A newsletter is distributed to watershed residents to share and promote information and activities. To receive a copy of the SPAWNERS newsletter, please contact Juliana at (510) 665-3538 or juliana@thewatershedproject.org.

Note: Newsletters are in Adobe PDF format. Free software for viewing PDF files is available from the Adobe website.

• Summer 2008: Public Meeting: Karen Pulsell's book "House and Garden Audit; Protecting Your Family's Health and Improving the Environment"; Trash Can Decor that Helps Keep the Streets and Creeks Clean; The San Pablo Watershed's Hydrologic and Geomorphic Zones; Call for Volunteers: GPS Survey; Calendar of Events: August - September 2008.
• Spring 2008: Castro Creek: Up Close and Personal; Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour; Call for Volunteers: Creek Bioassessment, Earth Day, Art Contest; Calendar of Events: March - April 2008.
• Winter 2007: Maintaining Bee-Friendly Habitat in your Neighborhood, Victoria Wojcik, Graduate Student, University of California, Berkeley; Bay Friendly Gardening Workshops; Call for Volunteers; Calendar of Events: January - March 2008.
• Fall 2007: Plant Invaders in our Watershed: Pampas grass, Brooms, and Ivy; Call for Volunteers; 2007 GPS Mapping Season Ended for San Pablo Creek; Plantings for the Children's Reading Garden; Calendar of Events: October - December 2007.
• Summer 2007: New Face for the Demonstration Garden; Children's Reading Garden Opening Ceremony; Richmond Shoreline and Its Resources, August 1 Talk by Rich Walking; Winners of Photo/Drawing Contest; Calendar of Events: August - October 2007.
• Spring 2007: Celebrate Earth Day in El Sobrante; Ephemeral Creeks of El Sobrante Valley; Plans for Children's Reading Garden Moving Forward; Creek and Upland Hike; Calendar of Events: April - June.
• Winter 2006: Celebrate Our Winter Wildlife; February Gardening Tips; December Meeting Recap; Change in SPAWNERS Legal Status; West County Watershed Symposium; Review of 2005; Calendar of Events: February - April.
• Fall 2006: Healthy Homes, Gardens and Creeks, workshops on environmentally friendly gardening; Details of San Pablo Creek: "Creeklets" of our watershed; Change of SPAWNERS corrdinator: Welcome Juliana Gonzalez; Volunteer Appreciaton: Thanks to Mimi Smith; Development Update: Forest Green report due; Calendar of Events: October - December.
• Summer 2006: August 2 Evening Plant Walk: Instead of our regular meeting at the library, we will hold a plant walk at the beautiful Sobrante Ridge Preserve;  Habitat Workshop a Success; Defeat Your Weeds!; 2006 GPS Surveys Rescheduled; June Meeting Recap; Calendar of Events: August - September; New Illegal Dumping Website; Who To Call for Duming and Spills in the Creek.
• Spring 2006: June 7 Meeting: Local Native American History; Backyard Habitat Workshop; 2006 GPS Surveys Begin; Newt Rescues Increase; Earth Day Recap; Calendar of Events: June - August; Who To Call for Duming and Spills in the Creek.
• Winter 2006: Feb 1 Meeting: Celebrate Our Winter Wildlife!; February Gardening Tips; December 2005 Meeting Recap; Change in our Legal Status; West County Watershed Symposium in April; Review of 2005 Accomplishments; Social Calendar: Upcoming Meetings and Library Native Garden Restoration Days; Who To Call for Dumping and Spills in the Creek.
  
• Fall 2005: Come to our Holiday Celebration!; New Publication Schedule; Caring for Native Gardens; Trash and Pollution Update: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; Litter Reduction Campaign; Social Calendar; Who To Call for Dumping and Spills in the Creek; Membership Form.
  
• August 2005: What's Next for San Pablo Creek: Join us at our August 3, 2005 meeting for a presentation on the San Pablo Creek Watershed Plan; El Sobrante Stroll Events; Why We Need Our Creek; Saving Creeks Goes High Tech; San Pablo Creek's Dedicated and Educated - De Anza High School Water Quality Monitoring on Wilke Creek; Social Calendar; Who To Call for Dumping and Spills in the Creek.
  
• June 2005: Ramble on the Ridge: Join us at our June 1, 2005 meeting for a plant walk on El Sobrante Ridge; En Garde-n! An Overview of What Is Blooming in the Native Plant Garden; E. Coli Monitoring Results; Earth Day Recap; Social Calendar; Who To Call for Dumping and Spills in the Creek.
  
• April 2005: Results in for Creek Cleanup; What Can I Do to Reduce Trash? ; New El Sobrante Library Native Garden Booklet for Plant Buffs; San Pablo Creek E. Coli Monitoring Program; 664 Newts Rescued; Thank You Volunteers! ; Social Calendar; Who To Call for Dumping and Spills in the Creek.
  
• February 2005: (link coming soon!) New Monitoring Program for San Pablo Watershed; Volunteer Needed - Help Grow Our Native Plants; Who To Call for Dumping and Spills in the Creek; SPAWNERS Membership Form.
  
• December 2004: (link coming soon!) Past Successes, Future Plans; Enjoy the Library Gardens; Clark Road Development Update; Update on Trash Abatement; EBMUD San Pablo Dam Strengthening Project; SPAWNERS Membership Form.
  
• October 2004: (link coming soon!) Cleaning Up Our Creeks; Thanks to our Summer Interns; Changes to SPAWNERS; Membership Form.
  
• September 2004: (link coming soon!) Lets Cleanup Our Creeks - Dumping Abatement and Pollution Reduction Program Gets Underway; Fall Color; SPAWNERS Donation Form.
  
• August 2004: (link coming soon!) San Pablo Creek Watershed Vision Workshop; A Few Notes on Native Seed Propagation Techniques; Coming Soon - Watershed and Creek Signs; News From the Library's Native Plant Garden; Who To Call for Dumping and Spills in the Creek.
  
• July 2004: (link coming soon!) Attracting Butterflies to Your Garden; Sharing a Vision for the San Pablo Creek Watershed; Who To Call for Dumping and Spills in the Creek.
  
• June 2004: San Pablo Creek Watershed Tour Planning; Invitation to Participate in the San Pablo Creek Watershed Stewardship and Management Plan; Why Plan for Watersheds; May Meeting Recap on Non-Native Invasive Species; Become a Wildlife Gardener; Who To Call for Dumping and Spills in the Creek.
  
• May 2004: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Spells Healthier Watersheds for Contra Costa; El Sobrante and San Pablo Earth Day Recaps; Visit the Library Gardens; Newt Rescue A Great Success; New Name for Sponsor.
  
• April 2004: Open Space Measure Would Help Local Creeks; Special Thanks to Genny Lavaund for Fundraising Efforts; March Meeting Recap on Local Frogs; Earth Day Volunteers Needed.
  
• March 2004: Focus on Frogs; Growing in the Garden; Why Are Our Creeks Important?; Upcoming Aquatic Outreach Public Workshops.
  
• February 2004: Alien Plant Invader: Pampas grasses; News of the Newts; Aquatic Outreach Spring Conferences; Water Quality Monitoring.