Monthly Archive for July, 2007

Creek to Bay Cleanup Day-Coastal Cleanup

Published on July 25, 2007 in Events. 5 Comments

Join us: Saturday, September 15, 2007 – 8:45 am to 12 pm

The “Creek to Bay Cleanup Day” event takes place at various locations in Napa County. Divers and land cleanup crew needed.

The event is part of the 22nd annual California Coastal Cleanup Day, a statewide effort to clean trash and debris from California’s coast, bays, creeks, rivers, and lakes. The event is also part of International Coastal Cleanup Day, where thousands of volunteers in all 50 states and 90 countries from around the world take part in the largest waterway and beach cleanup of the year.

In 2006, in Napa County, 553 volunteers collected 11,970 pounds of trash (6 tons) and 3,038 pounds of recyclables (1.5 tons). Approximately 13 miles of waterways were cleaned.

Lake Berryessa Underwater and Shoreline Cleanup

Site captain: Roger Haseltine, Napa Dive and Sport
Divers, canoe’ers, and kayakers will collect trash from the lake itself, while other volunteers cleanup along the shoreline. To pre-register and for more information, contact Roger Haseltine at (707) 257-2822. Kid friendly!

Click here for the Napa Dive & Sport Flyer.

Questions?
Please contact Jenny McIlvaine, Creek to Bay Cleanup Day Coordinator, at
(707) 252-4188 x120 or jenny@naparcd.org

Central Coast Marine Protected Areas

Published on July 15, 2007 in Education. 0 Comments

If you have an interest in Marine Protected Areas and reserves, here is a map of Commission Preferred MPA’s for the central coast.

How to Select a SCUBA Tank

Published on July 15, 2007 in Education. 1 Comment Tags: , .

An associate gave me a relatively new aluminum scuba tank (it had previously been used to refill paintball guns). After having Roger check the tank and certify that it was in tip top shape and safe for scuba, we entered into a discussion regarding the buoyancy and weighting factors associated to aluminum versus steel tanks. Wanting to know more, I searched the web and found this article which I thought was worth sharing. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

 

Membership Dues 2007/2008 Renewal

Published on July 14, 2007 in Announcements. 0 Comments

Dues need to be paid no later than the August 13 Club meeting. Dues are to remain the same as previous years:

$50 – Individual
$75 – Family (1 adult + spouse or significant other and children 17 and younger)
$25 – Senior (65+)

Please use this form to renew and we’ll see you on Monday August 13!

Napa Valley Divers – Next Meeting – August 13

Published on July 13, 2007 in Events. 0 Comments

The next meeting of the Napa Valley Divers Club will on the 13th of August. The meeting is held the second Monday of every month at Buckhorn restaurant in the Napa Town Center, downtown Napa. Members begin to congregate and have dinner (Dutch) around 6:30pm and the meeting begins at around 7:00pm. Normally, we adjourn around 8:00pm. All divers welcome! Come and see what we’re all about.

Cayman Islands

Published on July 11, 2007 in Events. 0 Comments

Napa Dive Club Meeting at Buckhorn Grill

Published on July 9, 2007 in Events. 0 Comments

The second Monday of every month we meet at the Buckhorn Grill in downtown Napa. We greet old friends and welcome new members. We swap stories of our dive travels and experiences. After dinner we have a club meeting discussing various social and diving opportunities and general business matters associated with the club. We adjourn around 8pm. Please join us!

1201 Napa Town Center

6:30 dinner
7:00 meeting

Honduras

Published on July 9, 2007 in Events. 0 Comments