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July 5-11	Water, Energy and Changes in the Climate: Outer and Inner Manifestations of Environmental Problems. One-week intensive: The course will offer three approaches to help establish a renewed and healthier relationship between our self and our environment. Michael D’Aleo is a founding member and Director of Research at the Saratoga Experiential Natural Science Research Institute (SENSRI) in Saratoga Springs, New York._Rudolf Steiner Institute:_Social, Cultural and Ecological Renewal, Easton, MA. http://www.steinerinstitute.org, 800-774-5191, reg@steinerinstitute.org. $1240 includes course fees, lodging and all meals.
July 7, 4:00 pm	Roots Down Sustainable Gardening—New Bedford Series. “Composting Made Simple and Efficient Water Use: drip irrigation systems and rain water collection.” To help new and experienced gardeners gain a deeper understanding of methods used in healthy food production. To help build local food security for our community. Free. Lawler Branch Public Library, 745 Rockdale Ave., New Bedford. Brix Bounty Farm. For more information, derekchristianson@gmail.com. 508-992-1868.
July 10, 6-11 pm	Lloyd Center Clambake XXIV, ‘Simply The Best!’ It’s time already to make plans for the best party of the summer, the annual Lloyd Center Clambake! The Clambake is the Center’s principal fund-raising event of the year, and we expect another sellout for 2009. Through the wonderful support of our contributing guests and corporate sponsors, we raised over $100,000 last year. This popular and fun summer event is essential to the Lloyd Center’s ability to continue our high quality environmental education and research programs. Headquarters, 430 Potomska Road, Dartmouth. For reservations, call the Clambake Hotline, (508) 558-2916, admin@lloydcenter.org, or visit www.lloydcenter.org.
July 11	Jump in and join us for the 16th Annual Swim Buzzards Bay! This 1.2-mile open water swim through the warm, clean waters of Buzzards Bay is one of the Coalition for Buzzards Bay's most important fundraising events of the year. Hundreds of swimmers from ages 12 to 83 have proven that the Swim is for every age, ability, shape, size, and fitness level. www.savebuzzardsbay.org.
July 12, 1-4:30 pm	Ferns In The Wild And In Your Garden. Garry Plunkett, conservationist and gardener, NEWFS Certificate Graduate will lead the tour. Nothing evokes serenity and “naturalizes” a landscape like a glade of ferns. They are easy to establish and provide dependable season-long greenery. This workshop will get you started in appreciating and identifying common native ferns and learning the right ones for different soil and light conditions. We’ll begin with a classroom program about fern natural history, keys for identifying the common natives, and how to integrate ferns into landscapes with different light, soil, and vegetative surroundings. From there the class will explore a nearby preserve to see a variety of ferns in the wild. Finally, those interested may follow the instructor to his property nearby to see how native ferns add diversity and esthetic quality to a natural landscape. Co-sponsored with the New England Wildflower Society. Fee: $28M/$32NM. Limit: 12. WRWA Office, Westport. www.wrwa.com.
July 13-17	Sustainability Summer Camp For Middle Schoolers, Students will work together to build a sustainable city. UMass Dartmouth Sustainability: Main Campus, Dartmouth, MA. good783@comcast.net. 508-910-6484.
July 17, 7-11:00 pm	Annual Gala at the Buttonwood Park Zoo. Save the date on your calendar because you won't want to miss this Wild Time at the Zoo. Join us to help support our Zoo. Tickets will be available for purchase starting in mid-June. $100/person. New Bedford. (508) 991-4556. www.bpzoo.org.
July 18, 8:00- 10:00am	Operation Clean Sweep: The Great American Clean-Up. Ward 3, New Bedford. The event, organized locally by Operation Clean Sweep, is part of a nation’s largest cleanup, beautification and community improvement program. Everyone is invited to join in the activities and help make New Bedford a more beautiful and safer place to live. Pre-Register before the clean up. 508.979.1493, www.operationcleansweep.net, volunteer page, Info@operationcleansweep.net. Future Clean-ups: August 15 – Ward 1, Sept. 19 – Ward 4.
July 23, 10-noon	Dune Hike at Cherry & Webb. This is one of the most beautiful spots in Southeastern Massachusetts. Join the Westport River Watershed Alliance to enjoy this fabulous view, while also learning about flora and fauna of the dunes. Westport. For more information, www.westportwatershed.org, 508-636-3016.
July 25, 8:00 am	Breakfast with the Animals, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo. Rise and shine with the animals and watch as some of them receive their morning meal. The program includes zoo tour, hot breakfast buffet, and zoo admission for the day. Participants must pre-register and pre-pay at the North Woods Gift Store. Members: $15, non-members: $20. New Bedford. 508-991-4556 x 14. www.bpzoo.org.
July 25, 6:30 pm	Girls Night Out, at the Buttonwood Park Zoo. Join zoo staff for a girls-only overnight at the Zoo! Enjoy a pizza dinner, animal-themed activities, a flashlight tour of the zoo, and s'mores before falling asleep to an animal-themed animated movie. Wake up early for a light breakfast and a morning zoo tour before heading home. Participants must pre-register and pre-pay by calling the Overnight Program Coordinator at (508) 991-4556 x 18. Members: $80 (adult/child pair), non-members: $90 (adult/child pair). Look for Boys’ Night Out in August. New Bedford. www.bpzoo.org.
July 27, 9-noon	Vermiculture Workshop. Composting with Worms - Vermiculture! Creating amazing fertility. Host: Michael Bradlee, Masters in Chemistry from Notre Darme, Undergraduate degree in Biology. Learn hands on construction of a worm composting system and the biological and chemical processes that make this one of the best organic fertilizers. Handle red wiggler worms and leave with some to start the process. Discussion, demonstration and reference material provided. Silverbrook Farm, 592 Chase Road, Dartmouth. Farmsilverbrook@aol.com to sign up. Class size limited to twenty. SilverbrookDartmouth.com. 508-991-5185.
Aug 4, 4:00 pm	Roots Down Sustainable Gardening—New Bedford Series. “Growing Nutrient Dense Foods: mid-summer tips and techniques, including foliar sprays and using a refractometer.” To help new and experienced gardeners gain a deeper understanding of methods used in healthy food production. To help build local food security for our community. Free. Lawler Branch Public Library, 745 Rockdale Ave., New Bedford. Brix Bounty Farm. For more information, derekchristianson@gmail.com. 508-992-1868.
Aug 7-9	Northeast Organic Farming Association’s 35th annual summer conference. Features 150 workshops on organic farming, gardening, land care, sustainability and homesteading. Amherst, MA. For more information, www.nofasummerconference.org, 978-355-2853.
Aug 8, 5-9:00 pm	WRWA Summer Gala—Beach Boys & Surfer Girls. Fitton’s Farm, 564 River Road, Westport. Tickets: $75-500. Business Sponsorships Available. For more information, www.westportwatershed.org, 508-636-3016.

