Coasters - North County Coastal Group The Coasters are the geographic division of the San Diego Chapter for the north coastal area, Del Mar to Oceanside. We organize a variety of Sierra Club activities in coastal North County, including outings, social events, and conservation efforts. We organize local hikes, usually on the first Saturday of each month. Format is a 9 am morning hike, optional lunch, done by noon. We walk in the north coast area, from Penasquitos to Oceanside. When tides are favorable, we are on the beach. Hikes are listed here, below, and in the Happenings singles group newsletter. The Coasters meet on the third Tuesday of each month. Our meetings are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Encinitas Community Center. The center is at the intersection of Encinitas Blvd. and Balour Drive. From I-5, take Encinitas Blvd East to Balour Drive (at the top of the hill) and turn right, then turn left on Oakcrest Park Drive. The entrance is off Oakcrest Park drive, just South of Encinitas Blvd on Balour. (Map) To get on the email list for local events and news, click here, click on Join, and follow the instructions on the screen. The news email is sent out about once every two weeks, depending on what news and events there are to report. T-Shirt Design      Linda Lyerly Coaster News Updated on November 21 Holiday Party Thursday Dec 3, 6:30 to 8:30 pm Note: NOT the Third Tuesday. The next Coaster meeting will be a party. All Sierra Club members and friends are welcome. There will NOT be a meeting at the community center on Dec 15. Peg has again offered to hold the party at her home in Carlsbad. Mark your calendar for December 3 at 6:30 pm. Plan to bring some goodies to share, appetizers, finger food, cookies or whatever you like. Bring your own favorite holiday beverage. RSVP by email to Dave at davidgrubb atsbcglobal dot net, or Peg by phone at 760 753-0899 for address and directions. Festivities will include a "white elephant" gift exchange. If you would like to participate in the game, bring a wrapped gift. Otherwise, prepare to be entertained by the participants. Now is your chance to get rid of that awful gift that has been gathering dust in the closet ever since someone completely unfamiliar with your taste in household objects gave it to you years ago. Wrap it up and bring it to the party for the "Most Awful" gift exchange. All particpants will draw a number. In order by the numbers, each participant will have the option of choosing a gift from the pile, or taking away something that a previous participant has opened. After something has been taken away twice, it is no longer up for grabs. It sounds complicated, but it turns out to be fun, unless you get something you want (not likely) and it gets taken away. Try to maintain a cheerful outlook. Past Programs - Click here to see what you missed Sierra Club Calendars The 2010 Sierra Club calendars are available now. We have set up an online order form, so you may order your calendars and have them mailed to you, or mailed to any address you choose. Click here for details. Local Hikes DEC 12/SAT/E4A OCEANSIDE BEACH WALK Ldr: Mac Downing 858-490-0583 or MacDowning at Yahoo dot com Asst: Needed Beautiful 9 am beach walk in Oceanside. Great scenes. Bring water and comfortable hiking shoes or boots. Rain or drizzle cancels. Optional sack lunch at end. Hike limited to 20 sign up Email (prefer) or call Mac. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JAN 9/SAT/E4A ENCINITAS SOUTH BEACH Ldr: Mac Downing 858-490-0583 or MacDowning at Yahoo dot com Asst: Needed Beautiful 9 am beach walk, great scenes. Bring water and comfortable hiking shoes or boots. Optional resturant lunch at end. Rain or drizzle cancels. Limited to 20. For reservations email (prefer) or call Mac. Open to Main Chapter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FEB 6 SAT/M4A TORREY PINES EXTENSION Ldr: Mac Downing 858-490-0583 or MacDowning at Yahoo dot com Asst: COL Needed Walk visits the eastern natural area saved in 1964 – 1970. Varied terrain and ocean views. Bring water, and boots or walking shoes. Optional restaurant lunch after hike. Reservations required, limited to 20, prefer Email. Rain cancels. Open to Main Chapter. More Outings We have set up an online listing of Chapter Outings. You can find it here. (http://sandiego.sierraclub.org/outings/index.asp?content=calendar) You can sign up to receive an outings listing monthly by email. To sign up, click here. GreEncinitas Meeting GreEncinitas is a new environmentally active group in Encinitas. See GreEncinitas.org for more information. And more See other events at: Hiker Jaye's Notes San Diego Audubon events http://www.sandiegoaudubon.org/events.htm Buena Vista Audubon Events http://bvaudubon.org/ San Diego Coastkeeper http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org Surfrider Foundation - San Diego Events - http://www.surfridersd.org Beach Cleanups - http://www.surfridersd.org/beachcleanups.php The California Native Plant Society http://www.cnpssd.org/ The Escondido Creek Conservancy http://www.escondidocreek.org/events.htm The Natural History Museum calendar page http://www.sdnhm.org/canyoneers/calendar.html The combined environmental calendar page http://www.calsmerge.com/asd/environment/ REI Encinitas Events www.rei.com/stores/store_events.jsp?store=90 Adventure 16 Events www.adventure16.com/discover/events.html Environmental Links http://fm949sd.com/treehuggers/ Lots of local environmental news, and some great pictures. The California Coastal Commission http://www.coastal.ca.gov/ Carlsbad Watershed Network http://www.carlsbadwatershednetwork.org The Desert Protective Council http://www.dpcinc.org/index.html The Escondido Creek Conservancy http://www.escondidocreek.org/ The Solana Center for Environmental Innovation http://www.solanacenter.org/ Friends of the Foothills www.taskforce.sierraclub.org/friendsofthefoothills/ San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy http://www.sanelijo.org/ Save San Onofre http://savesanonofre.com/ Marine Protected Areas www.MPA.gov Wilderness For All http://wilderness4all.org San Diego Tracking Team www.sdtt.org The Wild Side News http://www.wildsidenews.com/ Endangered Species Coalition www.stopextinction.org GreEncinitas http://GreEncinitas.org Sierra Club Blogs Compass: http://www.sierraclub.org/compass The Green Life: http://www.sierraclub.org/greenlife Taking the Initiative: http://www.sierraclub.org/carlpope Food Links Food Not Lawns http://www.sdfoodnotlawns.com/ Local Food La Vida Locavore http://www.ediblesandiego.com/ Farmers Markets http://www.sandiegoroots.org/farmers_markets.html http://sdfarmbureau.org/BuyLocal/Farmers-Markets.php For More Information About the Coasters, contact: David Grubb, at 760 753-0273. The Coasters ExCom members for 2008 are: Sue Corringham - Secretary Robin Friedheim - Vice Chair David Grubb - Chair Peg Kessler Linda Lyerly - Treasurer Paul Richter Gene Walker Coaster Documents Bylaws     Conservation Activities North County Advocates Concerned citizens and Sierra Club members in Carlsbad and Encinitas have formed a new group, North County Advocates, to fight the excessive development proposed at the intersection of La Costa Ave and Rancho Santa Fe Road, called La Costa Town Square. The group has a new web site at www.northcountyadvocates.com. See the web site for lots of information, including a picture of how the proposed shopping center would look and the latest news on the project. Learn how you can help! Habitat Restoration at Anstine Reserve You are invited to the Anstine-Audubon nature preserve Saturday, Nov. 21st from 9am to 12pm to help restore this 11-acre coastal habitat which provides refuge for a variety of local plants and animals. We’ll be planting 350 native plants in our willow riparian habitat. Come be part of the solution to habitat loss and join us in restoring this rare coastal habitat. Come experience the satisfaction of creating homes for the over 200 species of plants and animals that live here or visit the Anstine preserve every year. The address is; 2437 Hutchison St., Vista, CA 92084. Please contact Becky Wilbanks with any questions. Becky Wilbanks, Caretaker Anstine Audubon Nature Preserve (760) 295-1548 El Salto Falls, Buena Vista Creek Restoration Work Session Join Preserve Calavera for this Buena Vista Creek Valley Restoration Work Session See http://www.preservecalavera.org/activities.html for dates and times. Buena Vista Creek Valley Restoration Work Session BVCER - at the end of Haymar Dr (Plaza) near # 78 and College Blvd This is one of our regular monthly work sessions to support our 1.8 acre restoration site. Come and learn how easy it is to care for native plants- whether in a 1.8 acre restoration area- or in your own backyard. This small grant requires lots of volunteer work- and that means you! The mornings work will include mulching berming and weed whacking to help our baby plants off to a good start. Dress for the occasion- sturdy boots/shoes, long pants, hat and work gloves. Bring water and a hoe if you have one- but we will have extra supplies. Take 78 to College exit, head south and take first right on Haymar Dr(Plaza) It's the frontage road along I-78, that goes to Mossy-Nissan. Go about 7/10th of a mile and look for the yellow gate. Parking along both sides of Haymar and in the cul-de-sac further up Haymar. (Map) Questions: Kasey kcinciarelli at roadrunner dot com or 760-720-5220. Save Rancho Guejito You may have seen some of the local press coverage about a proposed development at Rancho Guejito. A large coalition of environmental organizations has been meeting by conference call to discuss a coordinated response. There will soon be opportunities to help preserve this important resource. There was a recent program on Treehugger about the ranch. See http://fm949sd.com/treehuggers/ to listen to the program. There are also links to much more information, and a great picture. For more information, see: saveguejito.org and this Article in LA Times For some information about the ranch, see the Save Our Heritage Organization web site at: http://sohosandiego.org To read a letter sent by many environmental organizations to elected officials, click here Save Water! http://www.bewaterwise.com/tips01.html Coasters T-Shirts are here! We have the Coasters T-shirts, and they look great! They will be available for purchase at our meetings and events for $20 each. Or, you can donate $25 or more to the Coasters Fund Appeal, and get one T-shirt "free".