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Email us with your choice for Shuttle Service to the Convergence,
and Carpool Contact List info (or opt out).

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PRELIMINARY ORIENTATION TO QUAIL SPRINGS

A detailed orientation, packing list, and directions to the parking site will be sent to you closer to the event after your registration is confirmed.

Quail Springs is in a land of high desert beauty and extremes and all visitors should be well prepared for their stay here.  Our 450 acre site is at about 3,800 feet elevation in a remote canyon, surrounded on three sides by national forest.  In August, the climate will be hot during the day, dry with cool nights and mornings. We operate with a community straw bale building, kitchen, composting toilets, camping areas, large swimming pond, a cold-water shower stall, and acres and acres of wilderness.  All people are here at their own risk. Emergency service/911 is via helicopter. Basic first aid is available on site. We cannot accommodate guest pets.

Meals: Delicious and nourishing catered meals will be provided Friday, August 29th breakfast through Sunday, August 31st lunch, with the exception that Saturday's lunch is the "Southern California Homegrown Potluck"  (see below).  You will need to bring your own dishes/utensils, water bottle – details will be provided in packing list.

"Southern California Homegrown Potluck" lunch on Saturday of the Convergence:  Everyone please bring some foods and drinks (that do not need refrigeration) that you or others in your region have grown or wildcrafted!  You can bring an already prepared food, or bring the raw materials and our kitchen wizards will incorporate it into other all-regional dishes.  
 
Accommodations:  Camping on site with your own gear. Possible hotel/motel options in the local area will be provided upon request for self booking. We encourage camping on site to participate fully in the Convergence program and to minimize daily car travel.

Please visit our website for more about Quail Springs www.quailsprings.org .


ARRIVING AND DEPARTING FROM THE CONVERGENCE

You may choose to arrive the evening before start of the Convergence - Thursday, August 28th - to set up camp and settle in. You will need to bring your own food for that evening. Otherwise, please arrive by 9 am Friday, August 29th.

Travel Info

Quail Springs is located in the Cuyama Valley, Southern California, on Highway 33 near the tiny town of Ventucopa, 18 miles southeast of New Cuyama. Flights may be booked into Los Angeles (LAX), Burbank, Bakersfield, or Santa Barbara and then car travel from there. By car, an average 2-3 hour drive from Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo, and 1 hour from Ojai.

Carpooling – Self Organized and Strongly Encouraged!

Please be a part of minimizing impacts on our planet and communities, and managing this event with very limited parking.

Unless you indicate opting out of the list, your name, email and info below, will be included on the Carpool Contact List. This will be emailed out to the attendees and it will be up to you to self organize carpooling.

If you wish to be included on the Carpool Contact list, please provide the following answers:

•    Are you able to be a driver?  YES/NO
•    Are you willing to be a rider?  YES/NO
•    What town or airport would you be coming from and returning to? 

Please email your answers to:  info@quailsprings.org


Parking and Shuttle Service Reservations

Parking area for the Convergence is 6 miles off of the Quail Springs’ site at a neighbor’s business parking lot in the tiny town of Ventucopa, CA, on Highway 33 close to the Ventura/Santa Barbara County line. You will receive detailed directions to the parking area in the confirmation process.

Your arrival shuttle service needs to be reserved now. 

Let us know if you require priority for parking on site at Quail Springs (eg. elder, family with young children, physical challenges).

Arrival service – Please choose one NOW :

•    7 pm Thursday, August 28th
•    9 pm Thursday, August 28th
•    8 am Friday, August 29th

•    1 pm Sunday, August 31st
•    3 pm Sunday, August 31st

Please email your choices to: info@quailsprings.org