July 2020 Newsletter

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View this email in your browser July 2020 Newsletter Fundraising for the New Bluff Parklet With our design in approvals with the county, we have shifted our focus to fundraising for the new garden. We are particularly excited about our proposed Esplanade Bluff Garden located between Knob Hill and Avenue A. This garden will: be a native plant butterfly garden with beautiful seating areas overlooking the Pacific. provide an island of habitat that will connect the breeding butterfly habitat throughout the South Bay. incorporate new landscaping that will enable visitors to enjoy the garden and ocean views with a pathway and seating. The estimated cost of installing the garden and hardscape is approximately $43,000. We have applied for two grants that we hope will provide starter funds for the project, but we will need to reach out to our supporters to bridge the gap. Will you help us raise funds to transform this parkland?  SBPC Bluff Garden Committee photo'd at the site of the new butterfly bluff garden.  Help spread the word on social media or share this email to help us reach our goal! DONATE Introductions: Our Board Members and Volunteers Meet Board Member Aga ChenFu   Aga ChenFu is a passionate wellness advocate and communications expert with nearly 20 years combined experience in public relations and the fitness industry. She is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and Precision Nutrition coach with a background in communications. An active wife and mother of two girls, Aga is extremely passionate about movement and it's ability to empower one to accomplish more than just fitness goals. In fact, she left a decade long career in public relations to become a student and ambassador of better movement and nutrition practices. Aga is dedicated to advocating for wellness - volunteering with BCHD’s LiveWell Nutrition program, the school Wellness Council, promoting a running documentary, and volunteering with South Bay Parkland Conservancy. She also supports wellness-driven businesses with marketing and communications. Aga graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a degree in Journalism & Mass Communication and French. In her free time, she enjoys her family, travel, beach volleyball, climbing, and being active outdoors.  Exploring Community Garden Opportunities in Redondo Beach Together with the Garden of Guadalupe, SBPC is working on securing land for this much-needed community resource.  SBPC's Vice President, Barbara Epstein has taken on this new project to bring a community garden to Redondo Beach. She's been speaking with city staff and the city council to identify possible locations for this pilot garden. Many neighboring cities such as Hermosa Beach, Torrance and Long Beach have thriving community gardens, and we are excited to bring one to RB. Brianna Egan, who has been working on the Garden of Guadalupe in South Redondo Beach, will also be joining our sub-committee. If you are in the area, stop by their thriving garden in the city right of way, and reach out if you have any ideas for a possible location.  Just a Reminder... With covid-19, beach attendance is up 40% and so is beach trash.  We know our supporters are conscious patrons of our local beaches, so it goes without saying. But we wanted to call attention to the increase in litter along the South Bay beaches as a result of increased attendance. At a time when we need nature and the outdoors more than ever, "leave no trace" means take your trash with you, and maybe even take your beach neighbor's trash too.  Kids Craft: Seed Bombs In preparation for fall planting season (which is around the corner!) Fall seed planting season will here before you know it. Making a few batches before then will ensure you have plenty on hand when the autumn months roll around. Use these little "seed bombs" to spread seeds in your own yard, gift them to friends or neighbors, or tossing a few on the vacant lot down the street! Make sure the seeds you select are native to our area. For step by step tutorial click on the image or go here. Image and craft idea by Backwoods Mama blog Your donation today helps make SBPC's ongoing efforts possible. There is no better time to invest in our parklands than the present. SBPC is a volunteer-run organization. Your donation goes towards things like plants, tools, landscape professionals, public education and outreach materials.    DONATE Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.