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November 2020
Virtual Talk – Wood Duck Boxes at San Pablo Reservoir
Public Speaker: Doug Vaughan on Wood Duck Nesting Boxes at San Pablo Reservoir Thursday November 19 at 6pm Virtually via Zoom Join SPAWNERS for our first virtual talk! Doug Vaughan will speak about his experiences monitoring nesting boxes for the California Wood Duck Program at the San Pablo Reservoir. Doug has been monitoring these boxes for many years, and is looking for volunteers to take on the program in the future! Please RSVP to helen@thewatershedproject.org to virtually attend the talk;…
Find out more »February 2021
We’re Hiring!
We're hiring for a Watershed Coordinator! Please see job description below for information and how to apply. This position will be open until filled.
Find out more »Virtual Talk – Mushroom Ecology
Theresa Halula on Mushroom Ecology Tuesday, February 23 at 6pm Virtually via Zoom Join SPAWNERS for our second virtual talk! Theresa Halula will speak about mushroom ecology in the East Bay, and how these fungi fit into the dynamic forest ecosystem. Theresa teaches at Merritt College, where she promotes understanding the ecological relationships of living organisms with the natural cycles of life, which includes the role of fungi and the ecological services they contribute as decomposers and as symbiotic…
Find out more »April 2021
Virtual Talk – Mountain Lion Ecology
Doc Hale on Mountain Lion EcologyThursday, April 15 at 7pmVirtually via Zoom Join SPAWNERS for our last virtual talk of the season! Doc Hale will speak from his vast personal experience in the area of mountain lion ecology in the East Bay, and showcase photos taken with wildlife cameras. If you’d like to attend Doc Hale’s talk, please fill out this simple form with your name and email address, and we will send you the zoom link several days before the event: https://forms.gle/KhL9YgAKzg1vHM9m9
Find out more »June 2021
Volunteer Work Party
Join us in promoting the health of San Pablo Creek! Weeding, trash removal, pruning, and planting are some of the ongoing tasks that we will be working on. If you'd like to help, please bring your sturdiest shoes and enough water to last the morning. We’ll provide the tools! Depending on the month, we'll either meet at the Wilkie Creek restoration site or the El Sobrante Library restoration site. To confirm the meeting place, please reach out to our watershed…
Find out more »July 2021
Nature Walk—Wildcat Creek Restoration & Greenway Trail Project
Join SPAWNERS for a nature walk around the Wildcat Creek Restoration & Greenway Trail Project! Amanda Booth, an Environmental Program Analyst for the City of San Pablo, will be lead us around the trail, describing everything that went into making refuge areas for fish, a modified floodplain to accommodate larger flow volumes, a widened creek corridor, and the re-planting of native plants on the restored bank. Please RSVP by emailing: lauren.iverson@thewatershedproject.org. Who: All ages welcome! What: A walking tour of…
Find out more »Volunteer Work Day
Join us in promoting the health of San Pablo Creek! Weeding, trash removal, pruning, and planting are some of the ongoing tasks that we will be working on. If you'd like to help, please bring your sturdiest shoes and enough water to last the morning. We’ll provide the tools! Meet us at the Wilkie Creek restoration site.
Find out more »August 2021
Volunteer Work Day—Grizzly Peak Fly Fishers
Join SPAWNERS and the Grizzly Peak Fly Fishers (GPFF) in promoting the health of San Pablo Creek! Weeding, trash removal, pruning, and planting are some of the ongoing tasks that we will be working on. If you'd like to help, please bring your sturdiest shoes and enough water to last the morning. We’ll provide the tools! Meet us at the Wilkie Creek restoration site.
Find out more »September 2021
Nature Walk—Shorelines Project at Giant Marsh
Join SPAWNERS for a walk around the Giant Marsh Project at Point Pinole Regional Shoreline! Marilyn Latta, Program Manager for California's State Coastal Conservancy and the SF Bay Living Shorelines Project, will be lead us around the site, describing everything that went into integrating eelgrass and native oyster restoration with wetland and upland transition zone restoration treatments at one Bay location. This groundbreaking project is just one piece of an entire vision for a healthier, more resilient North Richmond Shoreline,…
Find out more »Volunteer Work Day
Join SPAWNERS in promoting the health of San Pablo Creek. This month we'll be undertaking the daunting but very satisfying task of IVY REMOVAL! Weeding, trash removal, pruning, and planting are also some of the ongoing tasks that we will be working on. If you’d like to help, please bring your sturdiest shoes and enough water to last the morning. We’ll provide the tools and light snacks/refreshments! Meet us at the Wilkie Creek restoration site. See you there!
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