Exciting news for those who care about Watersheds!

The California Department of Water Resources (www.dwr.water.ca.gov) has created new Watershed Coordinator positions, to empower local agencies, citizens and grassroots environmental programs to work with state and federal partners to restore the ecological health of our watersheds and landscapes.

There are watershed coordinators in each of the Dept of Water Resource districts covering the entire state, who will work hand in hand with the DWR's Urban Streams Program and the Fish Passage Program to assist locally driven restoration and stewardship efforts.

Please join Santa Barbara Permaculture Network, for a special evening with Bill Roley, one of the most recently appointed DWR Watershed Coordinators (Southern District, SLO To San Diego) , and president of Applied Ecologist Systems for a lecture and slide show at the CEC's South Coast Watershed Resource Center, on Friday, November 8, at 7pm.  For more info, 805/962-2571, or email, sbpcnet@silcom.com.

  (In addition an all day workshop, "Healthy Watersheds: A Goal of Community Stewardship" with a field trip will be sponsored by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden on Sat Nov. 9, from 9-4pm, please call SBBG for reservations at 805/682-4726 ext.102).

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network presents
Healthy Watersheds: A Permaculture Perspective
with Dr. Bill Roley
director, Permaculture Institute of  So. California
Slide Show & Lecture
Friday Nov. 8, 7pm, Donation $3

location: CEC's South Coast Watershed Resource Center
Arroyo Burro Beach, 2981 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara

Explore watershed issues applying Permaculture principles and design techniques that interconnect your home and backyard to the whole watershed.  The land around your home is a vital part of the watershed.  How that land is managed -- one lot at a time-- can have a significant impact on your city's flood protection, water supply, air and water quality. Permaculture techniques can help control erosion, reduce flooding, minimize water pollution, improve groundwater recharge and enhance wildlife habitat.

Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
(805) 962-2571
sbpcnet@silcom.com

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