The Santa Barbara Stormwater Tour
March 6, 2008, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Starting point and parking point:
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Please park in the back of the lot furthest from the entrance.

9: 00 – 9:15 Welcome to Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Coffee, tea and pastries

9:15 – 9:45 Tour of Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Garden & Mission Creek
Lead by Elaine Gibson, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History +
Kathy Harbaugh, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

10:00 – 10:30 Bus Drive

10:30 – 11:15 Arroyo Burro Restoration
by George Johnson, Creeks Supervisor, City Creeks Director

11:30 – 12:30 Southcoast Watershed Resource Center
Tour of Green Building + Greenscaping by Karen Feeney, Board Member, subject to availability
+ Cay Sanchez, Southcoast Watershed Resource Center Staff

12:45– 1:15 Lunch Break at Park

1:30 – 2:45 Isla Vista: Community Gardens + Trash Solution, Park Design
and Maintenance at the Santa Barbara Recreation and Park District
Tour Leader: Ariana Katovich, Earth Island Institute, Former Park Director

3:00 – 4:00 Fairview Gardens: Tour + Talk
Tour by Tiffany Cooper Carpenter, Education Director, Fairview Gardens

3:45 – 4:15 Talk by Cameron Benson Creeks Division Manager
on Funding Creek Restoration Work in Santa Barbara
Mr. Benson is the former Lead Aid to former Assemblymember Hannabeth Jackson, formerly with Environmental Defense

4:30 – 5:30 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History – Ty Warner Sea Center
Tour Leader: Dana Murray, Sea Center Programs Coordinator

5:30-6:00 Bus returns guests to Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

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To attend, please email Debbie Dodson
or click here.
Conference registration fee is $50.00.
Field trips are $15 each.
Scholarships available.