September 2012

Santa Barbara Channelkeeper News & Events

News and Events
1st Thursday Art Show to Benefit Channelkeeper Stream Team Sept. 8th & 9th Coastal Cleanup Day September 15th Creek Week Begins September 15th Ocean Friendly Gardens Workshop - Sept. 22nd Channelkeeper Co-sponsoring TGIF Fall Feast Summer 2012 Newsletter Now Available Waterkeeper Magazine Now Online Shop and Earn $ for Channelkeeper Become a Channelkeeper Member!

1st Thursday Art Show to Benefit Channelkeeper

Swing by Encanto on September 6th from 5-8 pm for a 1st Thursday showing of Paul Arsenault's stunning collection of paintings of the Santa Barbara coast. An avid supporter of environmental causes, Arsenault is donating 15% of sales from this collection to Santa Barbara Channelkeeper. Encanto is located at 1114 State Street #22 in La Arcada. We hope to see you there!

Stream Team September 8th & 9th

Stream Team is Channelkeeper's volunteer-based water quality monitoring program. Every month, volunteers join Channelkeeper staff to test for common water quality parameters at numerous sites in the Ventura River and Goleta Slough watersheds. Note: Special Ventura Stream Team pre-dawn sampling times! Ventura Stream Team - September 8th - This month Ventura Stream Team volunteers will collect samples in two shifts as part of the season's final pre-dawn sampling event. The first shift will meet before dawn at 4:30 AM. The second shift will meet at 12:30 PM. We are conducting diurnal (twice daily) monitoring in order to measure the chemical impacts of algae growth in the Ventura River. Volunteers must RSVP to ben@sbck.org as morning and afternoon slots are limited. Volunteers for the morning shift must have received training at a prior event. Goleta Stream Team - September 9th - Goleta Stream Team will meet as usual at 10 AM. Visit www.stream-team.org for more information.

Coastal Cleanup Day Saturday, September 15th

Join us for the largest volunteer event in the state! Our beaches and creeks need your help on Saturday, September 15th for the 28th Annual California Coastal Cleanup Day. Last year more than 1,221 volunteers participated in Coastal Cleanup Day in Santa Barbara County, removing approximately 7,200 pounds of trash from local creeks and beaches. Please join Channelkeeper on Saturday, September 15th from 9am-12 noon to help clean up West Beach (our adopted beach) or choose from 25 other Santa Barbara County beaches. Cleanup supplies and drinks will be provided, but help us create less waste by bringing your own bucket or container to collect trash and gloves if you have

Did You Know?

You can become an official "California Naturalist"?

California Naturalist is a new program developed by the University of California Cooperative Extension to foster a committed corps of volunteer naturalists and citizen scientists trained and ready to take an active role in natural resource conservation, education, and restoration. The SB Botanic Garden will be offering this program for the first time on the Central Coast this fall. If you enjoy exploring and learning about Santa Barbara County, sharing your knowledge with others, and volunteering to make a difference for your community, this program will give you the opportunity to do all three! Check out this link to learn more.

them. Dress to work outdoors and be sure to bring your sunscreen! Email us or call 805.563.3377 ext. 0 for more information.

13th Annual Creek Week Begins September 15th

Creek Week is an annual community event celebrating our local creeks and ocean, with many local groups sponsoring events throughout the week to help build awareness and stewardship of the natural riparian treasures of Santa Barbara. Creek Week is hosted by the Santa Barbara City Creeks Division, Project Clean Water, and the cities of Carpinteria and Goleta. Creek Week kicks off on Saturday, September 15th with Coastal Cleanup Day. Learn about efforts to restore the endangered steelhead trout in our local creeks, participate in creek restoration projects by planting native plants, or enjoy a bird walk. With a week packed full of events, there is something for everyone! Click here to view the full schedule of events online.

Ocean Friendly Gardens Hands-On Workshop September 22nd

Polluted runoff is the biggest source of pollution to California's waterways. As water runs over lawns, driveways, sidewalks and roads, it picks up all the pollution in its path and carries it straight to storm drains that discharge the runoff untreated to our creeks and ocean. Fortunately, there are many ways that individual households can help to reduce runoff pollution, and the Surfrider Foundation's Ocean Friendly Gardens Program, in partnership with the City of Santa Barbara's Creeks Division, Parks Division, and Water Resources Division, will be working on a demonstration site in Santa Barbara to showcase how it can be done.

Soon to be a new Ocean Friendly Garden site!

The Ocean Friendly Gardens Hands-On Workshop will take place on Saturday, September 22nd from 10am-2pm at Spencer Adams Park (1216 De La Vina Street). Workshop participants will shape the site for rainwater capture, direct roof runoff into the garden, and rebuild soil health through sheet mulching layering compost, compost tea, paper and mulch to create a sponge in the garden. There will be a follow-up workday on Saturday, November 10th to install plants, irrigation and top-dressing of mulch. Click here to RSVP.

Channelkeeper Sponsoring TGIF Fall Feast!

Mark your calendars! Channelkeeper is co-sponsoring EDC's Fall Feast, the final TGIF of the season, on Friday, October 12th along with Surfrider and the Coastal Fund. Join us and all the other cool enviros in town in the EDC courtyard at 906 Garden Street. The event starts at 5:30 pm. Tickets are $15 and include two drinks, live music and an awesome fall feast! We look forward to seeing you there.

Summer 2012 Newsletter Now Available

Check out the Summer 2012 edition of Channels, Channelkeeper's bi-annual newsletter. Click here if you'd like to subscribe to our newsletter mailing list.

Waterkeeper Magazine Now Online

Waterkeeper Alliance's WATERKEEPER magazine is now available online in an amazing new interactive E-book format, with embedded videos, clickable links to Waterkeepers' and advertisers' websites, and lots of other cool features. Check it out at here!

Shop and Earn $ for Channelkeeper

Through Ralphs' Community Contribution Program, you can earn money for Channelkeeper every time you shop for groceries! Simply register your Ralphs card on-line, and Ralphs will donate a portion of your grocery bill to Channelkeeper. Even if you're already registered, you must re-register on or after September 1, 2012. Simply click here and complete the following steps:

Click "Sign In/Create Account" to log in or create a new Ralphs account and follow directions provided If you already have an account, click "My Account," then click "Community Rewards" Then click "Edit Community Contribution Program Information," enter Channelkeeper's NPO (Non Profit Organization) Number, 84453, and click "Confirm"

The process takes seconds and is an easy and helpful way to raise money for Channelkeeper's valuable programs. Thanks for taking the time to sign up or reregister - and make sure to shop at Ralphs! eScrip also contributes to Channelkeeper through merchants you already patronize, at no additional cost to you! Go to www.escrip.com and click on sign up, then follow the directions to register your credit/debit cards. Also, until September 11th Channelkeeper can earn an additional 10% from each item you purchase with the yellow school bus logo. If you purchase any school bus products please send your receipts to us - we'll earn instant cash to support our youth education programs.

Become a Channelkeeper Member!

Become a Channelkeeper Member! Your support for Channelkeeper's efforts is needed now more than ever. Become a member of the Channelkeeper crew today with your tax-deductible donation. You'll be investing in clean water and healthy communities along the Santa Barbara Channel today and for future generations. With your membership, you will receive our regular newsletters, news updates and action alerts, invitations to special Channelkeeper events and fun volunteer opportunities, and a free Channelkeeper sticker. All new donors contributing $50 or more can also receive a Channelkeeper t-shirt, and for donations of $250 or more, bi-annual issues of Waterkeeper magazine. Sign up today by calling 805.563.3377 ext. 4 or emailing us. Forward email

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