Feb 22, 2015 | Educational, Flooding, Issues, News, terra linda ditch, Watershed Management Plan
The GWC was founded to support a WATERSHED APPROACH in Las Gallinas Valley in North San Rafael. A watershed approach means we need to address ALL watershed issues as if they are linked together. Flood control is only one of these issues. A watershed approach addresses...
Feb 16, 2015 | Flooding, Issues, News, Watershed Management Plan
Russ Greenfield is a founding board member and former president of the Gallinas Watershed Council (GWC). He was asked by outgoing Supervisor Susan Adams to serve as an advisory board member for FLOOD CONTROL ZONE #7 (FZ #7). Russ will replace Tim Ribble who is leaving...
Feb 9, 2015 | Watershed Management Plan
The Gallinas Creek Geomorphic Dredge Technical Memorandum and the Santa Venetia Interior Drainage Study have been posted to the Gallinas Watershed Program website at www.marincounty.org The public comment period closes on March 6, 2015. Forward comments to Laurie...
Jan 16, 2015 | Educational, Flooding, King Tide, News
Join us Tuesday January 20 for our first Gallinas Creek King Tide Tour! King Tides in January 2015 are from January 18-21. These are the highest tides of the year – some are almost 7 feet! Date: Tuesday Jan 20, 2015 Time: 11:30 AM – 2 PM 11:30 Meet...
Sep 25, 2014 | Educational, Graywater, News, SVNA
About 10 Santa Venetia neighbors met at Le Chalet Basque Wed., Sept. 24, to learn how to stay green with graywater. Organized by neighbors Kathleen Nemetz, Certified Financial Planner™ practitioner, and Realtor® Yvonne Young, the meeting was the second Neighborhood...
Sep 23, 2014 | CA Ridgway's Rail, Clapper Rail
Remember when Pluto was demoted from Planet to Dwarf Planet? That’s kind of how this feels… Our beloved GWC mascot, the California Clapper Rail, is apparently NOT a clapper rail. Nope, this is not a joke. The California Clapper Rail is now called the...