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Don Edwards
San Francisco Bay
National Wildlife Refuge
at
Alviso |
The Don Edwards San
Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge at Alviso, will offer
education classes with a watershed theme to spread the
watershed protection message to the public.
Founded in 1974 and administered by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Don Edwards San Francisco Bay
National Wildlife Refuge exists to preserve wildlife habitat,
protect threatened and endangered species, protect migratory birds,
and provide opportunities for nature study. |
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KFOX |
KFOX
jumped right in to help the Watershed
Watch campaign. KFOX will air public service
announcements and distribute Watershed Watch
materials at station appearances. |
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The Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce
Silicon Valley |
We are happy to
announce that the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is a
Watershed Watch partner. The Hispanic Chamber's ties to the
South Bay Hispanic community will be invaluable in bringing the
Watershed Watch message to a larger audience through the
distribution of WW kits and the publishing of news articles in their
newsletter. The Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce Silicon Valley is the largest, most recognized
Hispanic Business Association In Northern California. |
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Keep
California Beautiful |
Keep California Beautiful (KCB) is a
nonprofit environmental education organization and a partner of
the Watershed Watch campaign. By actively developing and
coordinating business, government and public partnerships, KCB
encourages grassroots responsibility for California's environment by
promoting cleanup, beautification, beverage container recycling, and
waste reduction efforts. We wish to thank Keep California Beautiful
for
donating gloves, bags, and goodies for Spring Creek Cleanup Event
volunteers. |
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KRTY |
KRTY is San Jose's exclusive Country Music
Station. KRTY
will offer promotional items to encourage behavior that's beneficial
to the watershed. In addition, KRTY will air public service
announcements and distribute Watershed Watch materials at station appearances. |
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Happy Hollow
Park & Zoo |
Happy Hollow Park and Zoo™ has been
providing affordable family entertainment, education and fun since
1961.
The Zoo's conservation theme is
perfectly suited to the Watershed Watch campaign and we are proud to
have them as a campaign partner. Happy Hollow Park and Zoo is
offering 50 cents off the price of admission for all Watershed Watch
Discount Card holders and guests.
Recycle
your cell phones at Happy Hollow Park & Zoo and help save the
Orangutans! You'll protect our watershed from the
toxic waste of discarded phones / pagers, and help preserve one of
the most critically-endangered on earth, the Orangutan, and its
habitat. Click
here for more information.
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The Children's Discovery Museum of San
Jose |
The Children's
Discovery Museum of San Jose serves the needs of children, families
and schools as a center for learning and discovery.
The Watershed Watch campaign is happy
to announce that the Watershed Watch message is now a part of the
overall learning experience at The Children's Discovery Museum.
Watershed Watch will be partnering with the museum for special
events, sponsoring a web page for the museum's
BioSITE program and
Watershed Watch Kits will be distributed at the museum. |
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Creek Connections Action Group |
The goal of the
Creek Connections Action Group (CCAG) is to collaborate creek
cleanup efforts in Santa Clara County. Since the CCAG's
inception, thousands of volunteers have participated in hundreds of
cleanups, removing thousands of pounds of trash each year from
creeks, rivers and lakes.
The Watershed Watch campaign is now
part of this grassroots effort as a co-sponsor of CCAG's
Spring and Fall creek cleanup events. |
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Santa Clara County Household Hazardous
Waste |
Santa Clara County
Household Hazardous Waste provides the community with practical
pollution prevention options for the use, recycling, and disposal of
products containing hazardous substances.
Protecting the environment, our
watershed and public health from the effects of improper disposal of
hazardous waste makes Santa Clara County Household Hazardous Waste a
perfect match as a new partner in the Watershed Watch campaign. |
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United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara
County |
United
Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County is a coalition of neighborhood
associations from throughout Santa Clara County that have come
together for the purposes of education, communication and common
action. This "can do" attitude will be invaluable as our new
partner, UNSCC, joins us to help protect our community's watershed
and the health and well-being of the residents and environment in
Santa Clara County. |
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The
Watershed Project
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The mission of the
Watershed Project is to promote understanding and
appreciation of the natural resources of the San Francisco Bay Area;
increase awareness of the human impacts upon these resources; and
inspire community involvement and action that will protect and
restore the Estuary and the watershed that surrounds it.
