Mar 16, 2016 | Civic Center, Creek Tour, Docks, Educational, Event, Flooding, Issues, King Tide, News, Open Space
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...
Mar 16, 2016 | Civic Center, Creek Tour, Educational, Event, Flooding, Issues, King Tide, News, Open Space, Trash
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...
Feb 25, 2016 | Educational, Event, News, Open Space, Wetlands
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...
Feb 22, 2016 | Bioneers, Civic Center, Educational, Event, Floating Islands, Fundraiser, News
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...
Dec 10, 2015 | Civic Center, Educational, Event, Floating Islands, Issues, News
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....
Dec 10, 2015 | News, Northgate Mall, terra linda ditch, Voices of the Watershed
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....