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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 improvements and restoration at Park Terrace in Mill Valley.
Demonstrate that native plants can provide low-hanging streamside vegetation,
provide food and habitat for wildlife, and are good for erosion control.
Yarrow has been used as an alternative to traditional turf - eliminating
the need for pesticides and fertilizer - particularly in areas adjacent
to the creek.
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SEED
Sheila Molyneuz 382-0289
Creek(s):
Students: Over 5000 in 23 schools
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· Resource materials including those provided by MCSTOPPP. Revised
activity correlations to CA State Standards.Developed School Env Ed
Resource Directory
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· Conducted 4 volunteer training sessions for new volunteers who will
join 100 existing volunteers to provide on-site support for teachers
in various Marin schools.
· Distributed planta and educational materials from Marin school Nursery
& Greenhouse
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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 |
· 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
60 members
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· Distributed MCSTOPPP materials.
· Made 40 maps of Fairfax Creek, representing 1/2 mile of creek. Maps
will be used to evaluate potential sites for watershed restoration and
later, for monitoring progress of restoration projects.
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· Maintain and expand CreekWatchers with 60 volunteers.
· Provided informal training sessions for new and current volunteers.
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SPAWN
P.O. Box 400
Forest Knolls 94933
Rreuven Walder
415-488-1090
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· Flier announcing naturalist walks
· Newsletter
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· Developed and distributed (by mail) a 6-page newsletter to 2300 residents
of San Geronimo Valley
· Conducted two Valley Resident Creek Walks to see spawning salmon.
This reached about 30 people.
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CEMAR
Gordon Becker
4235 Piedmont Ave
Oakland 94611
510-420-4565
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· Support comprehensive examination of the historical and current distribution
of anadromous salmonids in tributaries to the San Francisco Bay. East-draining
watershed in Marin will be included in the report.
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Manor School
Laura Dax Honda 454-7284
Creek: Manor
Students: 25
Volunteers: 30
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· Each child did a report on their "life bird".
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· Tested water in creeks 20 times during the school year and graphed
the water
· Adopted section of nature trail, picked up trash, pulled non-invasive
plants and planted native plants
· Studies aquatic insects in the creek
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Strawberry Point
15 Sky Road
Mill Valley
Elizabeth Shreeve and Emily Starfas and Abbie Koss380-2490
150 students
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· Complete installation of hummingbird/butterfly/beneficial
insect garden using native plants.
· Prepare raised beds for teaching about beneficial insects, sensory plants,
food plants utilized by Miwok, and propagation of wetland plants. |
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Sir Francis Drake High School
1327 SFD
San Anselmo 94960
Same and Alice Bingaman
Students: 16
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· Built an organic garden using growing techniques that incorporates
IPM, bio-intensive, companion plants and beneficial attractors.
· Harvested produce and contributed it to the Marin Food Bank
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Sir Francis Drake High(SEA-DISC)
Sue Fox
945-3600 ext. 4407
Creek: Sleepy Hollow, San Anselmo on school propertyStudents
involved: 45 plus 2 volunteers
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· Student-generated individual restoration plans which can be used
as templates for future restoration.
· Made displays on several features of WQ that were studied this year.
· Student intern helped with MCSTOPPP web page.
· SEA-DISC received a Marin County Golden Bell Award
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· Restored 150 meter section of Sleepy Hollow Creek. Approximately
91 native plants replaced the non-natives removed. Wattles were added
to reinforce sliding or eroded banks. Irrigation was added to maintain
new plants.
· Water quality data was taken - along with Benthic macro invertebrate
samplings in the Spring.
· Some students added K-5 students on their projects.
· Built an organic garden and harvested produce that was donated to
the Marin Food Bank
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