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SUMMARY:Poster Contest!
DESCRIPTION:Poster Contest!\n\n\nCalling all 3rd & 4th graders in Unincorporated Alameda County to enter the 2023 Alameda County Unincorporated Area’s Clean Water Program POSTER CONTEST! Click HERE for more information and contest rules. \nDeadline for submission is April 3\, 2023
URL:https://acrcd.org/event/poster-contest/
CATEGORIES:Daily Events
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SUMMARY:ACRCD Supports Ag Day in Livermore\, CA
DESCRIPTION:ACRCD Supports Ag Day in Livermore\, CA\nThe sun shined brightly on third grade students from across the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District (LVJUSD) who visited Livermore High School for Ag Day on Tuesday\, April 18\, 2023. Since 2015\, Ag Day’s partnership between LHS and several community partners has resulted in a lively and engaging experience to teach students about the importance of agriculture\, its impact on everyday life\, and its wide variety of career possibilities. “Ag Day not only offers our students a fun\, hands-on learning experience\, but also gives them an opportunity to interact and learn from older students who are showcasing the relevancy and importance of agriculture as a field of study\,” expressed LVJUSD Superintendent Chris Van Schaack. \nLHS Agriculture students led third grade student groups through 30 booths of interactive lessons that included a breadth of experiences from how to properly raise and care for livestock to how to feed yourself and your family using a Dutch oven. Students intently watched worms wriggle in their hands as they learned the importance of composting\, used their creativity when designing their own cattle brands\, and made fresh salsa after learning how vegetables and herbs are grown. Although each station covered a different concept\, an overarching theme was recurrent: Agriculture is abundant in Livermore. \nOrganizing and hosting an event for over 1\,000 third grade students required thoughtful collaboration. “The success of this event would not have been possible without the commitment and dedication of more than 200 volunteers and Agriculture students. A special appreciation and thank you to Sheila Fagliano\, Livermore Sanitation’s Community Relations Manager\, for her leadership role in this event year after year\,” shared Lori Porter\, Livermore High agriculture teacher and FFA livestock judging coach. Fagliano and the LHS Agriculture Department\, worked in partnership to secure the support and participation of the following community partners for this year’s event: \n\nAlameda County Supervisor David Haubert\nAlameda County Farm Bureau\nLivermore Rodeo\nLivermore Rotary\nContra Costa Alameda County Cattlemens\nJunior Livestock Auction Boosters\nZone 7 Water\nCrane Ridge 4-H\nAlameda County Cattlewomen\nContra Costa County\nMosquitos.org\nFertile Groundworks\nFagundes Horseshoeing\nAlameda County Resource Conservation District\nDairy Council of California\nValley Vista 4-H\nJunction Avenue Ag Class\nThe Patterson Family\nThe Bach Family\nThe Maggy Family\nThe Fassett Family\nThe Bowles Family\nThe Whatley Family\nRyan Heal\nDianne Russell and the Del Valle Culinary Program\nBrenda Morris\nDenise Mueller\n\n“What I’m most proud of is that almost all of the community volunteers are LHS Ag Department alumni\, many of whom are still very involved in the agricultural and farming lifestyle. They believe in teaching the next generation how to best take care of our land and water\, and to truly understand where our food comes from. All of this helps the students really appreciate our resources\,” remarked Fagliano. \nBy emphasizing the relationship between people\, animals\, and the land\, Ag Day continues to provide a visible connection for students who may not have fully appreciated the agricultural knowledge and skills required for their sustenance\, shelter\, and daily comforts. Through hands-on activities\, each student caught a glimpse into LHS’s unique program and its commitment to advancing agricultural education for future generations. \n 
URL:https://acrcd.org/event/acrcd-supports-ag-day-in-livermore-ca/
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DESCRIPTION:Virtual Question-and-Answer Session on USDA’s Disaster Assistance to Help California Farmers and Agriculture Communities Recover\nWas your California farming operation impacted by a natural disaster? Or do you live in a California agricultural community that was impacted? Join us for a virtual question-and-answer session to learn more about programs and resources that may be available to you. \nWhat:              Question-and-answer session with USDA and California Department of Food and Agriculture about Disaster Assistance in California \nWhen:            Thursday\, April 20\, 2023 at 8 a.m. PT \nWhere:           Virtual via Microsoft Teams. Click here to join. \nThis session builds on the California disaster assistance webinar hosted last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) that covered programs that can help farmers and agricultural communities impacted by current disasters. \nIn this session\, you’ll be able to submit questions to USDA’s Farm Production and \nConservation Deputy Under Secretary Gloria Montaño Greene and CDFA’s Undersecretary Christine Birdsong. \nIf you weren’t able to attend the webinar\, you can watch the recording here. \nAdditional Resources \nOther resources are available to producers\, including the online Disaster Assistance Discovery Tool\, Disaster Assistance-at-a-Glance fact sheet\, and Loan Assistance Tool. For rural communities\, there are USDA Rural Development (RD) programs and services that can help rural residents\, businesses and communities impacted by disasters and support long-term planning and recovery efforts. Please visit the Resource Guides that are available in English and Spanish. \nFor more information on resources to recover and rebuild\, visit your local USDA service center.
