EBWC- Spring courses and Events!

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APRIL/ MAY COURSES AND EVENTS !
Merritt College Environmental Programs and East Bay Watershed Center


Sign up now for April/ May Environmental classes!
- Watershed Assessment, Native Americans in the Bay Area, Special Projects
in Ecological
Design

Check out our upcoming events and workshops!

- April 2nd workday- French Broom extraction
- Mid April- Sustainable Peralta Video Workshop
- Late April- Funding Workshops begin
- April 22nd Earth Day Workday and Watershed Tour
- Late May- Africa-US Connections Workshops

SIGN UP NOW FOR THESE UPCOMMING ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
CLASSES!!

WATERSHED ASSESSMENT
EMART 48NC Code: 1208 0.5 - 3.0 units
Instructor: Steve Cochrane Location: SRH
Introductory workshops on watershed assessment and adaptive management
techniques for whole watersheds; topics include water quality, water
quantity, habitat, erosion, and the effects of land use.
Dates & Times: Thursdays, 6:30-9:45, 4/6 through 5/25; Saturdays/ Sundays,
9:00-5:30 (Lunch 12-12:30), 4/22, 4/23, 5/20, 5/21

NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE BAY AREA
ENVST 076A-D Code: 1060 0.5 - 2.5 units
Instructor: Darby Price Location: TBA
An exploration of Native Americans in the Bay Area region including
philosophical perspectives on human/land relationships: (A) Pre-European,
(B) Mission, (C) Anglo, (D) Contemporary.
Dates & Times: Wednesdays, 6:30 - 9:30pm: 4/26 through 5/17
Saturdays/ Sundays, 8am - 5pm (Lunch 12-1): 5/13, 5/14, 5/20, 5/21


SPECIAL PROJECTS IN ECOLOGICAL DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
EMART 10 Code: 1110 0.5 - 3.0 units
Instructor: Robin Freeman Location: Self-Reliant House (SRH)
Hands-on and outdoor workshops on local creeks and watersheds, fire
vegetation management, natural history, project planning, grant writing and
the Sustainable Peralta Colleges Initiative.
Dates & Times: Mondays, Lecture 2pm-4: 30pm, Lab 4:30pm-6pm: Full
semester.


CHECK OUT OUR UPCOMING EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS!

APRIL 2ND WORKDAY:
Please join us for our April 2nd Workday! We will be helping to restore our
local watersheds by pulling invasive French Broom, and having fun doing it!
Class credit is available for the day by signing up for our EMART 10,
Special Projects in Ecological Design class. Sunday, 11am-2pm; meet at the
Merritt Environmental Center, in the Self-Reliant House (SRH). For more
information, please contact us at (510) 434-3840.

MID APRIL- SUSTAINABLE PERALTA VIDEO WORKSHOP:
Design videos from the March 10th conference footage, view videos of famous
environmental leaders at Merritt. Class credit is available for the day by
signing up for our EMART 10, Special Projects in Ecological Design class.
For more information, please contact us at (510) 434-3840.

LATE APRIL- FUNDING WORKSHOPS
We invite you to join us for our Spring Funding Workshops, held late April
and early May. These workshops are designed to help students learn the
basics of grant writing, and include information about writing narratives,
and formatting grants. Register for these classes by signing up for our
EMART 10- Special Projects in Ecological Design class. For more
information, please contact us at (510) 434-3840.

APRIL 22ND- EARTH DAY WORK DAY AND WATERSHED TOUR
What better way to spend Earth Day than to help your local watersheds while
learning more about them! Held in conjunction with the Landscape
Horticulture Department's Spring Plant Sale.


LATE MAY- AFRICA-US CONNECTION WORKSHOPS
Presenters: Nehanda Imara, Teame Haddis, Robin Freeman
The Merritt College Environmental Program and African American Studies have
forgien travel programs, and proposals to visit and work with African
Environmental Initiatives, including the East African Environmental
Initiatives. Learn about these opportunities, and help plan them. Class
credit is available for these workshops by signing up for our EMART 10,
Special Projects in Ecological Design class.

For more information, please contact us at (510) 434-3840.