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Saving Water Outdoors
A New Landscape: Saving Water Outdoors Two-Day Workshop April 20-21, 2011 DAY 1: 10 am – 4 pm DAY 2: 9 am – 12:30 pm VENUE: Historic Adobe Building in Mountain View, CA Be the first in the state of … Continue reading
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Sustainable Supplier Night Coming April 19th
Come join us for an evening with our chapter suppliers to hear what is new and exciting in all areas related to our industry. This is a great opportunity to see all of our local associate members in one location … Continue reading
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New Blog Post by Emails
The North Coast Chapter Blog now has an easy new email posting feature that will allow board members and contributors to post articles and updates quickly. Simply write your article as an email, press send, and it will be automatically … Continue reading
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Petaluma Arroyo Community Garden
CLCA North Coast Chapter members and volunteers coordinated by Sustainability/Resource Chair Susie Dowd Markarian, lent a hand to help with the Petaluma Bounty sponsored Arroyo Community Garden in Petaluma this past Earth Day. Here is a time lapse image of … Continue reading
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August Dinner Meeting- Water Conservation Panel
Please join us for our August Dinner Meeting, featuring a Water Conservation panel of municipal and vendor represenatives to learn the newest trends in water . Details: Tuesday August 17, 2010 Rooster Run Golf Club – Petaluma 6:00 PM Cost … Continue reading
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New Photo Galleries- Now in Facebook
Check out the chapter’s new Facebook Page and browse the Photo Galleries of this year’s awards. You can comment on and share with others all this year’s award winning gardens.
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Cell Phone All Wet? Try This!
One of your crew members drop a cell phone while working on irrigation? It might be ruined, but you can also try Bhesstie, a bag specifically designed to get the water out of high tech devices. Featured in June’s Inc. … Continue reading
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Read Chapter Newsletters from Around the State
Want to keep up with what’s happening in other Chapter’s around the state? You can find links to the Chapter websites on the State CLCA Page here, or many of the Chapter Newsletters are listed here.
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2010 Awards Banquet Friday June 25th
Please join us for our Annual Awards Dinner Banquet, “I Will Survive”. Details: Friday June 25, 2010 The Flamingo Hotel 2777 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa Cocktails from 6:30-7:30 Dinner, Slide Show & Awards Presentation following Cost $60 per person – … Continue reading
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Spring Scramble Tournament Recap
The inaugural Spring Scramble Golf Tournament at Peacock Gap Golf Course was a huge success and helped raise funds for the LEAF Scholarship Fund. Thank you to the generous support of Ewing Irrigation for sponsoring the BBQ before the tournament and … Continue reading
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Spring Scramble Golf Tournament June 9th
Don’t Miss the New Spring Scramble Golf Tournament June 9th Please join us for the CLCA North Coast Chapter Spring Scramble Golf Tournament, with proceeds to benefit the LEAF scholarship Fund and North Coast Chapter: www.clcanorthcoastchapter.org/golf The Deadline for the … Continue reading
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Chapter Wins Email Marketing Award
The North Coast Chapter was selected by Vertical Response as a winner of their quarterly 500 awards for quality email marketing communication. The Chapter placed 177 out of 500. Awards are based in part on the number of emails sent … Continue reading
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Marin Greywater Workshop Saturday 4-24
Permaculture Marin Announces a “Laundry to Landscape” Greywater Workshop! Saturday, April 24th • 10:00 am to 4:00 pm • Novato Interested in reusing your home’s greywater? Do you desire a water-saving yet abundant landscape? Want to learn more about greywater … Continue reading
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April Dinner Meeting: Our Sustainable Suppliers
Please join us for our April Dinner Meeting, The Sustainable Side of Our Suppliers. This is an expo- style event followed by dinner & dessert. There will be numerous vendors displaying their newest & greenest products. Details: Tuesday April 20, … Continue reading
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Concrete Quantity Calculator
Need to figure out how many concrete sacks are in a yard, or compare if it’s better to hand mix, deliver, or pump concrete. Here is a handy tool that calculates cubic yardage, footage, and cost for various sizes of … Continue reading
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A Better Reel Lawn Mower
There’s no better “green” lawn mower than an old fashion reel mower. Trouble is, reel mowers can be a lot of extra effor and take extra sharpening of the blades to be effective. New reel mower designs are solving some … Continue reading
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Being a Knower Versus a Learner
Here is Charlie Thompson’s president’s message from this month’s journal. I was discussing this message recently with a colleague who is a very experienced and knowledgeable contractor. We both agreed that it was a very though provoking idea to challenge … Continue reading
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Bay Friendly Landscaping Resource List
The Bay Friendly Landscape Program in Marin is sponsored by MMWD, Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention (MCSTOPP), and StopWaste.org. Those who have been through the program already know about the great diversity of both speakers and resources that are presented … Continue reading
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2010 Awards Application
The 2010 Achievement Awards application is here! This year’s theme is I Will Survive. Awards applications have been mailed out, or you can Download it here.
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Ewing Irrigation: Fix a Leak Week
Ewing is promoting irrigation awareness, highlighting the EPA WaterSense Fix a Leak Week. See excerpt below or click here for an online version of their email announcement. Fix a Leak Week is March 15 – 21, 2010 Did you know … Continue reading
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