URL:https://acrcd.org/event/2129/
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SUMMARY:April 2023 Board Meeting
DESCRIPTION:April 24th\, 2023 Board Meeting\nView the Agenda Here
URL:https://acrcd.org/event/april-2023-board-meeting/
LOCATION:ACRCD\, 3585 Greenville Road\, Livermore\, CA\, 94550\, United States
CATEGORIES:Board Meetings
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SUMMARY:Earth Day “Help Keep Good Bugs in the Garden” Poster Contest Winners
DESCRIPTION:Earth Day “Help Keep Good Bugs in the Garden” Poster Contest Winners to Be Displayed at Castro Valley Library 4/28–5/29\, 2023.\nFour elementary school students from Unincorporated Alameda County won prizes for their outstanding entries in the “Help Keep Good Bugs in the Garden” Earth Day poster contest. The contest was open to all 3rd and 4th graders in Unincorporated Alameda County and sponsored by the Alameda County Unincorporated Area Clean Water Program. \nThe top four prize-winning posters\, two each from 3rd and 4th grades\, will be displayed at the Castro Valley Library at 3600 Norbridge Ave\, Castro Valley\, CA 94546 from April 28th–May 29th. \nTo enter the contest\, participating teachers held a brief classroom lesson on using less toxic ways to deal with weeds and pests and keeping good bugs in the garden. They also showed a video starring Clean Water Program mascots Fred Frog and Izzy Egret. Titled “Fred’s Healthy Garden Getaway” the video spot is available for viewing on YouTube. Students then creatively expressed what they learned in their artwork. \n“Pesticides are one of several ways the health of our local waterways\, such as Castro Valley and San Lorenzo creeks\, is threatened\,” says Allison Rodacker\, the Clean Water Program representative for Unincorporated Alameda County. “Helping kids understand the connection between their neighborhoods and local water and wildlife can help reduce pesticide use that can harm helpful garden bugs and pollute the waterways.” \nThe contest received over 100 creative entries prompting the organizers to include more prize winners. Instead of only one winner per grade\, they awarded the top two entries in 3rd and 4th grades with prizes\, and the top 10 entries received certificates. Winners received a Hydroflask reusable water bottle and a spiral notebook with the student’s artwork printed on the cover. \nSix classrooms submitted entries from every student and were entered into a raffle. Two classrooms were awarded a $100 Amazon gift card each. All winning posters will be displayed at the Castro Valley Library\, 3600 Norbridge Avenue\, Castro Valley\, CA 94546 from April 28th – May 29th. \nClassroom Amazon Gift Card Raffle Winners\nErin Kundert\, 3rd grade teacher\, Marshall Elementary School\nKim Fisher Hayes\, 3rd grade teacher\, Dayton Elementary School \nWhen people use pesticides in the garden\, those chemicals can wash into gutters and storm drains with water from garden hoses\, sprinklers\, and rainfall. From there\, the polluted water flows untreated into local creeks\, and the San Francisco Bay\, where it harms fish and other wildlife. Each spring\, the Alameda County Unincorporated Clean Water Program reminds residents how important it is to use non-toxic methods to control unwanted pests. “Keep Good Bugs in the Garden\,” to do that job for you! \nFor more information\, visit www.cleanwaterprogram.org
URL:https://acrcd.org/event/earth-day-help-keep-good-bugs-in-the-garden-poster-contest-winners/
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