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We are excited to announce that the Ojai Valley Green Coalition will again be hosting Ojai Earth Day on April 20, 2019 from 11am-4pmat Libbey Park in downtown Ojai. Libbey Park offers a beautiful setting, perfect for community celebration, that will be ideal for continuing the conversation about advancing a green, sustainable, and resilient way of life for the Ojai Valley. Just as …
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Ojai Valley Green Coalition, City of Ojai and Bee’s Sustainable Landscape Design are hosting our monthly community work party at the Ojai Community Demonstration Garden. Come out Saturday, April 6th, 10-3pm for an afternoon of fun. Join us for an hour or the whole day!! Our focuses this month will be on:– Pruning– Plant Identification – …
February 2019 Did you know February, named after the Latin word februum, means purification? I’m reminded of the Coalition’s work to keep our shared air, water and food healthy. If you are a follower of our Dark Skies Initiative, you might also find interesting that the February Full Moon is named after the snow …
The story of how Ojai turned from self-sustainability to state water in early 2018.
In the aftermath of the devastating Thomas Fire just months ago, citizens and volunteers came out to join the Ojai Valley Green Coalition to plan for a renewed and invigorated Earth Day 2018. For the first time ever the event will be held in Libbey Park, and, according to City Councilwoman Suza Francina, “the event …
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Originally published on Thursday, 29 March 2018 12:20 in the Ojai Valley News. by Perry Van Houten, Ojai Valley News reporter Ojai’s Earth Day celebration April 21 should be both entertaining and educational, according to organizers. The event, that runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Libbey Park in downtown Ojai, will feature speakers, vendors, live music and children’s activities. …
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A new executive director, Tod Cossairt (left), is stepping up to lead the Green Coalition, as the interim director, Tim Nafziger, steps down. Cossairt, an environmental sustainability educator who presently serves as the regional coordinator for the national Green Schools Alliance, was chosen by the board of directors this month to fill the post. In …
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On November 14 a Superior Court Judge ruled that Ventura County ignored California environmental law regarding air pollution when its commercial and industrial permit division and Board of Supervisors approved a local oil company plan to drill three new oil wells in Upper Ojai.
Caryn Bosson, a former Board member of the Ojai Valley Green Coalition, the founder of the Ojai Youth Foundation, and a former executive at TreePeople in Los Angeles, has volunteered to help the Coalition’s leadership and Board formulate a new strategy for sustainability. Bosson has lived in Ojai since the l990’s, and has been a …
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In the hour-long documentary film “The Cat That Changed America,” wildlife biologist Beth Pratt-Bergstrom compares the bold young mountain lion, P-22, who risked his life crossing freeways to take up residence in Griffith Park to another iconic American star: James Dean.