Tuesday, April 17, 2012Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Stephanie Barger, Executive Director Stephanie Barger, Executive Director

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• ERF High School ClubsERF High School Clubs

• Campaign Against the Campaign Against the

Plastic PlaguePlastic Plague

• Zero Waste Business, Zero Waste Business,

Schools and Schools and

CommunitiesCommunities

• Santa Ana Watershed Santa Ana Watershed

AllianceAlliance

Earth Resource Foundation

“Environmental Education through Action!”

Randolph Creek Randolph Creek Restoration ProjectRestoration Project

• Restore approximately 0.4 acres of upland riparian habitat

• Part of a larger project to restore and stabilize an approximately ½ mile length of Fullerton Creek upstream

• Initial grant from Wetlands Recovery Project

City PartnersCity Partners

Accomplishments for 2010-Accomplishments for 2010-20122012

• 2 Native Plant Workshops

• 12 Cleanup and Native Plant Restoration Days

• 544 volunteers from local schools, colleges and businesses

• Partnership with OC Conservation Corp for removal of large tress

• $5000 Grant from U.S. Fish & Wildlife

Plant DonationsPlant DonationsSpecial thanks to Julie VandermostSpecial thanks to Julie Vandermost

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•10 4’boxes of Alnus rhombifolia•40 gallons of Artemisia californica•27 1-5 gallon containers of Artemisia douglasiana•17 1-gallon containers of Baccharis pilularis•20 1-gallon containers of Baccharis salicifolia•33 1-gallon containers of Isocoma menziesii•5 1-gallon containers of Leymus condensatus•15 5-gallon containers of Malosma laurina•1 5-gallon container of Mimulus aurantiacus•14 2’ boxes of Platanus racemosa•10 1-gallon containers of Quercus agrifolia•10 1-gallon containers of Salvia apiana

•3 1-5 gallon containers of Salvia melifera

Partnership SchoolsPartnership Schools

•Brea Olinda High School

•Troy High School

•Sonora High School

•Fullerton High School

•La Mirada High School

•Cal State Fullerton

•Fullerton College

Before and AfterBefore and After

WildlifeWildlife

“ “I feel like a different person” I feel like a different person” quote from quote from volunteer after cleanupvolunteer after cleanup

Highlights from 2011-2012 Restoration Days

Over 71 Volunteers, interns and Over 71 Volunteers, interns and partners on March 31, 2012partners on March 31, 2012

American Heritage Girls; Brea Olinda High SchoolComaches Care; Canyon High School; National Honor Society; UPS; Girl Scout Troop 1260; Group from Volunteer Match and one guide dog in training

Boy Scout Troop 801Boy Scout Troop 801Adoption of Brea CreekAdoption of Brea Creek

• Monday, March 19Monday, March 19thth, 2012 presented , 2012 presented to boy scouts and parentsto boy scouts and parents

• Commitment to adopt restoration Commitment to adopt restoration project for 6 years !project for 6 years !

• Monitoring, weeding, watering and Monitoring, weeding, watering and protecting our 500+ native plantsprotecting our 500+ native plants

Next steps and Get Next steps and Get Involved!Involved!

• Restoration and Cleanup Days

• Saturday, April 21

• Classroom and community presentations

• Boy Scout Troop adoption of project – 2012 summer, fall and beyond

• Funding and Donations

•Home Depot

•Successful status with current funders

Stephanie Barger, Executive Director Stephanie Barger, Executive Director Earth Resource FoundationEarth Resource Foundation

(949) 645-5163(949) 645-5163Stephanie.Barger@earthresource.orgStephanie.Barger@earthresource.org

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