December Save Naples Event
On Saturday, December 11 from 5-9pm, Cafe Luna in Summerland will host a fundraiser for Naples Coalition with the Grand Opening of their new Green House. This gathering place will offer affordable dinner specials including gourmet pizza, organic salads, beer, wine and fine coffee Drinks. Local band All Natural Ingredients will play original rock ‘n’ roll music. Painter Jeremy Harper, sculptor Nevin Littlehale and other artists will display their work adding another layer of culture to the menu. 10% of sales will benefit Naples Coalition. You will want to include this event on your holiday trail. Children are welcome.
Help Assure Permanent Protection for Naples Reef!
We pass this message from Channelkeepers…
History will be made in Santa Barbara on December 15th, when we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to safeguard Southern California’s oceans for future generations by adopting a series of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) along our coast, including NAPLES REEF. After more than two years and hundreds of hours of stakeholder negotiations, public testimony and agency input, the California Fish and Game Commission will hold its final public hearing in Santa Barbara to consider and vote on what small sections off the Southern California coast (from Point Conception to the Mexican border) will be established as MPAs. The package of MPAs most likely to be adopted by the Commission, the “Integrated Preferred Alternative” (IPA) proposal, is a compromise between conservation and fishing interests. However, despite the fact that this proposal would set aside only a fraction of the ocean for protection while leaving nearly 85% open to fishing (including the vast majority of popular fishing spots), vocal opponents are still calling for less protection and even attempting to undermine the process entirely. For this reason, it is absolutely critical that we have an overwhelming showing of public support for MPAs at the December 15th hearing. Channelkeeper encourages our community to attend the meeting and voice support for the Commission’s adoption of the IPAs as the bare minimum level of protection for our invaluable ocean and coast. For more information, contact Michael Sheehy at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Fish and Game Commission Adoption Hearing
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Hotel Mar Monte
1111 E. Cabrillo Blvd.
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Naples Coalition President, Greg Helms, has announced that the hearing will go from 9:00am to 5:00pm and suggests that if you want to submit a speaker slip, you should be there by 10:00am. Even if you do not wish to speak, you are encouraged to attend and show your concern.
For additional information, contact Janet Koed at 805-683-6631
» wrote on 12.02.10 @ 04:41 PM
I recommend you watch the film, “End of the Line” before attending the hearing. Also, I understand that you can submit a “speaker slip” and give your 5 minutes (maybe less) to Greg Helms or someone else who has a LOT of data to report IF you do not want to speak.
