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City of Santa Cruz Fights Global Warming

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800

City of Santa Cruz Fights Global Warming

For over two decades, the City of Santa Cruz has taken many steps to reduce and respond to Global Warming and Climate Change. Here is a sampling of some of those key initiatives.

POLICY LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION
Created Solar Municipal Utility (1982)
   Joined ICLEI’s Cities for Climate Protection Campaign (1998)
   Joined Bay Area Solar Consortium (March, 1999)
   Adopted Zero Waste as long-term City Goal (Oct., 2000)
   Endorsed the Kyoto Protocol and Million Solar Roofs Initiative (March, 2005)
   Adopted U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement (2005)
   Adopted Climate Action Declaration (Oct., 2006) with the following objectives:
        Cut greenhouse gases by 30% by 2020 (compared to 1990 levels)
        Cut Greenhouse Gases by 80% by 2050 (compared to 1990 levels)
        All new buildings to be carbon neutral by 2030
        Establish metrics to monitor performance and progress
        Participate in emissions trading as appropriate
   Approved new General Plan Goal (Feb., 2007):
        Effective leadership and action in reducing and responding to global warming
   Emissions Inventories completed for 1996 and 2000; completing inventories for 2005 and 1990
   Signed Climate Action Compact with Santa Cruz County and UC Santa Cruz (Sept. 2007)
   Adopted World Mayors and Local governments Climate Protection Agreement (Jan. 2008)

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION
   Constructed landfill and sewage treatment gas-to-electricity generation systems (1991)
   Over 100 kW of solar photovoltaic systems installed on City facilities since 2001
   Considering installation of 1,000 kW system to offset Desalination Plant energy use
   Installed Energy Accounting System to reduce usage and costs of electricity and natural gas
   Use real-time metering and off-peak scheduling for Water and Wastewater treatment plants
   Converted all possible lighting and traffic signals to energy efficient sources and LED’s
   Mandatory water conservation retrofits required upon sale of all properties within service area
   Initiated curbside recyclables (1987), 50% diversion (2000), & 62% diversion (2005)
   Now implementing single day/single truck collection of solid waste, recyclables and GreenCycle
   Residential and commercial rebates provided for water and energy efficient installations
   Water Efficient Landscaping ordinance and standards adopted

LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION
   City encircled by natural green and blue belt (open space, parks, rivers and Monterey Bay)
   New development focused Downtown and on transportation corridors
   Affordable housing increased through nationally recognized Accessory Dwelling Unit program
   Mandatory Green Building standards for both commercial and residential construction (Jan., 2007)
   All CEQA reviews include consideration of Global Warming and Climate Change (Jan., 2007)
   River levees raised to reduce flood risks for Downtown areas
   Established Urban Forest Program and recognized as a Tree City for several years
   Aggressive support for bicycle and pedestrian routes and services, including financial incentives
   City fleet includes 24 alternately fueled vehicles; All landfill equipment/vehicles use biodiesel
   Current studies underway with University for Bus and Personal Rapid Transit Systems

Planning & Community Development   Ross Clark, Climate Action Coordinator
Preserving our Place – Shaping our Space   831/420-5113 rclark@ci.santa-cruz.ca.us

Earth Day 2008 and the Climate Action Program

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
809 Center St,. Room 107, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
climatechange@ci.santa-cruz.ca.us

PRESS RELEASE

April 11, 2008
CONTACT: Ross Clark
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Climate Action Coordinator
(831) 420-5113

On Earth Day 2008, the Climate Action Program is rolling out resources to help families and businesses adopt their own Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy

The City of Santa Cruz has reduced its municipal greenhouse gas emissions by 40% since 2000 (now equal to 1990 levels). The City is now rolling out a set of resources to help the entire community reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

In 2006 Santa Cruz adopted the Climate Action Declaration with the following objectives:

Cut greenhouse gases 30% by 2020 (compared to 1990 levels)
Cut Greenhouse Gases 80% by 2050 (compared to 1990 levels)
All new buildings to be carbon neutral by 2030

Key programs responsible for the 40% reduction in municipal emissions include the investments in building efficiency, installation of 120 kW of solar panels, expanded waste reduction programs and investments in fuel efficient vehicles.

