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Springtime Nature Puppet show
Image borrowed from: "Shingebiss: An Ojibwe Legend" by Nancy Van Laan and illustrated by Betsy Bowen.
April 21, Saturday, 11:00am-12:30pm
Placer Nature Center, 3700 Christian Valley Road, Auburn, California 95602
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Our Day Outside!(0-5 Yrs): Butterflies Flutterby!
April 14, Saturday, 9:30am-11:30am
Placer Nature Center, 3700 Christian Valley Road, Auburn, California 95602
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Gardening in Deer Country - Green Gardening with the Masters!
Placer Nature Center, 3700 Christian Valley Road, Auburn, California 95602
April 7, Saturday, 11:00am-1:00pm
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Community Gardens Grand Opening Loomis-VOLUNTEERS/INSTRUCTORS NEEDED
My name is Amy Allen and this blog is an appeal to avid gardeners and members of Placer County for help in leading gardening/sustainability workshops at the new Community Gardens at Sierra Christian Church in Loomis. On April 14th, there will be a grand opening event bringing together local vendors, live music and non-profit organizations such as the Gathering Inn, Placer food bank and the local chapter of Heifer International.
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What Can Superheroes Teach Us About Sustaining Small Business?
Small businesses, and the entrepreneurs that start and grow them are the backbone of the economy, employing 92% of all Californians, and generating 70% of California's tax revenue. In the current business UN-friendly climate, entrepreneurs have to work super hard to keep generating those jobs and revenue for the state.
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EVENT: PlacerSustain February Meeting -- Tour of Zero Waste Operations at HP!
MEETING NOTICE
PLACERSUSTAIN MONTHLY MEETING
ZERO WASTE AT HP
FEBRUARY 21, 2012
Hewlett-Packard Roseville
8000 Foothills Blvd.
Roseville CA 95747
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Nature Docent Training
No experience needed! We train you – it’s easy!
Do you love learning or nature or kids or teaching or science or history? Yes!? Then come learn to work with small groups children in discovery-based, hands-on learning activities as a Placer Nature Center Docent!
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Lyme Disease – Learn to stay safe outside
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in North America and Europe. Recently, ticks throughout Placer County have tested positive for Lyme Disease, including at the nature center. Read on to learn about the symptoms of Lyme Disease, ticks and most importantly, how to prevent getting it.
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Astronomy & Stargazing Class
Feb. 4, Saturday - 5:30pm-7:30 pm
Placer Nature Center, 3700 Christian Valley Road, Auburn, CA 95602
Special focus on Jupiter, Venus, Moon, and the stars!
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Composting in my kitchen
I'm a ghetto composter trying to make a change ....
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Home school - Tree ID & Talk about Trees
Placer Nature Center
January 11, 2012, Wednesday
10 am - 12 noon
Grades K-5
Learn all about trees and take a trail walk to identify the foothill trees.
Registration is requested for materials.
Takes place rain or shine! Make a day out of it and bring a picnic lunch.
Nature Shop opens.
$3.50 per student PNC members, $7 per student public
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Saving the Sierra snowpack by Restoring Mountain Meadows - First Friday Lecture
Aside from sheer beauty, the Sierra Nevada mountain meadows may offer a major solution to managing California's challenging water issues by helping to save the Sierra snowpack.
Healthy mountain meadows store water, acting as natural reservoirs that hold back floodwaters. By slowing the heavy spring flows and releasing them gradually over the dry summer months, healthy watersheds can increase the quantity (and quality) of water available downstream.
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Energy Upgrade BPI training for contractors
Energy Upgrade is offering two preparation for BPI certification training courses in November. The Sierra College Center for Applied Competitive Technologies (CACT) will be hosting the training at the college's Roseville Gateway Campus. For more information, enroll online at www.contractor-training-ca.org or contact Carol Pepper-Kittredge at cpepper-kittredge@sierracollege.edu or 660-7517.
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Energy Upgrade Volunteer Corps Training
Green-Tern has accepted the opportunity to help with the promotion of Ecology Action's Energy Upgrade Volunteer Corps Training. For my friends and followers in Placer County, read on...
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Government Effect on Small Business - Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce
Small Business Economic Impact Alliance Discusses Government Effect on Small Business
On September 13th, Karla Lyngvar, co-founder of the Small Business Economic Impact Alliance (SBEIA), will join senator Ted Gaines in participating in a panel discussion to talk about government regulations and the financial burden they place on small business and the local economy through over-regulation. This discussion is part of Good Morning Truckee, a community forum and networking opportunity presented by the Truckee Donner Chamber of Commerce.
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EDF Climate Corps program
The Environmental Defense Fund has developed a program to help businesses understand - in dollars and cents - how energy efficiency and energy management can save them hundreds and thousands of dollars. For a period of 10 weeks, from May - September, Fortune 1000 businesses can hire an "EDF Fellow" - a MBA graduate student - who will look at a company's energy data and identify opportunities to save or reduce energy consumption. For more information visit http://edfclimatecorps.org/
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