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Dear Friend,
With the advance of spring, our thoughts turn to....Earth Day, EE Week and World Ocean Day! There are many ways to celebrate these key dates on the environmental calendar. Earth Day (April 22nd) has inspired a bounty of festivals and events to choose from - explore www.earthday.org to find the right one for you. National Environmental Education Week, the week before Earth Day, connects educators with resources to encourage environmental stewardship in K-12 students. This year's theme is Ocean Connections - www.eeweek.org. World Ocean's Day is June 8th and this year's theme is Youth: the Next Wave of Change. Visit www.worldoceanday.org for creative ways to celebrate the ocean. But don't wait for Earth Day! Demonstrate your commitment to the coast and ocean every day, by taking the Coastal Stewardship Pledge.
Coast wishes, Chris Parry Public Education Manager |
California Coast Through the Eyes of our Youth: 2011 California Coastal Art & Poetry Contest
 Students from all over California submitted their creative efforts to the 2011 California Coastal Art & Poetry Contest. Out of more than 2,200 entries, five winners each in art and poetry were selected. Read more...
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Destination Series Quiz
This southern California park has 3.2 miles of beach and over four square miles of scenic open space. Its nearshore ocean waters are an Underwater Park popular with divers. Historic beachfront vacation cottages can be rented, some of which are reserved for ADA disabled guests with beach wheelchairs available for use. (Some of these wheelchairs were purchased with Whale Tale Grant money.)
 Is this destination:
a. San Clemente State Beach
b. Crystal Cove State Park
c. Carlsbad State Beach
d. Palos Verdes Estates Shoreline Preserve
The destination is... |
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What Is This?
Can you guess what this is? Email your answer to coast4u@coastal.ca.gov with the subject title "What is This? Contest" by Earth Day, April 22, 2011 for a chance to win a vintage Coastal Cleanup Day t-shirt. (Hints: it's not a plant and the background is not it's natural environment) The answer will be posted on our Facebook page on April 23, 2011. |
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About Us: the Public Education Program
The Public Education Program protects and restores California's coast and ocean by teaching, inspiring, and empowering the public to take environmentally positive action. The Program serves people of all ages and strives to be inclusive by targeting underserved communities and groups.
For information on all of our Public Education Programs, click here, or contact us at
California Coastal Commission
45 Fremont St, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94105
(800) COAST-4U
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Whale Tail License Plate Gets a New Look: Last Chance to Purchase Original Design is Coming Up
Over 195,000 Californians show their support for the coast and ocean by sporting the Whale Tail License Plate on their vehicles. Among the most popular plates in California, this popular license plate is about to get an update for the first time in 12 years. The NEW whale tail License Plate will go on sale this summer, 2011. In the meantime, if you are interested in buying the current version of the plate - act quickly - this design will no longer be available when the new design goes on sale. We plan to reveal the new design in our next issue of this newsletter or check www.coast4u.org for updates. |
Whale Tail $$$ at Work
How many students have been able to take marine education field trips thanks to grants from the Whale Tail License Plate Fund? The answer is. . . |
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Coastal Steward Tips
Spring is here, and you know what that means - time for spring cleaning. As you begin your spring cleaning this year, consider these useful tips to keep our planet, and your family, healthy all year long.
Tip #1: To clean the driveway or patio, use a broom instead of the hose; this reduces the dirty water flowing into storm drains as well as conserves water. Tip #2: Use less toxic cleaning products such as baking soda and vinegar. Download the Clean It! brochure for ideas. For more suggestions on green spring cleaning, click here |
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