Now, in time for Earth Day, the Climate Action Program is rolling out resources to help families and businesses adopt their own Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy to reduce their contribution to climate change, shrink their “Carbon Footprint” and save money. Climate Action Program materials include a new city web site for climate change, a County Library book display on climate change, and a new Green Team program designed to help community groups reduce their Carbon Footprint 30% by 2020 and track their success in relation to their peers and other cities.

Information on these programs and the status of the Climate Action Plan will be available at the city Earth Day table on April 27, at the Lincoln and Cedar Parking Lot in downtown Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz picks marine scientist to be global warming chief

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700

SHANNA MCCORD - SENTINEL STAFF WRITER

Article Launched: 10/25/2007 3:00:00 AM PDT

Link to Sentinel article

An expert in protecting marine life and water quality who was turned onto a career in science after a high school field trip to Point Lobos near Carmel has been hired to help the city combat climate change.

Ross Clark, an environmental scientist for the local office of the California Coastal Commission, will work part time as Santa Cruz's first ever climate change coordinator.

The temporary position, with a salary of $30,000, was created as part of Santa Cruz's updated general plan -- a state-mandated guide for future land-use decisions. The new general plan, still in the works and expected to be approved in fall 2008, puts heavy emphasis on reducing greenhouse emissions and getting the community and developers involved in cleaning up the environment. A top goal is to cut greenhouse gases 80 percent by 2050.

It's Clark's job to come up with an action plan to meet those goals.

"I came to the conclusion a year ago that climate change is one of the most important environmental issues to be tackling," Clark said. "This is exactly the type of work I do. I'm passionate about something I think we can achieve."

Clark, 40, said he wants to motivate Santa Cruzans to make "energy-conscientious decisions" with programs like cash rebates for buying fluorescent light bulbs, discounted bus passes and free downtown parking for electric cars. And he wants to encourage more developers to use solar panels for generating energy and find ways for carbon neutral design.

Aldo Giacchino of the local chapter of the Sierra Club said Clark's job should focus on how waste is disposed and how the city's landfill on Dimeo Lane can cut back on energy use.

"In the city's building code there are lots of things to be done to reduce energy consumption," Giacchino said. "I think there is a lot of room to look at if are doing the maximum to minimize our impacts on the environment."

Planning Director Greg Larson said Clark was chosen from 28 applicants because of his "strong scientific background" and extensive knowledge of coastal and river issues.

"He brings a depth of science experience to grapple with the issues like sea level rise, potential flooding, reduced water supplies and increased storm events," Larson said.

Kaitilin Gaffney of the Ocean Conservancy and a former Santa Cruz planning commissioner, believes Clark is "an excellent choice."

"He's very capable of pulling together the puzzle pieces of science, public policy and community input necessary to come up with an effective plan," she said.

At the Coastal Commission, Clark is a principal investigator responsible for water quality and wetland restoration program development. He works on projects designed to expand the state's capacity to improve water quality and wetland habitat.

Clark, who drives a Honda CRV, has lived in Santa Cruz for eight years with his wife and two young daughters. He'll split his time between the Coastal Commission and the city. He begins Nov. 4.

Contact Shanna McCord at smccord@santacruzsentinel.com

City of Santa Cruz kicks off Climate Action Teams Program

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 23, 2008

CONTACT: Collette Streight, Climate Action Teams Coordinator, cstreight@yahoo.com

The City of Santa Cruz’s new Climate Action Teams Program empowers residents to significantly reduce their annual carbon dioxide emissions. The program uses David Gershon’s book Low Carbon Diet: A 30 Day Program to Lose 5,000 Pounds to give people a simple, straight-forward, and fun way to become part of the climate change solution by making specific changes in their daily lives.

Teams of 5-8 households work together over the course of approximately one month to calculate their current carbon footprints, create action plans to reduce them, report on actions taken, and inspire one another to reach their goals. The typical American household generates 55,000 lbs of carbon dioxide annually. While the Climate Action Teams Program intends to reduce this amount by about 10% in each participating household, Gershon’s book includes many options for people, including ways to reduce one’s carbon footprint to zero.

The program hopes to create friendly competition among teams in various sectors of the community such as faith-based organizations, neighborhood associations, and schools.

For more information about the program and to find out how to get involved, visit us at the City’s Earth Day table on April 27 from 11am to 4pm, at the Lincoln and Cedar Parking Lot in downtown Santa Cruz.

