January 3, 2005

Volunteers needed to restore sites

UCSC's Site Stewardship Program and Natural Reserves need weekend volunteers for several projects in January.

Great meadow: Weeding restoration in the Great Meadow will be done on January 29. Volunteers will meet at the Music Center loading dock off Meyer Drive below University House at 10 a.m. and work until 2 p.m. For more information or to RSVP, e-mail grounds_interns@ucsc.edu

Planting days: Native plant revegetation will be undertaken January 9, 22, and 30 at the Younger Lagoon Reserve. Volunteers should meet at the UCSC Barn Theater at 10 a.m. at the base of campus to carpool to Younger Lagoon, and work until 2 p.m. For more information on these efforts, check http://ucreserve.ucsc.edu/ucsccnr/stewday.html
or e-mail mcstay@ucsc.edu

Water and lunch (snacks and juice) will be provided at both sites. Layered clothing, warm jackets, hats, sunscreen, and boots or sturdy shoes are recommended.

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