http://www.creecyouth.org/blog Carquinez Regional Environmental Education Center Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:17:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There will be a CREEC seed collecting hike this Sunday 11/8 from 10 AM-12:30 PM. We will be hiking up Dutra Road to the Muir Land Trust Sky Ranch Preserve. Dutra Road runs south off of Franklin Canyon Road between McHarry Ranch Road and Alhambra Avenue. Meet 1/2 block off of ... http://www.creecyouth.org/blog/?p=79 We invite you to come and paint your flower creation on the side of the shed at the greenhouse. All ages are welcome. Visit our greenhouse at the foot of Port Street across the lot from the Nantucket Fish Co. Saturdays from 10-4, or by appointment. Call Jen ... http://www.creecyouth.org/blog/?p=77 We are putting a new brick patio in at our greenhouse. You can support this effort and be acknowledged too. Anyone that donates $100 or more to CREEC (a tax deductible contribution of course) can have their name engraved on one of the bricks in the patio. ... http://www.creecyouth.org/blog/?p=76 We will be having our first spring hikes on the dates listed below: About our hikes: Join Bay Area botanist Dean Kelch and the CREEC crew for exploration of our East Bay natural habitats. These leisurely hikes will consist of collecting California native plant seeds and cuttings for ... http://www.creecyouth.org/blog/?p=75 Please visit this link for a great article about CREEC! http://portcosta.com/newsletter.htm Thanks Port Costa! http://www.creecyouth.org/blog/?p=74 We will be having our first spring hikes on the dates listed below: Sunday March 15, 2009 10 AM - 12:30 PM Pinole Valley Park This is a rather steep hill climb along a good path with some spectacular views of the Bay. We always find a lot of good cuttings in ... http://www.creecyouth.org/blog/?p=70 Thanks to a microgrant from the Crockett Community Foundation, CREEC volunteers planted shrubs and herbaceous plants at Elkhorn Canyon on Saturday, February 9th. At the CREEC Greenhouse, the volunteers enjoyed lunch after their hard work and during the Watershed meeting which followed the planting. Special thank you goes ... http://www.creecyouth.org/blog/?p=67 “Ordinary Magic in a Seed Collection Walk” By Georgette A. Howington January 30, 2007 Photograph by Diane Vervoort Magic is alive in the ordinary when awareness ignites the imagination. Living in a densely populated urban setting, busy each day accomplishing tasks for survival and success, it’s not uncommon to feel separated from nature, ... http://www.creecyouth.org/blog/?p=44 http://www.creecyouth.org/blog/?p=1 On January 4th Congressman George Miller attended John Swett High School’s Water and the Environment class. Science teacher, Meilin Duncan, has been working with CREEC staff and her students to do some restoration work on Edwards Creek behind the high school football field. Congressman Miller joined the group to ... http://www.creecyouth.org/blog/?p=8