Solar Santa Cruz 5/28 Public Hearing

Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Solar Santa Cruz

Be part of the process to develop a Santa Cruz Solar Program

The City of Santa Cruz has long been committed to protecting the environment and reducing its contributions to climate change.   In June 2007, the city council adopted a set of General Plan goals and policies on climate change; including the reduction of community-wide greenhouse gas emissions thirty percent by 2020, eighty percent by 2050 (compared to 1990 levels), and for all new buildings to be carbon neutral by 2030.

Now it is time to hear from you.

Local participants in the City Climate Action Program will provide a brief outline of several strategies to finance or support solar investments and then the audience will be asked to provide comment and expand on those ideas.

Date: May 28th 6:30-9:00 pm

Louden Nelson Hall, Room 3

Objective: Hear from public and solar community on ideas to expand the use of solar within Santa Cruz. These ideas will be integrated into the Solar Section of the Santa Cruz Climate Action Plan.

To meet the City’s reduction goals for greenhouse gas emissions by those living, working and visiting Santa Cruz, opportunities and incentives must be developed to provide carbon neutral alternatives.   Options for reducing carbon emissions from daily living include conservation and energy efficiency, reduction through sustainable lifestyle choices, and through the selection of renewable energy sources.

For more information contact:
Ross Clark, Climate Action Coordinator
climatechange@ci.santa-cruz.ca.us
or visit www.30X20.org

Become a Climate Action Team Leader! Upcoming training 9/16/08

Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Join us at our upcoming Climate Action Team Leader Training:

9/16/08 6:30pm-9pm Louden Nelson Center located at 301 Center Street in downtown Santa Cruz

During the training, you will learn all that you need to know to form and co-lead teams of your own. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot by emailing Collette Streight at cstreight@yahoo.com.

City of Santa Cruz Goes Green in 2009

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Written by Chris J. Magyar, Good Times Santa Cruz
Wednesday, 31 December 2008

An audacious New Year's resolution includes every citizen's help

Between 1996 and 2005, the city of Santa Cruz—as a whole, not just the government—reduced its carbon footprint by 11 percent. That’s an astounding achievement, and not even close to what Ross Clark is asking us to do by 2020.

Clark, the city’s climate change action coordinator, is following a goal he calls “30 by 20,” or a 30 percent reduction of Santa Cruz carbon emissions by 2020, based on 1990 levels. The city has also committed to the state’s goal of an 80 percent reduction by 2050 and new buildings to be emissions neutral after 2030, but first things first. The first step toward the near-term goal was determining the city’s carbon footprint for 2005, which was harder than it sounds.

“I could get as far back as 1993 with solid numbers associated with our emissions from the municipality, and 1996 for the community as a whole,” Clark says. “Most other communities didn’t go back that far, and are using 2000 or 2005 as their benchmark, but because we have been doing a lot of energy and conservation measures for a decade, I wanted to go back as far as I could.” He adds that the most important task of the inventory was fixing a method of accounting emissions across years, and giving the city a solid snapshot of where we are now.

The report, which is available on the city website’s Climate Action page, contains some interesting peeks at where Santa Cruz has excelled, and where it still has a long way to go. By far, the jewel of the government’s emissions reduction effort has been its waste management program. Even though all other energy emissions, taken together, have risen slightly between 1993 and 2005, the amount of emissions saved by waste reduction has been big enough to more than make up for it. In 1993, the landfill was emitting 29,323 tons of carbon dioxide. By 2005, that amount had been reduced to 12,455 tons.

“We’re far below the 30 percent reduction goal with waste emissions,” Clark says. “We could actually increase our waste emissions and still meet our 30 by 20 goal. But it’s an area where there’s still a lot of opportunity. Further composting and recycling—and small things like buying local or products with less packaging—could potentially cut our waste emissions in half again.” The fact that a waste emission increase is built into the 30 by 20 goal doesn’t mean Clark anticipates more waste … just that there’s wiggle room with the other goals, and if we fall a few percentage points short in dealing with wastewater or transportation, waste will likely make up for it.

There have been other reductions in the 12-year study period for the municipality. Streetlights are using less energy, thanks to efficient bulbs, and the city’s transportation fleet expels 40 percent less carbon dioxide today than in 1993. However, the overall emissions at the city have increased thanks to a power-hungry wastewater treatment plant, which has gone from 771 tons of emissions to 4,488.

