SANTA BARBARA CREEK WEEK

CREEK WEEK IS OCTOBER 6-14 GREAT EVENTS!
Creek Week is an annual series of events which highlight our local creeks and watersheds and the many ways to enjoy, restore and protect them.  Creek Week 2007 is set for October 6-14. This year_s events include native planting days, creek clean-ups, multi-media creek art created by youth, water quality monitoring and more. The event is coordinated by the City of Santa Barbara Creeks Division and County Project Clean Water, with events hosted by several community organizations.

Also in the line-up is a community forum on Plastics and Marine Debris with guests Holly Lohuis, a marine biologist and diver with Jean-Michel Cousteau's Ocean Futures Society and Marcus Eriksen from the Algalita Marine Research Foundation. Hear their firsthand experience with marine debris in remote areas of the world including the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Watch incredible footage of the expedition "Voyage to Kure" and a see a collection of plastics gathered from these remote islands. Thursday, October 11 from 6:00-8:00pm at the Cabrillo Pavillion. For a full list of Creek Week events check local papers or visit www.sbcreeks.com.  

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