MCL's series on Ranching in the Park

Bay Model Visitor Center

Ranching In the Park: Not by Accident
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A Marin Conservation League series of workshops designed to increase understanding of:
-ranching on lands managed by the Point Reyes National Seashore (PRNS)
-their relation to Marin's larger ranching community
-key issues that will be addressed in PRNS's planning and environmental assessment for ranches in the Park

Check back often for updated speaker details.

Tuesday evenings 6pm-8pm. Locations will alternate between Sausalito and Nicasio. Carpooling encouraged.  

Sept. 27: A day in the life of a rancher Pt. Reyes National Seashore Oct. 11: Doing it all: Taking care of the land the ranch

The Point Reyes Peninsula is a treasured geography, uniquely positioned on the margin between land and sea.  Protecting the resulting environments and uses is integral to the Seashore’s mission and ranching operations. Learn about the preciousness of this landscape, how the Seashore coordinates and delivers multiple mandates to protect it, and the role of on-ranch conservation that contributes to achieving that protection.

 

Location: Bay Model, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito

Oct. 25: Hopes and dreams
Register: https://ranchinginthepark.eventbrite.com
Contact MCL at 415-485-6257 or mcl@marinconservationleague.org

MCL Parks and Open Space Committee Mtg. October 2016

Marin Conservation League

Monthly meeting of the MCL Parks and Open Space Committee.
Chair: Nona Dennis | Agenda

MCL Water and Watersheds Speaker Series - Oct 2016

Central Marin Police Authority Meeting Room

  Water in the North Bay:

A seasoned observer’s comments on supply, planning, & environment

 

Thursday, October 13, 2016, 4:30 PM

Central Marin Police Headquarters Community Room

250 Doherty Drive, Larkspur

 

Chris DeGabriele, General Manager of North Marin Water District and Chairman of the technical advisory committee to the Sonoma County Water Agency, will update us on a host of North Bay water issues. These could include the situation with regard to the Eel and Russian rivers, ongoing drought contingency planning, and the North Bay Water Reuse Authority, a three-county effort to address water supply shortages.  

Chris will retire in 2017 after 22 years as head of Marin’s second largest water agency, during which he has served on numerous local, regional, and state water policy groups. The Sonoma County Water Agency, on which he serves as chair, is the water wholesaler to North Marin and Marin Municipal Water District, providing Novato with up to 75% of its water and Southern Marin with about 25% of its water.

 

Chris is an acknowledged leader in North Bay water planning, and we look forward to some interesting observations as he looks back on 22 years in the center of the North Bay’s complex water hierarchy.

 

All MCL members and guests welcome without charge. Program co-chairs are Priscilla Bull pril2@aol.com and Ann Thomas athomas1@pacbell.net. Contact us anytime with questions or comments.

 

 

 

MCL Business Breakfast: The ABCs of IPM

McInnis Park Club Restaurant

MCL's Business Breakfast: The ABCs of IPM: Creation to Implementation
Sponsored by Bank of Marin & ATCO Pest Control

Speakers will demystify this frequently used acronym for "Integrated Pest Management", discuss its scientific and political history, and share case studies of how it is being applied in managing natural and designed landscapes.
Presenters include:

• Steven Swain, UC Extension, Environmental Horticulture Advisor Marin/Sonoma
• Drew Kerr, Invasive Spartina Project, Treatment Program Manager
• Sandy Guldman, Friends of Corte Madera Creek
• Pablo Rosales, McInnis Park Golf Course, Superintendent

Full breakfast buffet included. Register by Oct.10th.
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