Clark says the wastewater plant represents an environmental trade-off. “In ’93 the new facility wasn’t up and running,” he says, “and our effluent was advanced primary,” meaning that only large objects and significant grit were cleaned from the sewage. “We’ve gone through three phases of improving our sewage that we dump into the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary to advanced secondary,” meaning the wastewater is now cleaned of harmful chemicals and biological byproducts. “We’ve also put a lot of environmental controls in place to reduce odors, and added a phase of UV sterilization of the water before it leaves the plant. Our attempts to meet other environmental obligations have led to significantly higher energy use.”

He says he’s in constant contact with the wastewater plant to discover ways to reduce the facility’s emissions and energy use. Already, the plant captures its methane emissions to generate electricity, and solar panels have been installed on the roof for further energy supplementation. “We can be proud that our treatment plant is state-of-the-art,” Clark says. “We just need to look at ways to use it more efficiently.”

The municipality’s lofty goal is to reduce its emissions 40 percent by 2020, but that’s just one small part of the overall goal for Santa Cruz. To achieve 30 by 20, Clark is looking for a 7 percent reduction from residences, 23 percent reduction from businesses, and 39 percent reduction from transportation. Taken together, these decreases would save our atmosphere from 73,000 tons of greenhouse gas.

Of those sectors, transportation appears to be the most daunting. Residences and businesses have already made drastic cuts in emissions since 1996 (24 percent and 9 percent, respectively), but transportation emissions in the county have increased 6 percent during that period. Cars, trucks, buses, and trains now emit 47 percent of our greenhouse gases. The report states, “Reductions in this sector, however, are difficult without significant lifestyle changes, large capital investments or both.” It recommends pursuing infrastructure changes on a pilot level to determine how we, as a city, can delete vehicles from the road.

The report also recommends supporting financial incentives for hybrids. Clark admits, that’s a short-term fix at best. “Hybrids are an interim step to achieving the real needs,” he says. “I think that investing in alternative transportation corridors needs to be a long-term priority.” The words ‘difficult’ and ‘expensive’ pepper the transportation discussions in the report.
Taking Action

To tackle that problem, and engage more stakeholders outside the confines of city hall, Santa Cruz is actively putting together Climate Action Teams. On Earth Day of 2008, the city hired on Collette Streight to coordinate the development of these five- to 10-person teams—just ordinary citizens—who gather together and finds ways to reduce their carbon footprint. Think of it as Weight Watchers for the environment.

Streight has trained 12 people to act as team leaders for anyone who wants to gather their neighbors, co-workers, or friends together and form a team. “The teams generally meet every other week, four times, which is a six-week process,” Streight says. “They meet for an hour and a half each time. The first one is team building, to come up with a name and statement of purpose. I review the process and the city’s goals, then we go over next steps. Between those meetings there’s homework. You have to calculate your current carbon emissions, which you can do with the calculators on our website, and you get a low-carbon diet workbook and planning forms, so you choose which actions make sense for you to take. Things like working on spending less time in the shower, or weatherising the home. The second week, we talk about the plans and how the calculation went.” Subsequent meetings take actions a step deeper each time, and serve as brainstorming sessions as well as encouragement and peer pressure.

Since starting the program, Streight’s had six teams participate, and she says about a dozen are brewing right now. Teams get their goals and progress posted on the Climate Action Plan’s site, 30x20.org. The three teams that have completed their program—Sweet Pea, Rosewood, and the Low Power Rangers—have saved a combined 36,000 pounds of carbon dioxide in just their six-week timeframe, with a further 56,000 pounds to come if everyone sticks with their pledges. If the city could put together 1,500 teams like these first three (representing just 14 percent of the population) between now and 2020, the citizens of Santa Cruz will have accomplished the 30 by 20 goal all by themselves, without any help from the business or municipal sectors.

Streight says her experience so far has been surprising fun, and soul-searching. “It gets into a lot of questioning and examining, very thought-provoking,” she says. “I’m blown away by how enthusiastic and excited people are about it. I thought I was an eco geek, but I’m learning a lot in a personal way. It also feels like a community needs assessment, finding out what information people are hungry for and how the city can give it to them without being overwhelming.” She’s already revising her support materials, which she gives out in re-used binders she picked up at thrift stores.

In fact, the re-used binders are a symbol of what actually makes the difference. While statistics about necessary transportation reductions and their difficulty and expense often make the road to a healthy planet seem impossible, the Climate Action Teams prove that it’s within the grasp of a small proportion of the citizens to do simple little things that make an enormous difference.

