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California Native Plant Society - Marin Chapter
Bob Soost: 669-1686
David Minkler: 381-6113
Creek: Arroyo Corte Madera Del Presidio
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· Continued to revegetate creekbank at Park Terrace in Mill Valley
where over 140 native plants of at least 35 different species have been
placed. Plantings occurred both along the immediate creek bank and the
high bank of Arroyo Corte Madera del Presidio.
· Many non-natives have been removed from the park.
· Level areas of the park have been graded and seeded with yarrow as
a drought resistant turf alternative. Run-off from adjacent parking
lots is now being filtered by wetland plants.
· An irrigation system was installed using volunteer labor to ensure
establishment of plants. (Irrigation materials supplied by Department
of Fish and Game and City of Mill Valley.)
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SEED
Sheila Molyneuz 382-0289
Creek(s):
Students: 7,000 (150 classes)
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· Planted theme gardens
· Over 1000 trees and native plants were purchased and planted at school
sites throughout the County
· Library books and plans made available through greenhouse at LGVSD
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· Trained 66 new volunteers for K-8 programs; trained 63 new teachers;
trained 76 Dominican College students
· Bulb planting for Earth Day
· Conducted composting and school recycling
· Did tree ID and planting
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Peacock Gap Lagoon Residents
Suzanne Mabardy 454-2246
Creek: Peacock Gap Lagoon
Volunteers: 25+
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· Report prepared by IPM Specialist - after reviewing records
and making a site-visit to Peacock Gap Golf & Country Club |
· Citizen monitoring initiated but later stopped due to liability concerns
by the City of San Rafael
· IPM specialist hired to work with golf course on implementing guidelines
approved by SWRCB (per Bud Abbott Report of June 2000, Project #6)
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Friends of Corte Madera Creek
Carole d'Alessio 454-8608
Creeks: Fairfax
Volunteers: 24
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· Published and mailed winter newsletter to over 5000 residents
· Distributed MCSTOPPP educational brochures
· Maps, data sheets and photos were created for site assessment of
Fairfax Creek
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· Used volunteers to measure habitat parameters along Fairfax Creek
· Provided a training for new and current volunteers to teach them
to evaluate the creek's water quality parameters.
· Held a neighborhood meeting in Fairfax.
· Increased Creek Watchers by 9 and maintained the overall program
with 71 volunteers.
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Bay Model Association
Andy Peri 332-1941
Creeks: Arroyo Corte Madera and Coyote Creek Watersheds
Volunteers: 2
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· Maps were produced (100 sized 8 ½" x 11" and 5 sized 20" x 30") for
community and Streamkeepers use
· CD was created for use in community and by schools
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· Procured data for use in GIS-based mapping project
· Designed concept of map, procured mapping layers from Regional Baord,
County and field work
· Worked with Green Info Network to finalize map output and CD layer
choices
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Tam Valley Improvement Club
Olivia Jacobs 381-6456
Creek: Bothin Marsh
Students: 98
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· Film (video) on Bothin Marsh was set to a story
· Each child received a photograph cataloging the canoe trip on the
Marsh and the condition of the marsh, wildlife, etc.
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· Canoe trip on Bothin Marsh
· Water sampling conducted
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Manor School
Laura Dax Honda 454-7284
Creek: Manor
Students: 25
Volunteers: 30
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· Created bird guide of 20 local birds
· Wrote letter to editor of IJ
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· Built swallow habitat and
· Weekly water quality testing of creek and sent info to NBRS
· Participated in Cornell Schoolyard Birdwatch Program
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Walker Creek Ranch
Jock Doss 491-6601
Creek: Walker Creek
Students: 180
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· Constructed a living willow streambank revetment and willow
brush mattress (Students from Bahia Vista, San Pedro, Laurel Dell and
Coleman participated) |
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Cascade Canyon School
Blythe Shelley 459-3464
Creek: Fairfax
Students: 14
Volunteers: 2
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· Raised 30+ steelhead from eggs to fry
· Created 3-D paper sculpture of steelhead life cycle and habitat needs
and posters on fish migration, spawning, and anatomy
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· Studied habitat needs of steelhead at each stage of life cycle
· Educated 100 adults about steelhead on Science Night
· Taught 37 other students about steelhead
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Park School
Judith Barry 389-7735 ext. 207
Creek: Warner
Students: 19
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· Project folders explaining process and results of investigation |
· Aquatic insect and water monitoring took place
· Visited Warner Creek bi-weekly to develop observation and investigation
skills; and, scientific notetaking
· Planted native plants
· Removed non-native species
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Mary E. Silveira School
Caroline Fenlon-Harding 507-0671
Creek: Las Gallinas Valley Watershed
Students: 120
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· 20 third graders wrote and produced a compost video to promote the
practice of composting at school. Discusses hot box and vermicomposting
· 4th graders planted natives from seed - including native wildflowers.
Donated to LGVSD demo garden
· 4th graders propagated acorns for a Fall 2001 planting in Blackstone
Canyon
· 5th graders planted yarrow, parsley, nasturtium, chamomile and aster
seed. Donated plants to LGVSD nursery
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· 4th grade class learned about native plants and their value
· 5th graders learned about beneficial insects in reducing pesticide
use.
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Sir Francis Drake High(SEA-DISC)
Sue Fox 945-3600 ext. 4407
Creek: Sleepy Hollow, San Anselmo
Students involved: 30 plus 2 volunteers
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· Students generated individual restoration plans which can be used
as templates for future projects
· Boards on water quality were placed on display at The Bay Model
· Restored 200 meter section of Sleepy Hollow Creek in previous year
and added a new 700 square meter of creek . Also performed maintenance
work on previously planted areas.
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· Using knowledge from project, SEA-DISC interns aided K-5 students
in creek restoration projects
· Students spoke to Ross Town Council in reference to the possible
increased channalizatio of the Ross portion of the Corte Madera Creek
· Studied water quality of Cascade Canyon and San Anselmo Creek
· Used EPA protocol for benthic invertebrate monitoring for San Anselmo
Creek and Cascade Canyon Creek. Water quality data was also taken
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