May 9, 2009 WHAT: MCSTOPPP Eco-Friendly Garden Tour program and Marin Art and Garden Center's Eco-Institute

WHEN: Saturday, May 9, 2009

WHERE: Marin Art and Garden Center ("See HERE:"http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=magc& and location details below)

SPAWN is part of the third-annual MCSTOPPP Eco-Friendly Garden Tour program and Marin Art and Garden Center's Eco-Institute!

The tours encourage visitors to visit special private gardens on this day. SPAWN's rainwater harvesting and raingardens will be a great focus for our local participants. This event is sponsored by the Marin Art and Garden Center and MCSTOPPP - the Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program. For more info or to be included on the tour contact Gina Purin (415) 499-3202.

The Eco-Institute is designed to complement the Ross Garden Tour and the Eco-Friendly Garden Tour. MAGC will provide eco-friendly garden education with literature tables, book sales, displays, demos, children's activities, and more. The Eco-Institute will take place in the small parking lot, edible garden, garden demo area, composting area, streamside, and at the Butterfly Garden.


Location Details
Marin Art and Garden Center
30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
Ross CA 94957 US

Location Contact: Jennifer Taibbi
Location Phone: 454-5260

Directions

From San Francisco:
From Highway 101 North, take the Sir Francis Drake Blvd./San Anselmo exit onto Sir Francis Drake Blvd. On Sir Francis Drake Blvd., drive west 2.5 miles. The Center entrance is located directly across from Lagunitas Blvd.
From North of San Rafael:
From Highway 101 South, take the Sir Francis Drake Blvd. exit. On Sir Francis Drake Blvd., drive west 2.5 miles. The Center entrance is located directly across from Lagunitas Blvd.
From the East Bay:
From Highway 580, take the San Quentin/Sir Francis Drake Blvd. exit. Drive 2 miles until you pass Highway 101. Continue west on Sir Francis Drake Blvd. for 2.5 miles. The Center entrance is located directly across from Lagunitas Blvd.