CELEBRATE THE RUSSIAN RIVER BY LEARNING HOW YOU CAN IMPROVE WATER QUALITY AND WILDLIFE HABITATS

BACKYARD STEWARDSHIP WORKSHOP

URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENTIAL LAND MANAGEMENT

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2002 Sonoma County Farm Bureau Conference Room

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Speakers: Laurel Marcus,Watershed Scientist, and Sotoyome RCD staff

Location: Sonoma County Farm Bureau 970 Piner Road Santa Rosa, CA 95403

• This workshop is free.
• Space is limited, please RSVP by September 11th if you would like to attend.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Sierra Cantor at (707) 569-1448 or scantor@sotoyomercd.org. Check our website at www.sonomamarinrcds.org.

A major level of pesticides in the Russian River come from urban run-off. Learn how to manage your urban property to benefit the environment and support native plants and habitats!

Learn what you can do in your own backyard to improve water quality and create habitat. Information will be provided on how to reduce pesticides, increase slope stability, identify and remove invasive non-native plants and revegetate with native plants, as well as alternatives to commonly used house and garden chemicals. This workshop includes a presentation from Laurel Marcus, Watershed Scientist, on how individuals, in both an urban and rural residential settings, can manage their homes and backyards to make them more ecologically friendly.

This workshop will offer information on:

• How to reduce your use of pesticides and chemicals using lest toxic methods.
• How to remove non-native invasive plants and re-vegetate with native plants to attract wildlife.
• How to protect your property from erosion and improve water quality Simple fire protection steps to reduce fire risk to your home
• How to care for creek banks and increase wildlife habitat values

This workshop is provided by the Sotoyome RCD with funds from the Sonoma County Water Agency and the City of Santa Rosa.