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The
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Silicon Valley
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Strong
Neighborhoods of San Jose
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Quality
TuneUp
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San
Jose Chamber of Commerce
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Chinese
American Mutual Assistance Association
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Pure
Water Stores
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Paramount's
Great America
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Surfrider
Foundation - Santa Cruz Chapter
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Kelly
Moore Paints
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Heavenly
Greens
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Santa
Clara Basin Watershed Management Initiative
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San
Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
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Keep
California Beautiful
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RAFT
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The
Watershed Project
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Children's
Discovery Museum
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United
Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County
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Going
Native Garden Tours
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San
Jose Conservation Corps
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Stevens
& Permanente Creeks Watershed Council
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PARTNERS:
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KRTY
/ KLIV
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Metro
Silicon Valley
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Palo
Alto Weekly
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Mountain
View Voice
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Milpitas
Post
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La
Preciosa 104.9FM
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Santa
Clara Weekly
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Santa
Clara Basin Watershed Management Initiative
http://www.scbwmi.org/
The
Santa Clara Basin Watershed Management Initiative
(WMI) mission is to protect and enhance the watershed,
creating a sustainable future for the community and
the environment. The WMI is a collaborative,
stake-holder driven effort among representatives from
regional and local public agencies; civic,
environmental, resource conservation and agricultural
groups; professional and trade organizations; business
and industrial sectors; and the general public.
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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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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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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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The
Watershed Project
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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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 Children's Discovery
Museum teaches watershed education and provides a
hands-on learning exerience through their BioSITE
program.
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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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Going
Native Garden Tours
http://www.goingnativegardentour.org/
Since
2003, the Bay Area's pioneering native garden tour has
showcased gardens featuring
California
native plants. This
community-based tour is free of charge to the public
upon successful registration.
Each tour features about 45 gardens, most of
them private home gardens, which are open on tour day
for viewing by the public in a do-it-yourself, open
house format.
The
goals of the tour are to demonstrate reduced water
use, reduced chemical and pesticide use, improved
habitat, and the unique aesthetic appeal of gardens
designed with
California
native plants.
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San
Jose Conservation Corps
The
San Jose Conservation Corps is a youth education
and job-training program in
San Jose
. The
Environmental Projects Department provides entry-level
positions for all new trainees. Following a one-week
orientation program, the new trainees are assigned to
one of 6 Field Supervisors and a crew of 12 young
people. Together, they work throughout the
South
Bay
on environmental and community projects provided by
sponsors including the Cities of San Jose,
Los Altos
, and
Campbell
, the
County
of
Santa Clara
, and the Santa Clara Valley Water District.
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Stevens
& Permanente Creeks Watershed Council
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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