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3 people are interested
Habitat Restoration: Saplings & Salmon
ORGANIZATION: Marin Municipal Water District
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3 people are interested
Join us in Lagunitas Creek to enhance salmon habitat by planting native plants! We will be harvesting and planting willow stakes and buckeye seeds on National Park Service land in a stretch of Lagunitas Creek that MMWD has been working to enhance for the past year. The goal of this event is to increase native tree cover above a newly-created floodplain channel to provide shade and habitat for endangered Coho salmon which use our watershed to spawn. Increased tree cover will keep stream temperatures cool and provide lots of insects for young salmon to prey upon while tree roots will provide sanctuary from fast-flowing water.
We’ll be out planting rain or shine, so bring layers and be prepared for a variety of weather conditions. Be sure to wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or rain boots and bring lots of water. This event is kid-friendly and open to everyone.
Directions: From Highway 101: Head West along Sir Francis Drake toward Fairfax, CA, for approximately 19 miles. Make a right onto Platform Bridge Road, then make an immediate left onto the bridge to get on to the Cross Marin Trail.
Free lunch and coffee will be provided! RSVP and send any questions to volunteerprogram@marinwater.org.
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About Marin Municipal Water District
Location:
220 Nellen Ave, Corte Madera, CA 94925, US
Mission Statement
To manage our natural resources in a sustainable manner and to provide our customers with reliable, high-quality water at a reasonable price.
Description
The MMWD volunteer program strives to connect people to nature and their water source by offering hands-on activities on the Mt. Tamalpais Watershed.
Volunteers are currently engaged in habitat restoration, trails maintenance, environmental education, biological monitoring and geographic information systems mapping.
Through their experiences volunteers gain skills, become stewards, contribute to the health and safety of the watershed and have fun while doing so.
MMWD manages 18,500 acres of land in the Mt. Tamalpais Watershed and 2,750 acres adjacent to the Nicasio and Soulajule reservoirs in west Marin. The Mt. Tamalpais Watershed has been identified by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a key component of a biosphere reserve, a designation given to biodiversity hot spots like the Amazon rainforest.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
702 Platform Bridge Rd.Intersection of Platform Bridge Road & Sir FrancisPoint Reyes Station, CA 94956
DATE POSTED
March 19, 2019
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
- Environmental Science
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Up to four hours
- Please bring layers and be prepared for a variety of weather conditions. Be sure to wear sturdy, closed-toed shoes or rain boots and bring lots of water.