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** Go Green Everyday **
Looking for way to use your volunteer time to be green year round?
Below are a few organization that offer year round volunteer opportunities.
Below are a few organization that offer year round volunteer opportunities.
1. Save Our Shores:
Save Our Shores is the Central Coast leader in caring for the marine environment through ocean awareness, advocacy and citizen action. They provide continued support to maintain a healthy environment through programs like; Clean Boating, Plastic Pollution and Ocean Awareness is very appreciated. Interested in becoming a volunteer?? Save Our Shores accept individuals and small or large groups. For more information please VIEW their latest opportunities
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Interested? Please contact Kelly Mercer, Volunteer Coordinator for The Homeless Garden Project at 831.426.3609, ext. or e-mail kellym@homelessgardenproject.org.
Please mark your calendar with the training date in your area!
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2. California Grey Bears, Inc.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
The California Grey Bears, Inc., has been a vital community resource for seniors in the Santa Cruz community for 25 years. The organization has found innovative ways to reuse and recycle materials most businesses consider to be plain "trash," and, in the process, generates revenues to assist low-income seniors.
For more information please contact The California Grey Bears at; 831.479.1055 or e-mail them at greybears@cruzio.com
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3. The Homeless Garden Project
(Local food Project)
The Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz, California, provides jobs and life training for homeless people within the therapeutic context of an organic garden. Meaningful and productive work within the garden or related enterprises is the basis for the healing process necessary for many homeless people to re-enter the culture of work. This process is also one of community building — allowing for renewed relationships as community members reap the rewards of bountiful organic produce and a decreased population of homeless members.
Interested? Please contact Kelly Mercer, Volunteer Coordinator for The Homeless Garden Project at 831.426.3609, ext. or e-mail kellym@homelessgardenproject.org.
For additional information visit their website HERE.
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ONE-Time opportunities available :
1. SNAPSHOT DAY 2011:
This is an annual one-day event in May. Spanning more than 300 miles of coast from Pacifica in the north to Morro Bay in the south, Snapshot Day volunteers monitor water quality and collect samples to assess the health of as many streams as possible. Snapshot Day is a great excuse to explore our local streams while collecting important water quality information.
When: Saturday, May 7th, 2011
When: Saturday, May 7th, 2011
- Monterey: Saturday, 4/30, 12-3 pm @ MBNMS office, 299 Foam Street, Monterey
- Santa Cruz: Sunday, 5/1, 12-3 pm @ Natural Bridges State Beach, near the Interpretive Center
- San Mateo: Monday, 5/2, 5:30 – 7:30 pm @ San Gregorio General Store
- Cambria: Tuesday, 5/3, 5-7 pm (call for location)
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2. Save Our Shores (Sock Walker Volunteer):
DockWalker Volunteers are people from all walks of life who empower boaters to do the right thing by offering information on proper disposal of oil and hazardous materials. Short trainings are held the day of the event to prepare volunteers to work in our harbors.
When: March 26th, 2011
Time: 9am-1pm
Where: Santa Cruz Harbor on the Mariner Park Lawn
Contact Lauren for more information, e-mail lauren@saveourshores.org or call 831.462.5660 Ext. 6
Contact Lauren for more information, e-mail lauren@saveourshores.org or call 831.462.5660 Ext. 6
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Five ways that you can become more sustainable:
1. MAKE the SWITCH from plastic grocery bags to reusable bags. 2. SWITCH your light bulbs to fluorescent light bulbs.
"Replacing just one 60-watt incandescent light bulb with a CFL will save you $30 over the life of the bulb. CFLs also last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, use two-thirds less energy, and give off 70 percent less heat (reference)."
"Replacing just one 60-watt incandescent light bulb with a CFL will save you $30 over the life of the bulb. CFLs also last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, use two-thirds less energy, and give off 70 percent less heat (reference)."
3. UNPLUG IT.
Unplug any appliance that is not in use, and save $ on your next electricity bill.
Unplug any appliance that is not in use, and save $ on your next electricity bill.
4. SHOWER TIME.
Cut your shower time down by 2 minutes everyday and you will save approximately 150 gallons of water a month.
Cut your shower time down by 2 minutes everyday and you will save approximately 150 gallons of water a month.
5. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Recycle anything you can think of; paper, plastic, glass, etc."By recycling half of your household waste, you can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide annually (reference)."
Recycle anything you can think of; paper, plastic, glass, etc."By recycling half of your household waste, you can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide annually (reference)."
Go Green- Join the cause, reduce waste, and help maintain a healthy mother earth.
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