Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed

06/03/2024

Please consider attending a volunteer stewardship day next Saturday, June 8, at Hal Brown Park.

04/10/2024

ACTION REQUESTED! Help protect federally-listed steelhead in Ross Creek!

Marin Water is quickly moving to approve a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the direct pumping of water from Phoenix Lake into Bon Tempe Reservoir. The current proposal doesn't take into account the need to maintain a minimum in-stream flow for steelhead in Ross Creek, and could result in a potentially significant negative impact on fish habitat below the dam.

With plans underway for fish ladder improvements in Ross Creek and plans to remove part of the concrete channel at College of Marin, both have the potential to improve salmonid habitat in our watershed. Please encourage Marin Water to include the maintenance of minimum in-stream flows in the project proposal as a complementary measure to these other habitat improvements underway. It is possible to address water supply needs for our community without compromising the health of our watershed and the steelhead (and other wildlife!) within it.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ACCEPTED THROUGH APRIL 12! Learn more by visiting https://www.marinwater.org/PhoenixBonTempeConnection; email [email protected] with comments related to the MND.

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04/10/2024

Have a passion for native plants, photography, being outside, contributing to community science, or learning something new? Then do we have the opportunity for you!

Marin CNPS is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, and as part of commemorating this milestone, it is holding a challenge to locate and record on their iNaturalist project 50 plants in the wild out of a possible list of 75. Click the link below to learn more about joining in on this fun and free challenge.

The Challenge As part of our 50th Anniversary festivities, the Marin CNPS Board presents you with the following Challenge: find and photo-document 50 native plants in Marin’s glorious wildlands and be eligible for a drawing at our August 24th Celebration! Prizes may include plant-oriented books, r...

12/04/2023

Check out Marin Water’s December volunteer stewardship events, including removing French Broom around Phoenix Lake. Managing this invasive plant will help improve oak woodland and grassland habitat—please consider lending a hand!

Team up with other volunteers, AmeriCorps and Marin Water staff to help maintain and improve the trails in our treasured watershed. Trail stewardship with Marin Water offers a wide variety of activities, from repairing damaged trails to building new structures and everything in between. Whether you....

10/18/2023

Join a hike hosted by Bay Nature at Hal Brown Park this Saturday, 10/21!

The walk, led by wildlife biologist Katie Smith and Bay Nature's Wes Radez, will provide attendees a chance to view the ongoing restoration efforts in this area. Attendees will also learn more about how these efforts are creating critical wildlife habitat for species such as the Ridgway's rail. Friends of Corte Madera Creek has greatly contributed to the restoration efforts at Hal Brown Park over the years, so this marsh is near and dear to us!

Check out the Eventbrite link below to RSVP and to learn more about the event.

Join wildlife biologist Katie Smith & Bay Nature’s Wes Radez for a walk through the salt marsh landscape of Hal Brown Park in Marin.

09/09/2023

Please join Friends of Corte Madera Creek on Saturday, September 16 for a fun day of planting and weeding at Hal Brown Park! For more details and to RSVP, click on the EventBrite link below. Hope to see you there!

Join Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed for a volunteer workday at Hal Brown Park at Creekside!

06/02/2023

Reminder that our Deer Park BioBlitz is tomorrow from 9:30am-12:30pm! Please join us for a fun, educational morning!

Next weekend! Please join us for a Bioblitz on Saturday, June 3rd, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, at Deer Park in Fairfax.

Bioblitzes are a great way to connect to the environment while generating useful data for science and conservation.

All ages and experience levels are welcome. Please RSVP through EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deer-park-bioblitz-tickets-637881269047

The flyer also has day-of info; please help us spread the word. Hope to see you there—it should be a fun morning!

05/29/2023

Next weekend! Please join us for a Bioblitz on Saturday, June 3rd, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, at Deer Park in Fairfax.

Bioblitzes are a great way to connect to the environment while generating useful data for science and conservation.

All ages and experience levels are welcome. Please RSVP through EventBrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deer-park-bioblitz-tickets-637881269047

The flyer also has day-of info; please help us spread the word. Hope to see you there—it should be a fun morning!

05/11/2023

Please consider joining Friends of Corte Madera Creek and Americorps in removing invasive plants on Sunday, May 21! See flyer below for details and to RSVP.

04/28/2023

Tomorrow! Join Fairfax Open Space Committee Sat., 4/29 at 9am for a BioBlitz at the Wall Property. You can learn more about this event and RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fosc-city-nature-challenge-bioblitz-2023-tickets-612561827917

This event is part of the City Nature Challenge, a global effort to engage people in making species observations to increase our understanding of biodiversity. You can still be a part of the challenge even if you can’t make it to the BioBlitz tomorrow. Learn more about CNC at https://www.citynaturechallenge.org.

BioBlitz with Fairfax Open Space Committee (FOSC) at The Wall Property: Be Part of the City Nature Challenge 2023!

03/12/2023

Connecting urban biodiversity to conservation planning
TOGETHER Bay Area and the California Academy of Sciences are joining forces to bring urban biodiversity data into the Conservation Lands Network––and we need your help!

From March 17–31, look for and document these 24 species throughout the places in the greater Bay Area where people live and work: cities, towns, suburbs, neighborhoods, backyards, schoolyards! Sharing your iNaturalist observations will help us better understand how these species are using and benefiting from the urban environment and will allow us to highlight how the urban San Francisco Bay Area contributes to regional conservation.

10/19/2022

Did you know that Marin has Spotted Owls (Strix occidentalis)! Here is a Spotted Owl contact calling in the Corte Madera Creek Watershed, just on the edge of town. There have been Great-horned owls, western screech owls, and barn owls at this location as well.