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Lagoon News e-Update for February 18, 2010
Dear Geoffrey,
February Restoration Event to Focus on Invasives
February's restoration event (aka, 'Work Party') will focus on invasive pest plant removal on the south side of the Lagoon. These plants, imported from lands far away and spreading rapidly in the Lagoon, have a tendency to disrupt the natural systems of the Lagoon -- so we take them out! Plants such as iceplant, fennel, cocklebur, tamarisk, arundo, castorbean -- these are all plants that are native to other places, but not here! Invasive pest plant removal is fun and rewarding work, and you are invited to join us.
We've implemented a new registration system this month, so be sure to visit the registration form on our web site to sign up.  As always, snacks are provided by our good friends at Adventure16. Bring a reusable bottle for water (provided). Look carefully in this photo and you will see Conservancy Board member Paul Worthington and County Ranger Sue Bashore, up to their ears in a patch of Castor bean, which they dispatched on a recent restoration event. Thank you Paul and Ranger Sue!
'The Great Pacific Garbage Patch,' A lecture by Captain Charles Moore, Tuesday, March 2nd, 7:00 pm
 The Great Pacific Garbage Patch …
A
Sea of Simmering Synthetic Soup …
the
plastic concoction that is poisoning our oceans … our planet … our bodies…
A Recipe for
Disaster --
Take
5,000,000 square miles of ocean. Mix in
850,000 pieces of colorful plastic per square mile. Infuse all ingredients into
the food web of fish, seabirds, marine mammals & microscopic organisms. Simmer for a decade until the plastic doubles
in area. Serve to humankind.
Date/Time
Tuesday March 2nd,
7:00 pm
Location
Debin Hall,
Solana Beach Presbyterian Church
(How
to get there)
SE
corner of Lomas Santa Fe Drive & Stevens Avenue, entrance across from the
Earl Warren Junior High School/Solana Beach Public Library complex on Stevens
Avenue.
Captain Charlie Moore’s research on pollution of the Pacific
Ocean by plastic trash has opened up new awareness of an unexpected source of
physical and chemical dangers for the oceans, the planet, and human
health. Moore’s work in the North
Pacific Ocean Gyre has focused worldwide attention on the enormous area now
known as the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch."
Moore's talk, "Research and Discovery in Our Synthetic Sea," is free
and open to the public. He came upon the Pacific Garbage Patch by accident 12
years ago, on his way back from a sailing race in Hawaii. The garbage patch
includes light bulbs, bottle caps, tooth brushes, plastic bottles, and tiny
pieces of broken-down plastic, each the size of a grain of rice. It is an area
of widely dispersed trash that doubles in size every decade and is now believed
to be roughly twice the size of Texas.
Read more about Captain Moore and his Algalita Marine Research Foundation
The Conservancy is a proud co-sponsor of Captain Moore's talk:
Friends of the Solana Beach
Library
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy
Sierra Club, San Diego
Chapter
Solana Beach Civic &
Historical Society
Solana Beach Presbyterian
Church
Solana Beach Surfing Association
Please Join Us For These Exciting Events Coming Up:
Monthly Bird Count
Every 2nd Monday, 7:30 am - 12 noon. Meet at Rios Ave. trailhead.
Guided Nature Walks
Every Saturday, 10 am. Meet at the Nature Center.
Also: Every 2nd Saturday, 9 am - 11 am. Meet at Rios Ave. trailhead.
Volunteer Work Party
Every 3rd Saturday. In February we will be pulling and removing invasive ice plant from a section of native willow along the Santa Carina Trail. Please contact workparties@SanElijo.org for details, directions & to register for an event (required.) These restoration events are a fun way to give back to the environment we cherish.
Click here for a complete Calendar of Events
All events are free, and all are welcome!
 Visit the Conservancy's facebook page today, and spread your enthusiasm about watershed protection! By joining this network you not only learn new things about what we do and the people involved -- also by your mere participation you help to grow the Conservancy's influence. Be our fan on facebook today!
Visit the Lagoon. Enjoy its beauty. Help in its conservation.
It's your Lagoon - It's your legacy.
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