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Coasters - North County Coastal Group
The Coasters are the geographic division of the San Diego Chapter for the north coastal area,
Del Mar to Oceanside. We organize a variety of Sierra Club activities in coastal North County,
including outings, social events, and conservation efforts.
We organize local hikes, usually on the first Saturday of each month.
Format is a 9 am morning hike, optional lunch, done by noon.
We walk in the north coast area, from Penasquitos to Oceanside.
When tides are favorable, we are on the beach.
Hikes are listed here, below,
and in the Happenings singles group newsletter.
The Coasters meet on the third Tuesday of February, April, June, September, and November.
Our meetings are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Encinitas Community Center. The center is at the
intersection of Encinitas Blvd. and Balour Drive. From I-5, take Encinitas
Blvd East to Balour Drive (at the top of the hill) and turn right, then turn
left on Oakcrest Park Drive. The entrance is off Oakcrest Park drive, just
South of Encinitas Blvd on Balour. (Map)
To get on the email list for local events and news,
click here,
click on Join, and follow the
instructions on the screen. The news email is sent out about once every two weeks, depending
on what news and events there are to report.
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Updated on March 23
Coasters Meeting
Tuesday, April 16, 6:30 to 8:30 pm
Encinitas Community Center
2012 Meeting Schedule The meetings will be on the third Tuesday
of February, April, June, September and November. Our meetings are from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. at the Encinitas Community Center. The center is at the
intersection of Encinitas Blvd. and Balour Drive. From I-5, take Encinitas
Blvd East to Balour Drive (at the top of the hill) and turn right, then turn
left on Oakcrest Park Drive. The entrance is off Oakcrest Park drive, just
South of Encinitas Blvd on Balour. Each of these meetings will feature a
speaker. In May and October we will hold our popular Saturday picnics in
conjunction with the Coaster hikes, and in December
we will have a holiday party.
Local Hikes - Sierra Club
Saturday, April 6 - Easy, 4.5 miles, in Shaw Valley
Leader: Mac Downing M2CDOW4@yahoo.com 858 490-0583
Assistant: TBA
New hike in the Los Penasquitos/Del Mar Mesa core in San Diego’s Multiple Species
Conservation Program. Is one of few intact open spaces in our coastal area. Bring
water, snack, walking shoes or boots. Optional lunch after hike. Limited to 20,
RVSP required. Rain or drizzle cancels.
Local Hikes - Other Organizations
Guided Nature Walks at San Elijo Lagoon
1st, 3rd, 4th Saturday, 10:00 – 11:00am
Guided Nature Walk, San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center, 2710 Manchester Avenue
2nd Saturday, 9am – 11am
Guided Nature Walk, Rios Ave Trail Head, Solana Beach
See www.sanelijo.org for more information.
More Outings
We have set up an online listing of Chapter Outings. You
can find it here.
(http://sandiego.sierraclub.org/outings/index.asp?content=calendar)
You can sign up to receive an outings listing monthly by email.
To sign up, click here.
And more
See other events at:
Sierra Club San Diego Events
http://sandiego.sierraclub.org/XCalendar/
San Diego Audubon events
http://www.sandiegoaudubon.org/events.htm
Buena Vista Audubon Events
http://bvaudubon.org/
San Diego Coastkeeper
http://www.sdcoastkeeper.org
Surfrider Foundation - San Diego
Events - http://www.surfridersd.org
Beach Cleanups - http://www.surfridersd.org/beachcleanups.php
The California Native Plant Society
http://www.cnpssd.org/
The Escondido Creek Conservancy
http://www.escondidocreek.org/events.htm
The Natural History Museum calendar page
http://www.sdnhm.org/canyoneers/calendar.html
The combined environmental calendar page
http://www.calsmerge.com/asd/environment/
REI Encinitas Events
www.rei.com/stores/store_events.jsp?store=90
Adventure 16 Events
www.adventure16.com/discover/events.html
Environmental Links
http://fm949sd.com/treehuggers/
Lots of local environmental news, and some great pictures.
