July Minutes

Minutes
July 27th, 2010

The meeting was called to order by Chris Ward at 7:15 p.m.
In attendance –
Bruce Monroe, Chris Ward, Kerry Martin, Taylor Parker, Michael Milroy, Dorothy Kemmeny

Introduction

El Dorado Nature Center – Kerry Martin
Discussion of the Nature Center and their upcoming activities.
longbeach.gov/naturecenter/

Sierra Club – Bruce Monroe
Discussion of Surfrider initiative, beyond plastic, National Ocean Council and the Marine Debris Campaign.
sierraclub.org

NWEI – Christopher Ward
Discussion of new reading circle called Sustainable Systems.
nwei.org

LB Green Party – Dorothy Kemmeny
Discussion of the LB Greens. Peace and anti war vigil on August 15th.
cagreens.org/longbeach

Los Cerritos Wetlands Stewardship Program – Taylor Parker
Discussion of community-based restoration that has begun.
lcwetlands.org

Friends of Colorado Lagoon-Taylor Parker
Discussion of restoration and closing of FOCL’s education program.
coloradolagoon.org

EcoLink-- Taylor Parker
Discussion of 350.org’s ‘Get to Work Day’ on 10-10-10. Discussion of movie showing (HOME) on August 13th at OPEN. Discussion of new tshirts.
ecolinklongbeach.blogspot.com

Action Items:
-Taylor: Organize field trip for August to Aquarium of the Pacific.
-Taylor: Create Graphic and make new tshirts for HOME Showing.

Next Meeting: August 26th , 2010