Watershed Watch welcomes the
Watershed Project as a
campaign partner in our quest to protect our community's watershed
and the health and well-being of the residents and environment in
Santa Clara County. |
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RAFT |
RAFT, Resource Area
For Teachers, is a non-profit organization located in San Jose,
California. RAFT serves over 4,500 Bay Area teachers providing them
with hands-on interactive learning materials and professional
training workshops to use those materials in the school curriculum.
RAFT enriches the learning experience of nearly 800,000 children in
the Bay Area each year. In addition, over 170,000 cubic feet of
reusable material are saved from landfill each year. |
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Gilroy
Gardens |
Gilroy
Gardens, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, is California’s only horticultural theme park designed
for garden lovers as well as families with young children. The Park
features over 40 rides and attractions, including majestic gardens,
educational exhibits, and the world famous Circus Trees. In addition
to learning about watersheds, guests can learn about bees, trees,
butterflies and countless other environmental resources while
enjoying great rides and attractions throughout the park.
Gilroy Gardens, is open April - October and is located in Gilroy, CA on Hwy
152 (West) just off Hwy 101. Visit www.gilroygardens.org
or call 408-840-7100 for more information.
Watershed Watch welcomes Gilroy Gardens as a campaign partner in
our quest to protect our community's watershed and the health and
well-being of the residents and environment in Santa Clara County. |
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Classic Car Wash
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Classic
Car Wash locally owned and operated, serving the South Bay for
more than 40 years. When you wash your car at a Classic Car Wash
rather than washing your car in the driveway, you prevent
detergents, dirt and other polluted runoff from entering our storm
drains and polluting our creeks and Bay. Classic Car Wash supports
the Watershed Watch campaign by offering discounts with the
Watershed Watch Discount Card, and partners with the campaign for
special events each spring. Visit the Robertsville Classic Car Wash
on Almaden Expressway in San Jose, Delta Queen Classic Car Wash on
Hamilton Avenue in Campbell, Lark Avenue Classic Car Wash in
Los Gatos, and Westgate Classic Car Wash on Prospect Avenue in
Saratoga. |
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Capitol Premier
Car Wash
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Capitol
Premier Car Wash is a family owned and operated full service car
wash and professional auto detail center, located in San Jose at the
Capitol Expressway Auto Mall just off Highway 87, next to McDonalds.
Capitol Premier Car Wash offers discounts with the Watershed Watch
Discount Card, and hosts special Watershed Watch car wash events.
Recognizing that parking lot car wash fundraisers contribute to
runoff pollution, Capitol Premier Car Wash has developed a
watershed-friendly car wash fundraising program, offering pre-paid
car wash cards that charities and groups can purchase at a discount
and resell to raise money. |
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Strong
Neighborhoods Initiative |
Strong Neighborhoods
Initiative is a commitment made by the Mayor and the Council to
unite with San Jose communities to strengthen City neighborhoods.
Strong Neighborhoods is about cleaner, safer neighborhoods and
connecting those neighborhoods to resources and to each other.
Watershed Watch welcomes the Strong
Neighborhoods Initiative as a
campaign partner in our quest to protect our community's watershed
and the health and well-being of the residents and environment in
Santa Clara County. |
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San Francisco Bay
Bird Observatory |
The San Francisco
Bay Bird Observatory is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to
the conservation of birds and their habitats through research,
monitoring and educational activities.
Watershed Watch welcomes
the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory as a
campaign partner in our quest to protect our community's watershed
and the health and well-being of the residents and environment in
Santa Clara County. |
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Pure Water Stores |
Pure Water Stores is a family owned and
operated business in Campbell California. Pure Water Stores' main
business is selling ultra-pure drinking water to the public. The
business also shows concern for the purity of the watershed and is
distributing Watershed Watch kits at their Campbell, CA store.