A strange mental image forms when reading about tons of emissions in the air. It makes the air seem so … heavy. In a literal sense, trying to reduce emissions is like trying to get the weight of the world off our shoulders. But now it’s 2009, and there are some clear and attainable goals for us to make resolutions about. Santa Cruz, this year, let’s lose some weight.

You can find out more about Climate Action Teams at 30x20.org or by calling Collette Streight at 334-1478, or e-mailing cstreight@yahoo.com

Become a Climate Action Team Leader! Training held on 5/14/09.

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Join us at our upcoming Climate Action Team Leader Training:

* 5/14/09 6:30pm-9pm Louden Nelson Center located at 301 Center Street in downtown Santa Cruz

During the training, you will learn all that you need to know to create and lead teams of your own. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot by emailing or calling Collette Streight at cstreight@yahoo.com, 831/334-1478.

2005 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Follow the link below to read the City of Santa Cruz's completed 2005 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory.

http://www.ci.santa-cruz.ca.us/pl/Climate%20Action/Climate%20Change.html

2008 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Please click on the link below to view the City of Santa Cruz' 2008 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory.

http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/index.aspx?page=1228

Solar Santa Cruz

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Surfing into Greener Pastures

From Nationwide Home Solar Power Contractors and Information blog at: http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/cities/santa-cruz-california/

With its endlessly mild Mediterranean climate, you’d think Santa Cruz would be more about beach blankets and bingo than environment and social activism, but that couldn’t be further from the truth in “Surf City.” Between the blue foam of Monterey Bay and the loamy coastal redwood forests, Santa Cruz has an outstanding passion for green leadership.

Indeed, for nearly three decades, Santa Cruz has been hard at work addressing and curbing climate change, beginning in 1982 with the creation of a Solar Municipal Utility. More recently in 2007, responding directly to the Kyoto Protocol, the city, University of California at Santa Cruz, and Santa Cruz County (of which SC is the county seat) signed a joint climate compact pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. From that compact came a set of General Plan policies for curbing climate change and the subsequent Climate Action Program that sets forth specific goals for reducing GHG emissions and outlines necessary actions for achieving those goals.

The plan is to reduce citywide emissions by 30 percent by 2020, and 80 percent by 2050 (compared to 1990 levels). That includes all new buildings in SC being carbon-neutral by 2030. Progressive goals such as those require progressive action…and Santa Cruz knows all about progressiveness. The city is attacking climate change on all fronts, from transportation to green building regulations to land and water use to renewable and solar energy, sustainable living practices and beyond.

Santa Cruz wants to see 1,000 solar homes by 2012 and 5,000 by 2020. At the beginning of 2010, some 350 residential rooftops are covered with solar panels. And later this year, a $16 million program known as the Solar Finance District will kick off. Cities in 14 counties are participating in the program, which aims to remove the hurdles of going solar, including extra incentives for homeowners and reaching out to get citizens excited and motivated about home solar power.

The value of the finance district, or PACE solar incentive program, is that it ties the cost of home solar power systems to the home — not to the homeowner — through property tax assessments. Locally the wildly popular program is being targeted to landlords as well as homeowners, because 50 percent of its residents are renters (mostly students) who may be at the forefront of the green movement, but have little or no opportunity to go solar. With a financing program tied to property, renters have a better chance of convincing landlords to adopt solar power. The city is working closely with UC Santa Cruz, looking for ways to rate rental properties for their energy efficiency and savings. That can help renters become more aware about their usage and ability to conserve energy. Incentives will also be offered to landlords to facilitate their involvement.

Again, the Santa Cruz environmental movement is not just green. It has its blue side as well. Down on the waterfront, the City Wharf and UC Santa Cruz are working together to do research on renewable energy in the ocean water. The Coastal Energy Research Facility (CERF) is a permanent facility out on the water collecting data and formulating plans to harvest wave, tidal and other forms of renewable energy of use in coastal areas. With these plans for the future comes a preservation of the past as well, in the form of maintaining natural aquatic history by working around the natural habitats of sea creatures and other nearby wildlife.

