January
19 Monthly Board Meeting, Thursday, 7:00 p.m., San Anselmo Historical Society Room, 110 Tunstead Avenue, San Anselmo.

27 Marin County Parks Family Walk, Cascade Canyon, Friday, 10:00 a.m. – noon. Join David Herlocker to explore Cascade Canyon. Please do not bring animals, except for service animals. Have questions? Call David Herlocker at 415 893-9527. Rain may cancel: call 415 893-9527 after 7:00 a.m. on the day of the event. Follow Cascade Drive in Fairfax to the end. Parking is limited, so try to carpool.

February
16 Monthly Board Meeting, Thursday, 7:00 p.m., San Anselmo Historical Society Room, 110 Tunstead Avenue, San Anselmo.

18 Marin County Parks White Hill Habitat Restoration, Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. The work is at Charlie and Eva Kennard’s special broom patch. It is for the very active who can navigate steep slopes and thick brush. Bring water and wear sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Lunch will be served. Rain may cancel: call 415 473-3778 after 7:00 a.m. on the day of the event. Park along Sir Francis Drake Blvd. as you approach the steep hillside at Hal Brown Bridge. Look for Marin County Park signs.

23 Marin County Parks Naturalist Walk, Deer Park, Thursday, 10:00 a.m. – noon. Join David Herlocker to explore one of the trails that start at Deer Park. This walk is for adults. Please do not bring animals, except for service animals. Have questions? Call David Herlocker at 415 893-9527. Rain may cancel: call 415 893-9527 after 7:00 a.m. on the day of the event. Meet at the parking area at the end of Porteous Avenue, Fairfax.

26 Marin County Parks Corte Madera Creek Habitat Restoration, Sunday, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.. Join Marin County Parks to remove invasive ice plant along Corte Madera Creek. Bring water and wear sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Rain may cancel: call 415 473-2823 after 7:00 a.m. on the day of the event. Meet at the pedestrian bridge upstream of Bon Air Road, across from Marin General Hospital in Kentfield.

March
15 Monthly Board Meeting, Thursday, 7:00 p.m., San Anselmo Historical Society Room, 110 Tunstead Avenue, San Anselmo.

April
13 North Bay Watershed Association 2012 Conference—Climate Change: How Can We Be Ready?, Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. Sheraton Petaluma, 745 Baywood Drive, Petaluma CA 94954. To register, contact nbwa@marinwater.org.

19 Monthly Board Meeting, Thursday, 7:00 p.m., San Anselmo Historical Society Room, 110 Tunstead Avenue, San Anselmo.

21 Earth Day Work Day,, Saturday, starting at 9:30 a.m. College of Marin Ecology Study Area. Park on McAllister, walk to the end of Stadium Way and turn left along the bike path to the site. Wear boots and gloves, to weed and tend new plants. Call Charlie at 457-1147 for information.

May
17 Monthly Board Meeting, Thursday, 7:00 p.m., San Anselmo Historical Society Room, 110 Tunstead Avenue, San Anselmo.

June
21 Monthly Board Meeting, Thursday, 7:00 p.m., San Anselmo Historical Society Room, 110 Tunstead Avenue, San Anselmo.







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