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The Water Tours is an annual series of continuing education tours meant to teach us about where our water comes from, where it goes when we are done with it, and why we should care. If you are interested, please send us your contact information and we’ll ensure you are signed up for the tour of your choice.
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2008 Water Tours
Elkhorn Slough Reserve 
The 1400-acre Reserve is a hub of activity and hosts programs that promote education, research, and conservation in Elkhorn Slough. The Visitor Center has award-winning exhibits that invite everyone to explore the Unseen Slough. There are five miles of trails that meander through beautiful oak woodlands, calm tidal creeks, and freshwater marshes.
Tour Date: Saturday, March 15, 2008
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 Younger Lagoon Reserve
Part of the UCSC Natural Reserve System, Younger Lagoon is one of the few relatively undisturbed wetlands remaining on the California Central Coast. The lagoon encompasses a remnant y-shaped lagoon on the open coast just North of Monterey Bay. The lagoon system provides protected habitat for 100 resident and migratory bird species. Reserve habitats include salt and freshwater marsh, coastal strand, backdune, pickleweed, flat, steep bluffs with dense coastal scrub, pocket beach, grassland and dense willow thickets.
Tour Date: Saturday, March 22, 2008
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Santa Cruz Wastewater Treatment Plant
What happens to 10,000,000 gallons of wastewater each day in the city of Santa Cruz?
Join us on a tour of the Treatment Plant for a ‘behind the scenes’ look at how the City of Santa Cruz takes care of one of our most precious resources …….. WATER !
Tour Date: Monday, April 7, 2008
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City of Santa Cruz Desalination Plant
 Join us for a tour of the Pilot Test Program & learn about:
Desalination
City of Santa Cruz - Water Conservation Plan
Reverse osmosis—how it works
At the Santa Cruz Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant located at Long Marine Lab
Tour Date: Saturday, April 12, 2008
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Big Creek Fish Hatchery 
The Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project is a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to the restoration, conservation, and enhancement of native wild silver (Coho) salmon and steelhead populations and their coastal and marine habitats from San Mateo to the south Monterey Bay area. The Project is also dedicated to the enhancement of the King (Chinook) salmon population in the Monterey Bay waters. The Project is involved with public education and is concerned with the development of habitat restoration projects.
Tour Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008
10 Am...
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American Abalone Davenport
Within the pristine coastal waters of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary the abalone farm at Davenport has been producing the highest quality farm raised California red abalone for over a decade. California farm raised abalone has been selected by the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Sea Watch program as an excellent choice for environmentally aware seafood consumers.
American Abalone is an aquaculture business that spawns, grows and sells California red abalone. The company operates a land-based facility where they use seawater pumps to continuously provide fresh seawater to the growing abalone where they are fed various types of seaweed.
Tour Date: Friday, May 16, 2008
10:30-11:30AM
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UCSC Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems is a research, education, and public service program at the University of California, Santa Cruz, dedicated to increasing ecological sustainability and social justice in the food and agriculture system.
On the UCSC campus, the Center operates the 2-acre Alan Chadwick Garden and the 25-acre Farm. Both sites are managed using organic production methods and serve as research, teaching, and training facilities for students, staff, and faculty.
 Tour Date: TBA
Tour is limited to 25 people
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