January 23, 2019 = Lodi

February 27, 2019 = Newman

March 27, 2019 = Manteca

April 24, 2019 = Lodi

May 22, 2019 = San Joaquin County

June 26, 2019 = Stanislaus County

July 24, 2019 = Patterson

August 28, 2019 = Riverbank

September 25, 2019 = Escalon

October 23, 2019 = Ceres

November 20, 2019 = Ripon

December 13, 2019 = Tracy

https://www.calopps.org/west-sacramento/job-18512872

The Stormwater program at the City of West Sacramento encompasses a broad range of compliance and sustainability efforts. The position includes internal and public outreach and trainings; illicit discharge investigations and responses; database development and maintenance; cross-departmental coordination; regional and professional working group participation; regulatory understanding and submission preparation; tracking, understanding and implementing changing laws and requirements; developing and improving existing and new program outreach; field visits; and other diverse tasks. The ideal candidate will be organized, have excellent communication skills, and have a curiosity and interest in diverse day to day work. Experience managing projects, coordinating competing priorities, finding creative solutions, and working with diverse teams is as important, if not more, than the regulatory experience itself.

International Coastal Cleanup

September 15, 2018

The International Coastal Cleanup began more than 30 years ago, when communities rallied together with the common goal of collecting and documenting the trash littering their coastline. The movement was catalyzed by the passion and spirit of two committed individuals. Back in 1986, Linda Maraniss moved to Texas from Washington, DC, where she had been working for Ocean Conservancy. She’d been inspired by the work her Ocean Conservancy colleague Kathy O’Hara was doing on a groundbreaking report called Plastics in the Ocean: More than a Litter Problem that would be published the next year.

Linda and Kathy reached out to the Texas General Land Office, local businesses and other dedicated ocean-lovers, and planned what would become Ocean Conservancy’s first Cleanup. They asked volunteers to go beyond picking up trash and record each item collected on a standardized data card in order to identify ways to eliminate ocean trash in the future.

The Cleanup has grown immensely in the 30 years since Linda and Kathy’s first Cleanup. Volunteers from states and territories throughout the U.S. and more than 100 countries come together each year and participate in a Cleanup event near them.

“What I have learned from the Cleanup experience, is that even though the Cleanup started in Texas with a small number of 2,800 volunteers… it has grown into a massive cleanup that involves both national and international volunteers all pitching in for the same common goal of cleaning up our coastal waters and taking care of our beaches. I am proud to be a part of this global movement and I appreciate all of the help and support I get from the Ocean Conservancy staff.”

Renee Tuggle

Texas State Coordinator for the International Coastal Cleanup, who has been involved since the very beginning.

Thanks to volunteers around the world, the International Coastal Cleanup has become a beacon of hope, leading and inspiring action in support of our ocean. Over the years, this movement has created a family that spans oceans and country borders. A network that works together for something bigger than us. To our global network, we thank you.

Volunteer Now: Please contact Danielle Barney with San Joaquin County Public Works (209) 468-3089 or via email at:  dbarney@sjgov.org    to volunteer or if you want to add a site to this year's program.  We hope we’ll see you at the next International Coastal Cleanup!  

Make a Difference Year-Round Download our Clean Swell app and document the trash you collect around the clock or start your own Cleanup at a beach near you.

Discovery Voyage on SF Bay - June 2018.pdf

This year’s CASQA Conference will be held in Riverside CA on October 15-17, 2018.  While all interested parties are welcome to respond, our CASQA PIPP group is especially looking for abstract submittals related to outreach and education.  Here is a link to the CASQA Conference webpage that has specific information about the conference and how to submit an abstract.  https://www.casqa.org/events/annual-conference .  The online abstract submittal tool describes several different categories of tracks for the conference.  The Collaboration and Public Outreach Track will be the primary track for outreach and education presentations.  

Connecting the Drops from Summit to Sea is the CASQA Conference theme this year.  If you would like to help protect each precious drop of water from our summit to our seas and are interested in presenting at this year’s CASQA Conference, please submit a brief abstract about your projects and experiences with…

Collaboration…

No more silos! Stormwater and beyond!! How do you engage with sister departments in the same jurisdiction and work with both governmental and non-governmental agencies to tackles some of the biggest issues impacting our waterways though may not necessarily focus on water quality?

Innovative Outreach…

Calling those who think differently! Creative, unconventional stormwater outreach campaigns? Humor? Sure! Getting the word out in new ways? Of course! If you have an innovative outreach project, we’d love to hear from you.

Creating a Community- More With Less…. 

Have you helped build a cohesive watershed community group engaged in stormwater education and protection? Whether you  start with an already existing local partnerships or created a new one, we want to hear your story! 

Social Media Outreach

YouTube, Facebook, Google ads, LinkedIn, Snap Chat… So many new tools in the outreach toolbox!   Has online, digital social media been the primary tool  for your outreach projects and awareness campaigns?  Please share your who, what, when, where, and how’s of your experience and please be sure to include how you measures your success!

School Age Programs- In/Out of the Classroom. 

Students and teachers can become awesome ambassadors of clean water and healthy watersheds, especially if they understand the problems we face in the stormwater world!! We are looking for strategies which have worked for outreach to students (and parents, grandparents!), of all ages. Success stories using CA Education in the Environment or other curriculum, after school Program activities, student initiative designed BMP’s, river monitoring, Coastal or campus cleanups, study trips, and more.  

Surveys

We want to hear about your strategies for designing a useful public opinion survey to measure the public’s awareness and behavior related to stormwater topics and how to effectively use the data to measure progress of stormwater outreach programs, define goals, establish benchmarks, and understand behavior change.

VIRTUAL, FREE, AND WITH REAL-TIME INTERACTION ▪ Live state-of-the-industry storm water and erosion control webinars offering Professional Development Hour (PDHs) credits ▪ Virtual trade show exhibits with live interaction between attendees and exhibitors ▪ Industry chat room to network with peers ▪ No travel expenses — attend from the comfort of your office SET YOUR OWN SCHEDULE Spend all day, or come and go as you wish. It's YOUR event.     WHO SHOULD ATTEND? ▪ Storm Water and Erosion Control Specialists ▪ Principals ▪ Senior Management ▪ Project/Environmental/ Civil Engineers ▪ Compliance Personnel     PRESENTED BY: EROSION CONTROL PAVILION SPONSORED BY: Need more information or interested in being an exhibitor? Contact Larry Scott at lscott@sgcmail.com; 480.893.9911. THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS GOLD ASSOCIATIONS