SR Airport Rezoning and Expansion
Stop the San Rafael Airport Expansion/Rezoning and help save the endangered Clapper Rail and our local wetlands! San Rafael Planning Commission recommended approval of Airport Sports Project to the City Council. SR City Council will decide to approve the project on...
What Would Marin County Be Without Parks?
Update: Measure A has passed! Thanks to more than 73% of Marin County voters who supported it! We in Marin cannot imagine our county without the oak studded hills of Loma Alta, Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow or Ring Mountain that dominate our landscape. Our daily exercise...
Another Big Bird in the News
Sesame Street's Big Bird was under attack last week as a symbol for government sponsored public broadcasting. Another big bird named Clapella made local news as a government protected endangered species under attack by wetland development. Clapella and her friends...
Bike the Watershed! 2nd Annual GWC Bicycle Tour
Bike the Watershed! Join the Gallinas Watershed Council for an easy bike ride through the watershed. On our 2nd Annual GWC Bicycle Tour we'll stop at a few locations to discuss the watershed and its inhabitants. We start and end up at McInnis Park at the Mt. Tam...
Gallinas Watershed Photography Exhibit at Bay Model in Sausalito
GWC will proudly be showing photography from the Gallinas Valley watershed at the Bay Model Visitor Center in Sausalito from Jan. 14 till Feb. 18, 2013. There will be a reception from 1 - 3 pm on Sat. January 19. Further details coming soon.
Friends of China Camp running State Park
Great news! China Camp State Park is open daily! Agreements between state officials and Friends of China Camp (FOCC) prevented a July 1, 2012 closure of China Camp. FOCC have plans and financing and an operational agreement nailed down. Please support them as they now...
Thank you San Rafael DPW for NO DUMPING storm drain signs
Gallinas Watershed Council expresses sincere appreciation and thanks to Jim Forsythe and his crew in the City of San Rafael Department of Public Works. They acted quickly on our request for informational "NO DUMPING" street medallions for storm drains on North...
Airport Wetlands Complex
City of San Rafael Planning Commission has postponed the Merits of the Airport Sports Complex Project public hearing. New date is May 29 at 7 pm at the SR City Council Chambers. This is where anyone can and should bring up objections to this plan. Please attend and...
Friends of China Camp submits intent letter to operate China Camp State Park
With China Camp and Olompali state parks faced with closure July 1, a local nonprofit group has sent a letter of intent to state officials saying it is willing to operate the parks to keep them open. The Marin State Parks Association and its subgroups, Friends of...
GWC Earth Day Cleanup
Join the Gallinas Watershed Council on the morning of Saturday April 21 for a volunteer cleanup activity in celebration of Earth Day. Who: Everyone is invited to join us! All ages welcome! Minors must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. What: Cleanup...
Watershed Plan for Gallinas Creek
On February 29, 2012, Liz Lewis, Principal Planner for Marin County's Watershed program presented the DRAFT PLAN for Gallinas Creek. Dredging, flooding, removing the concrete channel down Freitas, steelhead salmon recovery and more were covered. Many residents...
Stop the Airport Expansion! Save the Clapper Rail
Help protect the biologically rich Gallinas wetlands from the massive proposed airport development. The Gallinas Creek watershed in Marin County is home to one of the largest populations of federally endangered California clapper rails in the north bay. Nestled...
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