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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.
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T-Shirt Design Linda Lyerly
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Updated on November 21
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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".
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