Central Coast
Serving San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura & Kern Counties
January 2006
We welcome your submissions to our Calendar of Events & EE
happenings. Please send your submission with all the details
(organization name, contact information, dates, cost, times and
locations, links for more info) to tlees@slocoe.org Please note: To accomodate your organization, we request submissions at least 4 weeks in advance.
Camp Ocean Pines is hosting three weekend retreats in January focused on Marine Mammals.
We have the world’s leading researchers coming to share their latest
research and exciting discoveries! Here is the preview to pass
along to your friends!
1. Jan 6-8 - Dan Costa: “Tagging of Pacific Pelagics” .
2. Jan 13-15 - Burney LeBoeuf: “Sleuthing Mother Nature with Seals: Revelations from Long-term Study”
3. Jan 20-23 - Terrie Williams and Jim Estes: “Sea Otters“
Cost is $250/person for 2 nights, 6 meals, great lectures and activities with the leaders in the field. Register online at http://www.campoceanpines.org/, or over the phone at 805-927-0254. Limited to the first 25 participants to register.
Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival
When: January 13-16, 2006
Where: Morro Bay, CA
What: The annual bird festival features a wide
variety of programs, field trips and presentations for the public. The
annual bird count also takes place. For more information and
registration visit their website at www.morrobaybirdfestival.org or email Rosalie Valvo at rvalvo@slonet.org
Borders Benefit Days for Channelkeeper:
For three days, January 27-29,
Borders book stores in Goleta, Santa Barbara, Oxnard, Thousand Oaks and
Simi Valley, will give a 10% discount to you on your merchandise and
another 10% to Santa Barbara Channelkeeper. Head to Borders, Friday,
Saturday or Sunday to get all your entertainment needs at a 10%
discount and help Channelkeeper in the process! Please contact Kelly
with any questions and to request coupons, kelly@sbck.org.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: GRAY WHALE RESEARCH FROM SHORE
The American Cetacean Society-Channel Islands is seeking volunteers to
participate in a Gray Whales Count (GWC), a census of the northbound
gray-whale migration. Volunteers are needed to observe from Coal Oil
Point Natural Reserve in Goleta. The Count will proceed daily from January 28 through May 14, 2006.
No previous experience is needed. Observer shifts are 2 hours, and we
are looking for volunteers who are willing to commit to one shift per
week for multiple weeks during the census. To participate, please
contact: Michael Smith at grays-n-blues@cox.net
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