Marin Group

Campaign for Marin launches August 27

Big push planned to achieve conservation in Countywide Plan

Sunday, August 27, 1 - 4 pm, Hillside picnic area, McInnis Park, San Rafael.

The Campaign for Marin, sponsored by the county's major environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club, to push for strong conservation policies in the Marin Countywide Plan, is going public. Enjoy provocative entertainment provided by Marin leaders, plus refreshments, inspiration, and fun for all. Bring a picnic lunch; bring the kids. (Beverages will be provided.)

The event will feature musical skit titled "The Da Vinci Plan", written by former Marin County counsel Doug Maloney and performed by leading Marin environmentalists. It will illustrate one of the main issues in the draft plan - its projection of 10 million square feet of new commercial/industrial space, a 30% increase from 2000 and the equivalent of 18 TransAmerica pyramids. The Sierra Club wants this commercial space reduced, some to be replaced with housing and mixed use.

At the event, the findings will be released of a study by the San Francisco Estuary Institute on the ecological values of the proposed Baylands Corridor. One of the Campaign's major goals is for the county to designate this corridor with strong protections for our remaining Bay wetlands.

From Highway 101, take the Smith Ranch Road exit. Go east on Smith Ranch Road. Then turn left just before the entrance to McInnis Park. The Hillside picnic area is on the right.

For more information, contact Marge Macris at (415)381-6667 or email Mmacris -at- aol.com or Chapter conservation coordinator Mike Daley at (510)848-0800, ext. 304, or bu email to mdaley -at- sfbaysc.org

Annual Awards Banquet

Friday, October 6, 6 pm - cocktails, 7 - dinner, Spinnaker Restaurant, 100 Spinnaker Drive, Sausalito.

Join the Sierra Club Marin Group at its Annual Awards Banquet.

Peter Douglas, executive director of the California Coastal Commission, will speak on "Hope, Reverence, and Environmental Activism".

Our 2006 awards go to the following.

• Mary Jo Rice, Resource Conservation Award. Mary Jo is a long-time Fairfax activist and executive director of Seaflow. The organization works to protect marine mammals from Navy sonar.
• Nancy K. Young, Hannah Creighton Environmental Justice Award. Nancy serves elementary-school children from diverse communities throughout the Bay Area through the Audubon Canyon Ranch Elementary School Environmental Education Program.

Master of ceremonies will be Dick Spotswood, Independent-Journal political columnist.

Advance reservations are required. Checks should be payable to the "Sierra Club Marin Group" and either sent to Michele Barni at:
P.O. Box 4
San Quentin, CA 94964
or brought to the door.

Regular tickets are $65 per person and include soup, choice of fish or chicken, dessert, and wine. Be a sponsor at the $100 to $1,000 level and receive tickets and special recognition.

For reservations or more information, contact Michele Barni, (415)453-4162, or dmmes -at- sbcglobal.net or Marjorie Macris, (415) 381-6667 or by email to mmacris -at- aol.com

More information is also available at http://sanfranciscobay.sierraclub.org/Marin/events.htm