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Annually in September | Hot Chili & Cool Cars
Hosted by the Rocklin Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the City of Rocklin and local businesses, Hot Chili & Cool Cars is an annual event held in September where more than 100 classic car owners and dozens of chili cooks compete for a variety of prizes. While the chili and cars are the stars of the show, there are plenty of other activities for the family to enjoy. Examples from past events include bobbing for jalapenos, chili eating, water balloon and hula hoop contests, face painting and, of course, live music. This year, the event will be held Saturday, September 15, 2012. To sign up for a kids activity booth, chili booth, craft booth, business booth, or enter a classic car, please contact the Rocklin Chamber of Commerce at 916.624.2548, e-mail info@rocklinchamber.com or visit their website at www.rocklinchamber.com.
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Annually in April & Autumn | Creek Week
Creek Week is an annual event organized by a committee of local schools, businesses, agencies and watershed groups to celebrate the importance of our urban nature areas with volunteer work and educational events. Activities typically include tree planting, creek and open space clean up, removal of invasive plant species, and other maintenance in and around the region’s creeks and watersheds. This year, the City of Rocklin is not holding any April volunteer events, but there are activities going on throughout the region. Please go to the Dry Creek Conservancy’s Creek Week website at www.creekweek.org to find more information or to their Facebook page for the event schedule.
 Click here to view the 2012 Creek Week Activities. Also, please check back in late summer for additional Fall Festival updates and activities at this Events page and at the Creek Week website. | | | | 
Annually in April | Children's Earth Day
Have fun celebrating Children’s Earth Day at STAR Eco Station’s 6th annual event on Saturday, April 21, 2012. There will be Eco-style games, activities, performances, tours, and more, including the City’s Pollution Prevention and Stormwater Education Booth with fun prizes!
This fun family event includes:
Tours
Face painting
Paper bag kites
Live performances
Trash sorting game
How to make an inside garden
Life-size, walk-through storm drain exhibit
City of Rocklin’s Pollution Prevention and Stormwater Education Booth
For more information please go to http://eco.starsacramento.org/. The City co-sponsors this event through its Storm Water Management Program (SWMP) which also endeavors to educate Rocklin residents and business about the importance of local storm water quality and the health of our creeks, streams, and open space areas. For more information on the City’s SWMP contact the Public Services Department at 916.625.5500 or via e-mail at Access Rocklin. To sign up for a booth or exhibit, please contact STAR ECO Station at 916.632.8417, e-mail eco@starsacramento.org, or visit their website at http://eco.starsacramento.org/. Click here for Event Flyer | |
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Annually in Autumn | Collecting and Planting Acorns
Each year from August to November depending on the species of oak, the native oak trees in Rocklin produce an abundant crop of acorns. These acorns will become some of our future heritage oaks with the help of volunteers and city staff. Staff identify oak trees that are native to the Rocklin area and when the acorns are beginning to drop.
Usually the first 5 to 10% of the acorns that fall are often insect-infested and not suitable for collection. When the good acorns start to fall, a portion of these acorns are collected for propagation and future planting within the city. Not all acorns are collected; the acorns left behind will provide food for wildlife and some will propagate on their own!
Timing is important and there are only a few days that acorns can be collected for each tree. Keep checking this website for a collection date, time and location. If you miss the collection day, do not feel bad, there will be scheduled dates in late summer and early fall where you can volunteer to plant the acorns in growing containers. You can also volunteer to plant oak trees in different areas of the city. If you are interested in participating in an acorn collection or planting event, please contact Public Services at 916.625.5500 or keep checking this website for updates. | |
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