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Paramount's
Great America |
Paramount's Great America celebrates 30
years of family fun! New for 2006 -- SURVIVOR The Ride™, the
world's first reality rollercoaster based on the hit CBS
series. The interactive rocking and spinning coaster swirls
along a wave-like track past ancient tribal relics and fiery torches
to heights of five stories. Visit www.pgathrills.com.
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Yamagami's
Nursery |
Yamagami’s
Nursery, a family-owned business since 1948, offers fine plants,
garden products and expert guidance to the greater
Silicon Valley
. “When you want to succeed…the first time” is their motto and
the focus of everything they do. Yamagami’s has been part of the
wider Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association’s “Our
Water Our World” campaign for several years, providing information
about less-toxic and watershed-friendly products and procedures to
help guide their customers toward greener practices.
Yamagami’s Nursery has partnered with the Watershed Watch campaign
by offering discounts on featured green products with the Watershed
Watch discount card. Yamagami’s commitment to watershed protection
gives new meaning to “green thumb.”
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Kelly-Moore Paints
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Kelly-Moore enjoys a
reputation as leaders and innovators in the paint industry. Their
success is based on commitment to quality products and personalized
service. To show their commitment to the local environment,
Kelly-Moore offers a 20% discount off paints at Bay Area Kelly-Moore
stores with the Watershed Watch Discount Card, and encourages you to
clean your paint tools in a sink (not outside) and dispose of unused
paint properly.
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La
Preciosa 92.3 FM |
La Preciosa
92.3 is the Bay Area's top Spanish station which plays a great
variety of familiar hits from the 70's, 80's, and 90's, bringing
back memories of the listeners family and native homeland. Artists
such as Vicente Fernandez, Juan Gabriel, and Jose Jose are featured
and bring back that emotional connection to our listeners!
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 Surfrider
Foundation
Santa Cruz Chapter |
The
Surfrider Foundation is a nonprofit environmental organization
dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's oceans,
waves and beaches, for all people, through Conservation, Activism,
Research and Education (C.A.R.E.). The Santa Cruz chapter was
founded in 1991. We are united by our love of and respect for the
ocean and by our desire for clean water, healthy beaches and access
to such sites.
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Metro
Silicon Valley |
Metro
is a free weekly newspaper that distributes more than 83,000 copies
throughout the valley at more than 1,200 locations in business
districts, universities such as Stanford and well known high
technology companies. Each week, readers turn to Metro's
publications to gain perspective on their communities and make
decisions about their entertainment activities.
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Stevens
& Permanente
Creeks
Watershed Council
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The SPCWC
mission is to engage the community in wise stewardship of our
watershed, furthering the protection, restoration, and community
appreciation of creeks and associated habitats. SPCWC is a
collection of community residents, city representatives, agency
officials, scientists, environmental advocates, and other interested
stakeholders with a common vision for a better watershed. All
community members and interested parties are invited and strongly
encouraged to participate! We offer a variety of volunteer
opportunities so you can take action and make a difference where you
live.
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Friends
of Guadalupe
River Park & Gardens |
The
Friends of
Guadalupe River Park & Gardens provide community leadership
for the development and active use of the Guadalupe River Park &
Gardens through education, advocacy and stewardship. Guadalupe
River Park is a three-mile ribbon of park land that runs along the
banks of the Guadalupe River in the heart of downtown San Jose from
Highway 880 at the north, to Highway 280 at the south. It is a
resource of regional importance to the people of Santa Clara County
and the Bay Area. The Friends are continually involved in
completing the master plans for both the park and gardens, creating
educational programs for children and adults, promoting
awareness of the Park & Gardens, and developing membership and
volunteer opportunities to increase public support and involvement.
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SCVURPPP
is an association of the thirteen cities and towns (Campbell, Cupertino, Los
Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Mountain View,
Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Sunnyvale) in the Santa Clara
Valley, together with Santa Clara County and the Santa Clara Valley Water
District. Program participants share a common permit to discharge stormwater
to South San Francisco Bay.