Daylighted  Marin Creek (Village Creek) as it flows through U.C. Village (Image credit: Wikimedia Commons)

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Tonight:

Is Urban Stream Restoration Possible?

Ann L. Riley will present case studies from urban stream restoration projects. Riley serves as the advisor on watershed and river restoration for the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board and is the Executive Director of the Waterways Restoration Institute.

When: Wednesday, November 17, 7 p.m.

Where: Dimond Library, 3565 Fruitvale Ave. (cross street MacArthur), Oakland, CA

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Net Impact San Francisco: Climate Change Policy Update – Looking forward to the next decade globally and locally

Net Impact SF’s professional chapter’s final meeting of 2010 will focus on the status and trajectories of national, international and local policy around climate change.

When: Tuesday, December 14, 7 – 9 p.m.

Where: TBD – More details here.

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Compostmodern ’11 : Fertile Ground for Designing a Sustainable Future

Compostmodern is a two-day event at the interface of sustainable product design and industry to solve pressing sustainability and ecological  problems.   “Compostmodern engages designers, sustainability professionals, artists and entrepreneurs to collaborate in realizing a more environmentally, culturally and economically sustainable world.”

When: January 22 – 23, 2011

Where:  Day 1 – Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave at McAllister St., San Francisco, CA

Day 2 – The Academy of Art, 79 New Montgomery between Market and Mission Streets, San Francisco, CA

Early bird rates until November 30. More info here.

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