The California Coastal Commission
http://www.coastal.ca.gov/
Carlsbad Watershed Network
http://www.carlsbadwatershednetwork.org
The Desert Protective Council
http://www.dpcinc.org/index.html
The Escondido Creek Conservancy
http://www.escondidocreek.org/
The Solana Center for Environmental Innovation
http://www.solanacenter.org/
Friends of the Foothills
www.taskforce.sierraclub.org/friendsofthefoothills/
San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy
http://www.sanelijo.org/
Save San Onofre
http://savesanonofre.com/
Marine Protected Areas
www.MPA.gov
Wilderness For All
http://wilderness4all.org
San Diego Tracking Team
www.sdtt.org
The Wild Side News
http://www.wildsidenews.com/
Endangered Species Coalition
www.stopextinction.org
GreEncinitas
http://GreEncinitas.org
Sierra Club Blogs
Compass: http://www.sierraclub.org/compass
The Green Life: http://www.sierraclub.org/greenlife
Taking the Initiative: http://www.sierraclub.org/carlpope
Food Links
Food Not Lawns
http://www.sdfoodnotlawns.com/
Local Food
La Vida Locavore
http://www.ediblesandiego.com/
Farmers Markets
http://www.sandiegoroots.org/farmers_markets.html
http://sdfarmbureau.org/BuyLocal/Farmers-Markets.php
For More Information
About the Coasters, contact:
- David Grubb, at 760 753-0273.
The Coasters ExCom members for 2012 are:
David Grubb - Chair
Peg Kessler
Linda Lyerly - Treasurer
Paul Richter - Vice Chair
Barbara Walker
Gene Walker
vacant
Coaster Documents
Bylaws
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Environmental Events
Preserve Buena Vista Creek Valley
On March 26th the Carlsbad City Council will hold a public hearing to review the
recommendation from the Planning Commission on Quarry Creek. It is important
that those of you concerned about preserving Buena Vista Creek valley attend to
show your support. Public speakers are allow three minutes. We’ll be meeting at
5 pm for a pre-council rally. The regularly scheduled meeting starts at 6 pm.
For more information, see http://preservecalavera.org/
Run With The Sun Party - April 7
House party to support Sierra Club San Diego’s Run with the Sun Campaign
Hosted by Diane Nygaard and Dawn and Dave Voss
At Dawn and Dave Voss’ house, 7743 Lucia Ct, Carlsbad, CA 92009
To RSVP or get more information, call 760-717-8823, email runwtsun@gmail.com, or see
http://www.runwithsun.org/house-party-sunday-apr-7/
We are hosting a house party on Sunday, April 7th to support the local Sierra Club’s
Run with the Sun campaign, which is advocating for transitioning from fossil fuels to
clean rooftop solar. With the recent changes in San Diego politics and rising support
for actions to combat climate change we are convinced that now is the time to push
for policies that will encourage and bolster rooftop solar – the real solution to
meeting San Diego’s energy needs while lowering our carbon footprint.
Over the coming year the campaign is planning several initiatives that would move us
toward the renewable energy hub we should be, including a feed-in-tariff, addressing
solar permitting obstacles, and public education on this key issue. I hope you can
make it to our house party. Whether you can be there or not, any donation to this
crucial cause would be most helpful.
Please email us to RSVP with the # of guests at runWTsun@gmail.com. Can’t come to the
party or can’t wait to donate? You can donate right now!
Thank you,
Diane Nygaard and Dave Voss
Meet and Greet with our political friends - April 14
The Sierra Club and the League of Conservation Voters work together in Coastal North
County to elect environmentally friendly candidates. 2012 was a very good year for us,
most of our endorsed candidates were elected. We are holding a celebration of our
successes and fundraiser to help us be even more successful in 2014. On Sunday
afternoon, April 14, from 3 to 6 pm, join us for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and
political conversation at the new Hotel Indigo in Del Mar. Many of the elected
officials we have endorsed will be joining us there. A suggested donation of
$40/person covers food and your first beer or wine. A cash bar will also be
available.
El Salto Falls, Buena Vista Creek
Coasters T-Shirts are here!
We have the Coasters T-shirts, and they look great!
They will be available for purchase at our meetings and events for $15 each.
Or, you can donate $25 or more to the Coasters Fund Appeal, and get one
T-shirt "free".
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