Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Monterey Bay Area Conservation Events

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8:00am 9:00am [9:00am] Elkhorn Slough Greenhouse Day Description: Greenhouse Drop-in Days: seed collection, seed cleaning, sowing, transplanting, restoration site preparation such as weeding and monitoring. Greenhouse volunteers meet at the greenhouse; all other work parties meet at the flagpole in the Visitor Center parking lot (map). Wear layered work clothes including closed-toed shoes and bring long sleeves, water, lunch or snack, sunscreen, and gloves (if you have them). 10:00am 11:00am 12:00pm 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 5:00pm

Elkhorn Slough Greenhouse Day

Time:

9:00am-11:00am

Description:

Greenhouse Drop-in Days: seed collection, seed cleaning, sowing, transplanting, restoration site preparation such as weeding and monitoring.

Greenhouse volunteers meet at the greenhouse; all other work parties meet at the flagpole in the Visitor Center parking lot (map).

Wear layered work clothes including closed-toed shoes and bring long sleeves, water, lunch or snack, sunscreen, and gloves (if you have them).

Sponsoring
Organization:

Elkhorn Slough Foundation

organization
website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/

Event website:

http://www.elkhornslough.org/willow.htm

contact name:

bree@elkhornslough.org

contact phone:

831-728-2822 x305

Event Location:

GREENHOUSE, 1700 Elkhorn Road, Watsonville, CA 95076

Directions
to Event:

Directions to the ESNERR Visitor Center:

Highway 1 heading north or south from Santa Cruz or Monterey
Simple route via Dolan Road, near power plant.

* Take Highway 1 to Moss Landing; at the power plant, turn east onto Dolan Road;
* go 3.5 miles on Dolan Road, turn left onto Elkhorn Road;
* go 1.9 miles on Elkhorn Road, turn left into the Reserve gate.

Highway 1 heading south from Santa Cruz
Alternate route via Salinas Rd.

* Take Highway 1 south to Salinas Road and turn left;
* take Salinas Road past the golf course and veer right onto Werner Road;
* drive to the bottom of the hill and turn right onto Elkhorn Road;
* go 0.25 miles, turn right onto (again) Elkhorn Road;
* go 5 miles on Elkhorn Road and enjoy great views of the North Marsh;
* turn right into the Reserve gate.

Highway 101 heading north from Salinas

* From Highway 101 north, after the 156 West exit, take the San Miguel Canyon Road exit
* go 0.7 miles and turn left onto Castroville Boulevard;
* go 2.9 miles on Castroville Boulevard and turn right onto Elkhorn Road;
* go 1.9 miles on Elkhorn Road and turn left into the Reserve gate.

Highway 101 heading south from San Jose

* From Highway 101 south: 2 miles past the 156 East exit, turn right onto San Juan Road;
* go 2.3 miles on San Juan Road, turn left onto Tarpey Road, which becomes Hall Road;
* go 4.5 miles, through Las Lomas, and turn left onto Elkhorn Road;
* go 5 miles on Elkhorn Road and enjoy great views of the North Marsh;
* turn right into the Reserve gate.

If you have any questions regarding these directions, please call (831) 728-2822

Registration
Information:

www.ChuckHaugenConservationFund.org

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