Alta Vista Gardens Pond Maintenance

Alta Vista Botanical Gardens 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, California, United States

The NCCCA is part of the Adopt-a-Garden program and our volunteers meet monthly to clip, trim, plant and maintain the beautiful Pond Garden at the Alta Vista Botanical Gardens. Please bring garden gloves and hand clippers if you have them. Meet Suzanne at the entrance to the Alta Vista Botanical Gardens at 9:30 AM or drop in anytime to help between 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM on any (or all) of the dates listed below. If there is an attendant at the entrance, tell them you are volunteering with the NCCCA Adopt-a-Garden program and the entrance fee is waived. The Read More ...

Aerosolized Coastal Water Pollution: Who is at Risk?

Special guest Matthew Pendergraft, PhD About ½ of the world’s population lives near the coast, and coastal water pollution (CWP) is widespread. Although this study was conducted at Imperial Beach in Southern California, the findings have implications for other coastal areas worldwide that have been affected by human activity.Swimming or playing in ocean water after it rains is not the only way to be exposed to sewage pollution, according to new research led by Scripps Oceanography. Please join us to hear from Scripps PhD graduate Matthew Pendergraft about the findings of a recent study led by him and Scripps atmospheric Read More ...

Alta Vista Gardens Pond Maintenance

Alta Vista Botanical Gardens 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, California, United States

The NCCCA is part of the Adopt-a-Garden program and our volunteers meet monthly to clip, trim, plant and maintain the beautiful Pond Garden at the Alta Vista Botanical Gardens. Please bring garden gloves and hand clippers if you have them. Meet Suzanne at the entrance to the Alta Vista Botanical Gardens at 9:30 AM or drop in anytime to help between 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM on any (or all) of the dates listed below. If there is an attendant at the entrance, tell them you are volunteering with the NCCCA Adopt-a-Garden program and the entrance fee is waived. The Read More ...

Green Marketing Integrity: Holding Banks & Businesses Accountable

Special guest Lynne Marie Auzenne The B Corp Banking Model – A Viable Framework for Sustainable Banking and Regenerative Business Practices. Businesses, including banks, make bold and impressive claims when it comes to their commitments to our communities and the planet. Greenwashing pays as consumers, particularly Gen Z, make decisions based on the ethos of businesses. We need to raise the bar for green marketing integrity. How can sustainable and ethical banking, and all business for that matter, credibly differentiate and signal trustworthiness and deep commitment to green practices? One model has been tested and adopted by over 6,000 businesses Read More ...