Aug 15, 8:00- 10:00 am	Operation Clean Sweep: The Great American Clean-Up. Ward 1, New Bedford. The event, organized locally by Operation Clean Sweep, is part of a nation’s largest cleanup, beautification and community improvement program. Everyone is invited to join in the activities and help make New Bedford a more beautiful and safer place to live. Pre-Register before the clean up. 508.979.1493, www.operationcleansweep.net, volunteer page, Info@operationcleansweep.net. Future Clean-ups: Sept. 19 – Ward 4.
Sept19, 8:00-noon	Operation Clean Sweep: The Great American Clean-Up. Ward 4, New Bedford. The event, organized locally by Operation Clean Sweep, is part of a nation’s largest cleanup, beautification and community improvement program. Everyone is invited to join in the activities and help make New Bedford a more beautiful and safer place to live. Pre-Register before the clean up. 508.979.1493, www.operationcleansweep.net, volunteer page, Info@operationcleansweep.net.

Sep 26 & 27	Working Waterfront Festival. Celebrate Commercial Fishing, America's Oldest Industry! Join us in New Bedford, America's largest commercial fishing port, to learn about the men and women who harvest the North Atlantic. Walk the decks of a scalloper, dine on fresh seafood, mend a fishing net and watch a Coast Guard rescue demonstration. Experience the workings of the industry which brings seafood from the ocean to your plate. Fisherman's Wharf/Pier 3 — Steamship Pier, New Bedford. www.workingwaterfrontfestival.org.
Sep 27	Friend of the Freetown/Fall River State Forest. Fun Day in the Forest. State Forest, Slab Bridge Rd., Assonet, MA. Come enjoy a full day of exciting events in the forest! More details to follow during the summer. ephilla@comcast.net.
Oct 4	3rd Annual Watershed Ride with Coalition For Buzzards Bay. Help us pedal our way to a healthier Bay by participating in the Third Annual Watershed Ride - a fully-supported, one-day, 75-mile cycling event to build awareness and raise funds to Save Buzzards Bay. Cycle through pastoral farmlands, coastal villages, cranberry bogs, working waterfronts and the back roads of Cape Cod - all while helping your Bay and its watershed. www.savebuzzardsbay.org
October 22 - 25	5th Annual Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change conference New Bedford, MA. Presented by the Marion Institute, Bioneers by the Bay: Connecting for Change is an internationally acclaimed annual gathering of environmental, industry and social justice innovators who have demonstrated visionary and practical models for restoring the Earth and its inhabitants. New Bedford, MA. www.connectingforchange.org

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Volunteer with Sharing The Harvest Farm Project, at the Dartmouth YMCA (276 Gulf Road, Dartmouth, MA). Saturdays 10am-12pm. www.ymcasouthcoast.org