1. ~  Next Calendar Submission Deadline
2. ~  Acterra Featured Events
3. ~  EcoCalendar: Upcoming events.
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1. ~ Next Calendar Submission Deadline is Sunday, February 7, 2010
   at Noon.  Submit at: Acterra EcoCalendar: Submit Your Event.
   
   
2. ~ Acterra Featured Events:

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Wednesday,  February 10, 2010   (5:30 pm - 9:45 pm)
Multiple Dates: Wed., Feb. 24.
Green@Home HouseCall Volunteer Training  • An Acterra Event
City: Sunnyvale
Description:  Green@Home is recruiting volunteers in Cupertino, Palo Alto, Redwood City, Menlo Park, Sunnyvale, and Peninsula unincorporated San Mateo County to meet with residents in their homes to install simple energy-saving devices and perform a free basic energy-saving audit.

Acterra provides volunteer training and scheduling. No experience necessary. Volunteers need to complete one two-part training session. Volunteers work in pairs in each 2.5 hour HouseCall.

A $30 deposit is required and will be refunded after performing 2 HouseCalls within 2 months or so.

Cost: Free after refund of $30 deposit. Details above.
Location: Exact location of the training will be given after registration.  
Contact: Carolyn Spitz, 650-962-9876, ext. 380, carolyns*acterra.org
Presented by: Acterra's Green@Home Program
Websites:  http://www.acterra.org
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Saturday,  February 13, 2010   (9:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Saturday habitat restoration day  • An Acterra Event
City: Palo Alto
Description:  Enjoy the outdoors while planting natives, weeding non-native species, helping with watering, and taking general care of plants.

Cost: Free
Location: 1530 Arastradero Rd., Palo Alto, CA. 94304  (map)
Contact: Verna Kirkendall, 650-962-9876 x315, stewardship*acterra.org
Presented by: Acterra
Websites:  http://www.acterra.org/programs/stewardship/get_involved.html, http://www.acterra.org
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3. ~ EcoCalendar: Links to upcoming events.
   
   Full calendar by month is available from the sidebar

1. Tuesday, February 2, 2010 | 4:00 pm - 9 :00 pm
   City: Mountain View
   Groundhog Day Volunteer Training - Shoreline at Mountain View
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2. Wednesday, February 3, 2010 | 1:00 pm - 4 :00 pm
   City: Oakland
   World Wetlands Day at Save The Bay’s Native Plant Nursery (Oakland)
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3. Friday, February 5, 2010 | 7:00 pm - 8 :30 pm
   City: Stanford
   The Earth-Friendly Food Chain
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4. Saturday, February 6, 2010 | 9:00 am - 1 2:00 pm
   City: Oakland
   Restore Wetlands at the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland)
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5. Saturday, February 6, 2010 | 9:00 am - 1 :00 pm
   City: Mill Valley
   Volunteer Appreciation Day at Bothin Marsh (Mill Valley)
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6. Saturday, February 6, 2010 | March 7, April 3 | 10:00 am - 2 :00 pm
   City: Ben Lomond
   Class: Growing Tomato Transplants From Seed
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7. Saturday, February 6, 2010 | 10:30 am - 1 2:30 pm
   City: Palo Alto
   Class: Sprouts Are Good
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8. Saturday, February 6, 2010 | 2:00 pm - 4 :00 pm
   City: Ben Lomond
   Class: Growing Pepper Transplants From Seed
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9. Sunday, February 7, 2010 | 9:30 am - 1 2:00 pm
   City: Mill Valley
   Search for Coho Salmon and Steelhead Trout in a Winter Wonderland, a 2010 Golden Gate National Park Endangered Species Big Year Trip
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10. Wednesday, February 10, 2010 | 1:00 pm - 4 :00 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Native Plant Nursery Workday Wednesday (Palo Alto)
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11. Wednesday, February 10, 2010 | Wed., Feb. 24. | 5:30 pm - 9 :45 pm
    City: Sunnyvale
    Green@Home HouseCall Volunteer Training  • An Acterra Event
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12. Wednesday, February 10, 2010 | 6 wednesday classes through March 17th | 7:00 pm - 9 :00 pm
    City: San Jose
    Adult Workshop: Sustainable Vegetable Gardening
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13. Wednesday, February 10, 2010 | 8:00 pm - 8 :00 pm
    City: Sausalito
    Wild Cat Open House
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14. Thursday, February 11, 2010 | 12:00 pm - 3 :00 pm
    City: Pacifica
    San Francisco Garter Snake and Red-Legged Frog Habitat Restoration, a 2010 Golden Gate National Park Endangered Species Big Year Trip
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15. Saturday, February 13, 2010 | 8:00 am - 1 1:00 am
    City: San Francisco
    Sea Watch for Endangered Sea Creatures, a 2010 Golden Gate National Park Endangered Species Big Year Trip
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16. Saturday, February 13, 2010 | 9:00 am - 1 :00 pm
    City: Hayward
    New Moon Planting at Eden Landing Ecological Reserve (Hayward/Union City)
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17. Saturday, February 13, 2010 | 9:00 am - 1 2:00 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Valentines Day at San Francisquito Creek (Palo Alto)
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18. Saturday, February 13, 2010 | 9:00 am - 1 :00 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Saturday habitat restoration day  • An Acterra Event
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19. Saturday, February 13, 2010 | 10:30 am - 1 2:30 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Composting
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20. Saturday, February 13, 2010 | 10:30 am - 1 2:30 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Planning Your Garden
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21. Sunday, February 14, 2010 | 5:00 pm - 7 :00 pm
    City: Mill Valley
    Northern Spotted Owl Walk and Sounds of Muir Woods after Dark, a 2010 Golden Gate National Park Endangered Species Big Year Trip
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22. Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | 8:30 pm - 8 :30 pm
    City: Tiburon
    Learning About Bay Area Pumas
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23. Wednesday, February 17, 2010 | 7:30 pm - 9 :00 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Confronting the Environmental Crisis
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24. Saturday, February 20, 2010 | 9:00 am - 1 2:00 pm
    City: Oakland
    Plant-a-thon at Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline (Oakland)
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25. Saturday, February 20, 2010 | 9:00 am - 1 2:00 pm
    City: Menlo Park
    Restoration Day at Ravenswood Pond (Menlo Park)
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26. Saturday, February 20, 2010 | 10:00 am - 1 2:30 pm
    City: Menlo Park
    Ravenswood Hike
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27. Saturday, February 20, 2010 | 10:30 am - 1 2:30 pm
    City: Palo Alto
    Fruit Tree Varieties
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28. Saturday, February 20, 2010 | 1:00 pm - 4 :00 pm
    City: San Francisco
    California Coastal Ecosystem Restoration at Lands End, a 2010 Golden Gate National Park Endangered Species Big Year Trip
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29. Sunday, February 21, 2010 | 10:00 am - 2 :00 pm
    City: Ben Lomond
    Class: Growing Culinary Herbs from Seed
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30. Monday, February 22, 2010 | March 1st, 8th, and 15th | 6:30 pm - 8 :30 pm
    City: Berkeley
    Take action on climate change: free community workshops
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31. Tuesday, February 23, 2010 | 7:00 pm - 9 :00 pm
    City: San Francisco
    Open House at Institute of Classical Homoeopathy
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