Bay Nature magazine
EarthLight magazine

For more information, go to http://www.close-to-home.org or contact Cindy
Spring at spring5@mindspring.com or Sandra Lewis at sel27@earthlink.net

The next Year-Long program begins in May, 2004:

"From the waters of the Bay to Mt Diablo and the Delta, we'll explore local
geology, native plants and wildlife, watershed dynamics, creeks, hiking
trails and the history and culture of early native peoples.=A0 Monthly =
outings
are led by naturalists who know and love the places we visit.=A0 On the =
Monday
evening before each outing, a local expert will discuss how the outing
exemplifies important features of East Bay ecology.=A0 To understand our
bioregion, we will learn how the flora, fauna and waterways influence each
other and work together. We'll also learn about the changes to living
systems that have occurred over time and the forces shaping them now."