Gallinas Creek Tours in March 2016
GWC is know for their fun and educational creek tours. Do you have a kayak or canoe? Would you like to join us? Here are your opportunities in March 2016: 1. Event: 2nd annual King Tide Creek Tour Date: March 8, 2016 Time: 11 AM - 2 PM This is where we took our...
Second Annual Gallinas Creek King Tide Tour
Second Annual Gallinas Creek King Tide Tour March 8, 2016 King Tides are the highest tides of the year - some are almost 7 feet! This King Tide creek tour was done during a 6.3 foot tide. A group of GWC members launched in kayaks and in the Gallinas Goddess canoe from...
Watershed Walk Sunday, Feb. 28
GWC organized a fun educational Watershed Walk on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016! Hike leader is long-term Santa Venetia resident John Denigris. About 20 people met at 10 AM at the bridge to Santa Margarita Island. We hiked around the island at low tide and learned about the...
Civic Center Watershed Restoration: Floating Islands
Civic Center Watershed Restoration (CCWR) of the Gallinas Watershed Council is a project to improve the water quality of the Marin Civic Center Lagoon, part of the Gallinas Watershed in North San Rafael CCWR is a partnership of community foundations, government and...
MSEL Students present Marin’s Floating Islands to Supe’s
On December 8, 2015 the CCWR volunteer students from the Marin School of Environmental Leadership LEAD program presented "Marin's Floating Islands" to the Marin County Government at the Board of Supervisors meeting in the Marin County Civic Center. Watch their...
Voices of the Watershed: Shirley Fischer
It's a rare thing for a shopping mall to incorporate a pedestrian and bicycle path around its perimeter. But the Northgate Promenade officially opened in 2010, thanks in large part to the efforts of Shirley Fischer and the North San Rafael Vision Committee. "We wanted...
Next Monthly Meeting November 11 with Guest Speakers
The monthly GWC board meeting for November 2015 has been postponed until Wednesday November 11 at 7 PM. There will be a discussion about McInnis marsh restoration. Our speakers will be KHE Hydrologist Rachel Kamman and Marin County Parks Planner James Raives. Rachel...
Floating Islands Launch at Civic Center Lagoon
Help the Marin Civic Center Lagoon get two Floating Island biofilters! Civic Center Watershed Restoration (CCWR) is a project to improve the water quality of the Marin Civic Center watershed. Pleae contribute to our fundraiser on Indiegogo! The goals of the CCWR...
Watershed Forum Creek Monitoring Workshop
Healthy Creeks Workshop Monitoring with Citizen Science Come out and join your watershed community to learn about what local watershed groups are doing in Marin's creeks using Citizen Science to measure stream health. We will learn the following through a panel...
Watershed Music CD
RAVE REVIEWS Top 10 Albums of Marin 2014 Press Release Watershed Music CD Marin IJ: CD Review by Paul Liberatore Bay Nature Magazine: Singing the Praises of our Local Creeks Common Ground Magazine: Review by Lloyd Barde This unique album is sure to inspire and delight...
Bike the Watershed 5: 5th Annual GWC Bicycle Tour
Bike the Watershed 5 The Gallinas Watershed Council fifth annual bike ride through Gallinas Watershed in North San Rafael took placeon August 15, 2015. This easy, fun and educational all-ages ride featured stops along the way to discuss the watershed and its...
San Rafael City and Marin County hiring new Directors!
San Rafael will be hiring a new Director of Public Works and the Marin County Board of Supervisors (BOS) is looking for a new Parks Director. They may hire from within but are looking without as well. These two positions are critically important to have staffed with...
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