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Free Engineering Assistance and Farm/Ranch Plan Updates  

Assistance in updating farm and ranch plans is being offered for free by the Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District (Coastal San Luis RCD) to growers and ranchers in the Los Osos and Chorro Valleys of Morro Bay. The District Engineer will be available to provide recommendations and design practices that improve water and fertilizer efficiency, stormwater management and grazing management among other things.

"The RCD's Agricultural Water Quality Program is tailored to the individual grower or rancher's needs and may include cost share funds to implement priority projects. We encourage people to give us a call to determine exactly how the Program can support their projects," said District Engineer, G.W. Bates.

This year the Program supported installation of 17,900 feet of fence on two ranches, evaluation of 3 irrigation systems, design of water management practices and two years of surface water quality sampling. The Morro Bay National Estuary Program (MBNEP) is a key project partner supporting stream data collection.
The Program will continue through late 2015 and is supported by a grant from the State Water Resource Control Board. The Coastal San Luis RCD is a special district dedicated to conserving the natural resources of the County. To learn more about the Coastal San Luis RCD and our mission, visit Coastal RCD or contact us at 772-4391.

Morro Bay Seeks Pictures of the Past

 As the city's 50th anniversary approaches, Morro Bay residents are taking a look back at the people, places and events that helped make the community what it is today. Anyone with ties to the area is being asked to leaf through family photo albums and find pictures that could be used during a citywide celebration next year to mark 50 years since Morro Bay became a city on July 17, 1964. "We're particularly looking for actions shots – a fire breaking out or an event taking place," said Morro Bay photographer Garry Johnson, who is gathering photos for the celebration. "We're concentrating on the past five decades, but we're interested in photos from any period."  While pictures of the sun setting behind Morro Rock may be beautiful, they don't necessarily tell a story about the city's history. Johnson said celebration organizers are most interested in finding photos that illustrate life in the community.

 The 50th anniversary celebration is still in the planning stages, Johnson said, and organizers are looking at a number of ways that the photos might be used. "It depends on what we have to work with," he said. "We'd like to get 10 pictures from each decade – the '60s, the '70s, the '80s, etc. – and make them part of a huge display. It would be a portable presentation of photos that could be moved to different locations around town." He said a book or other commemorative publication is also being considered. Johnson assured that those who contribute photos will receive appropriate credit and that they will be able to keep their originals.

 "We will copy them and get written permission to use them," he said. He noted that the search is not limited to photos from the past 50 years. If  people have older photos of historical significance, he and his fellow organizers would be interested in seeing those, too. Johnson is working with Bill and Tracy Shewchuk at Suite 1 Gallery. For more information, call Johnson at (805) 772-3738, or send email. Or, photos can be taken to the gallery at 601 Embarcadero, Suite 1, Morro Bay.

Beginning Drawing 2: The Drawing Studio and Beginning Fused Glass

'Beginning Drawing 2: The Drawing Studio' helps students get customized individual attention, hands-on practice & coaching for specific drawing skills in a studio format. LARRY Le BRANE offers this unique class that will focus on perspective, composition & shading using pen/ink, scratch board, charcoal & colored pencil. 6 Fridays, February 7, 21, 28 + March 7 & 14, 9:30 am-12:30 pm. $118/6 weeks at Cuesta College: Highway 101, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8106, Room 4720, . REGISTER: 805.546.3132, Community Programs.

 Try a fun 'Beginning Fused Glass' class with LARRY Le BRANE! Join this popular class on 3 Wednesdays, February 12, 19 & 26, 1:30-4:30 pm at Central Coast Glass Cottage, 1279 2nd St, Baywood Park, 93402. $125/3 weeks, includes materials for 3-5 in-class projects.  REGISTER  & request Workshop Flyer: 805.528.8791 or via Email.

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