Santa Cruz’s history of activism is a community history. Little happens without public input, and the public has a lot to say. Public workshops preceded the adoption of the General Plan and are in effect once more as the Climate Action Program takes hold. From nonviolence to the women’s movement to free radio and veteran’s rights, Santa Cruz is aggressively working its way into the new age. Some call it the coming Age of Aquarius. Some call it a pipe dream. But for Santa Cruz, that age is everyday life and the sustainable future is now.

Santa Cruz has already reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 8 percent below 1996 levels, led by a 29 percent reduction among residential homes.

Staff To Present Draft Climate Action Plan to City Council 9/7/10 at 7pm

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Date: 9/7/2010 7:00 PM
Location: City Hall - Council Chambers
809 Center St .
Santa Cruz , CA 95060

The City of Santa Cruz has completed the Draft Climate Action Plan which outlines programs and actions necessary to meet the City's greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. City Staff will present the Plan to City Council for initial review and comment. A public comment period will begin on this date and close on November 7, 2010.

This workshop is a kick-off of the public review process. Council will not be considering the Plan for adoption at this time. In the coming months, staff will make presentations to various City commissions as well as conduct public outreach. Formal hearings by City Council, to consider acceptance of the Climate Action Plan, will be conducted this winter.

The Draft Climate Action Plan is posted on our web site. For more information about the project go to:
http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/index.aspx?page=1544

For questions and comments regarding the Draft Plan, please contact:

Ross Clark
Climate Change Action Coordinator
City of Santa Cruz
Department of Planning and Community Development
Phone: 831-420-5113
Fax: 831-420-5101
Email: rclark@cityofsantacruz.com

City to Hold Public Forums to Garner Feedback on Draft Climate Action Plan, Sept - Nov 2010

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Please attend one or more of the following City Commission meetings to give us feedback on our Draft Climate Action Plan:

Transportation and Public Works Commission, September 20th 7pm
Downtown Commission, September 23rd 8:30am
Water Commission, October 4th 7pm
Parks and Recreation Commission, November 1st 4-6pm
Transportation and Public Works Commission (2nd meeting), November 15th 7pm
Planning Commission, November 18th 7pm

All meetings will be held in the City Council Chambers located at 809 Center Street downtown.

Draft Climate Action Plan Presentation at Green Drinks 10/7 6pm

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Ross Clark will give an overview of the City's Draft Climate Action Plan and discuss how you can help us roll it out at Green Drinks on Thursday October 7 at 6pm at Cypress Lounge located at 120 Union in downtown Santa Cruz. Please join us.

City Council Candidates Answer Climate Change Questions

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Find out how the City Council Candidates plan to mitigate climate change. Click here: http://www.transitionsc.org/node/670

The Economics of Happiness- March 18 Film Premier & Local Living Expo

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Date:	Friday, March 18th, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Schedule:	Expo: 7:00, Screening: 7:30 - 8:30, Speakers: 8:30 - 9:00
Venue:	Rio Theatre, Santa Cruz
Speakers:	Ross Clark, City of Santa Cruz Climate Coordinator Michael Levy, Coordinator, Transition Santa Cruz Ocean Robbins, Author, Speaker, Movement Builder Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, Ocean Activist, Author, Speaker
Admission:	$7 at the door, $5 in advance www.theeconomicsofhappiness.eventbrite.com

Derby Park Tree Planting April 30

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Join the Santa Cruz Tree Trust for a community tree planting!

Location: Derby Park, 255 Swift Street on the westside of Santa Cruz. Parking is available at Pacific Collegiate School
Date and Time: April 30, 2011 10am-1pm
Bring: closed toed shoes, layered clothing, drinking water, work gloves, sunscreen, hat
Other:
* Planting tools are provided
* All ages are welcome
* "Tree Nursery" activities for children
* Volunteer service hours for students

Arbor Day Tree Planting April 28, 2012

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Join the City of Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Tree Trust in

Celebrating the City's future and the implementation of our Climate Action Plan with an

ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING

Saturday April 28, 2012

10:00am – 1:00pm

Arana Gulch Open Space Park

(corner of Mentel Ave and Agnes St)

Arbor Day activities for all ages!

Free community event (rain or shine)

Tools provided.

We recommend you wear close-toed shoes, gloves, layered clothing, hat, sunscreen and bring water.

For more info: contact@SantaCruzTreeTrust.org

239-6192

Arbor Day Tree Planting- LOCATION CHANGE!

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700

TREE PLANTING WILL BE HELD IN FREDERICK STREET PARK!!