SB CAN "Creating Sustainable Communities" Workshops
Santa Barbara County Action Network
presents
A series of free, public workshops on
“Creating Sustainable Communities”
Santa Maria Public Library
Shepard Hall, 421 South McClelland Street
Spanish Translation Available
Please join us for the next workshop this Wednesday
October 7 - "Best Practices in Sustainable Transportation,
Energy Use, Landscaping & Community Gardening"
A panel of speakers will discuss sustainability as it relates to transportation, energy use, and landscaping. Topics & panelists include:
Sustainable Transportation & Energy Use – Michael Chiacos, Energy Program Transportation Specialist with the Community Environmental Council
Public Transit and Energy Conservation in Santa Maria – David Whitehead, Santa Maria Public Works Director
Sustainable Landscaping and Community Gardening – Owen Dell, nationally recognized author and lecturer on sustainable landscaping (Owens books will be available for purchase and signing at the workshop)
Last Workshop, October 21 - "Visioning a Sustainable Santa Maria"
Our last workshop will give community leaders and workshop participants a chance to talk about how their communities could become more sustainable, based on information gained at previous workshops in the series.
This series of workshops was made possible by a grant from The Fund for Santa Barbara.
Co-Sponsors include: Community Environmental Council, The Sustainability Project, and League of Women Voters Santa Maria Valley.
For more information, contact Deborah at 722-5094 or deborah@sbcan.org.
Date:
1 Oct 2009 - 1:20pm