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What a MONTH! We started by picking up trash on the FIRST Sunday then
went for the GOLD on our RESTORATION WEEKEND, WOW! (details below)
So, how do we recover from, er... improve on a performance like that?
SHOW UP! Yep, just SHOW UP at this month's RAC... remember, r... a...
c... RAC. Riparian, Area, Cleanup! Now, a lot of you are seeing this
newsletter for the first time and probably expect some kind of coherent,
logical, impelling message delivered by a civic minded, sober,
environmentally aware, conscientious individual... instead you get me.
Sorry about that... and considering my CONSIDERABLE ineptitude at this
particular job, I was hoping we could forgo the usual mind bogglingly
tedious rendition of "it's time to do your part" and just proceed to the
fun stuff.
FUN STUFF: This is totally radical, gang. We're going BACK to the site
of our "Restoration Weekend" event to CHECK THINGS OUT! Cool, huh? Hey,
I didn't say we wouldn't take a trash bag or two, just don't expect me
to be the one "holding the bag." There's a rumor a few paddlers made it
to highway 101 last time... After picking up YOUR bag of trash, you're
welcome to join that club!
Interested? Think you could squeeze in some fun in the guise of
environmental awareness? Show Up! To be really prepared for this event,
DO NOT read the section below titled "How to Prepare for this Event."
Absolutely NO ONE has ever read it and they all show up prepared, go
figure! So, skip the advice below, show up, have fun, pick up trash and
BE THE DIFFERENCE! (gosh, I hope I didn't plagiarize a sneaker ad)
What does OVER TWO TONS of TRASH (232 bags), 28 shopping carts, 20
tires, 2 TV's, bicycles, a typewriter, 1 plastic swimming pool, a "Big
Wheels" truck, one personal safe, a car bumper, 1 boom box, a propane
tank and a handful of chairs have in common?
They are some of the things OVER 120 attendees of the Friends of Coyote
Creek RESTORATION WEEKEND decided DIDN'T BELONG in our Waterway! What a
weekend and what a Great Crowd. For those that didn't make it, you
missed quite an event. We started early on Saturday, ended on Sunday,
and sent boat after boat filled with eager participants downstream where
that great big SUCKING SOUND was THEM, removing BOATS full of garbage
from of the Creek. And that doesn't even touch on the GREAT FOOD and
DRINKS we all enjoyed, Whew!
It was a challenging undertaking accomplished only because of the
amazing quality and determination of the volunteers who showed up. THANK
YOU TO ALL for bringing the Coyote Creek one notch closer to recovery!
- The Four Laws of Ecology... 1. Everything is connected to
everything else, 2. Everything must go somewhere, 3. Nature knows
best, 4. There's no such thing as a free lunch. - Barry Commoner
- We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one. -
Jacques Cousteau
- Water is the most critical resource issue of our lifetime and our
children's lifetime. The health of our waters is the principal
measure of how we live on the land. - Luna Leopold
Don't read this section! The number one way new volunteers prepare for
our RAC is to IGNORE THIS SECTION. To mention showing up pre-lubed with
suntan lotion, wrapping all water sensitive items in double ziplocks,
remembering to take allergy tablets, bring a light weight, nylon wind
breaker and / or a wide brimmed hat. Apply insect repellent "in case,"
stuff a small hand towel in your belt to dry hands or bring a tall
bottle of dark beer to bribe the guy in charge of boats for one that
doesn't leak... None of these things seem to have any value for new
attendees. If you have accidentally read this section, oh well, we
warned you. Perhaps you might survive, but we don't think much of your
chances... sorry!
Are you coming this Sunday (6/6/04)? Please RSVP with a YES or a MAYBE if you think you will be attending.
(RSVP by clicking on the "yes" or "maybe" email links above or by
calling Marley at 292-8171)
| Directions To Spilmans' Landing |
Spilmans' Landing is on the Creek behind Jack, Marley and Ruth's place.
We will meet there for coffee and food at 9:00 am.
- 70 South 17th Street, San Jose.
Park on the street, walk down the drive and find us out back.
Have a question..... Click here and send us an email
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