From: Lori Lambertson (loril@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Thu Nov 14 2002 - 10:29:40 PST
Message-Id: <l03110705b9f99afbf634@[192.174.3.134]> Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2002 10:29:40 -0800 From: Lori Lambertson <loril@exploratorium.edu> Subject: Save The Bay Restoration Projects
Hello again Pinholers,
Would you like to help make a difference in improving our bay environment?
Here is an email from our friends at Save the Bay. They have some
restoration projects for students (see Weekday Group Projects) and for
interested individuals or other groups. See below.
Cheers,
Lori
>Help Save The Bay this Fall!
>www.saveSFbay.org
>
>*Please join Save The Bay for our wetland restoration projects this month
>and help improve the health of wetland habitat in the Bay. We will be
>collecting marsh gumplant, alkali heath, and other native seeds to grow
>native plants for our winter plantings, and our usual attack on pepperweed
>and other non-native species that are disrupting the ecological balance in
>wetlands. To date, over 5,000 students and adults have volunteered their
>time to remove 12,000 pounds of non-natives, collect seed, propagate, and
>plant out over 15,000 native plants, remove 10,000 pounds of trash from the
>shoreline, and monitor water quality. Volunteers like you are making a
>difference in the health of the Bay!
>*New volunteers always welcome, all ages and all ability levels. Please
>rsvp to Marilyn at Save The Bay at 510-452-9261 x109 or email
>mlatta@savesfbay.org. For information about future project dates, please
>see info below or check our website at www.savesfbay.org. We send monthly
>emails about our restoration projects, if you would like to be removed from
>this list please hit reply and let us know, our apologies for
>cross-postings.
>*Tolay Creek Update: After Nov 16th, we will no longer have drop-in days
>and instead we'll schedule specific group projects. This is a great
>opportunity to see the north bay and the unique restoration of farm fields
>to wetlands. Please contact us if you or a group you know would like more
>information or is interested in volunteering at Tolay Creek near the Sears
>Point Raceway.
>*Weekday Group Projects: We also schedule weekday group projects at all of
>our restoration sites for local middle and high schools, college classes,
>employee groups, community groups, and others. If you are part of a group
>that can come during the week, this helps us to spread out our work and site
>maintenance better. Please contact us to schedule a weekday project.
>*Joint Projects: We also partner with creek groups and other community
>organizations on joint projects, a great way to combine outreach efforts and
>volunteers in different parts of the Bay. Contact us if you would like to
>plan a joint project.
>*Other Opportunities with Save The Bay: If you are interested in becoming a
>member, receiving email alerts about regional bay issues, volunteering for
>tabling events or in the office, or taking a weekend trip with our Discover
>the Bay Program, please check out our website at www.saveSFbay.org or
>contact our Community Organizer, Jen Jackson at jjackson@savesfbay.org.
>Thanks, and hope to see you at the Bay!
>
>Wetland Restoration Volunteers Needed
>Saturday Dates: 11/9 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline in
>the East
>Bay
> 11/16 at Tolay Creek in the North Bay
> 12/7 at San Francisquito Creek in the South Bay
>Time: all volunteer days are from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
>Description:
>Save The Bay's community-based restoration program works with local schools
>and community volunteers to restore creek and wetland habitat at three sites
>around the Bay. You can get involved with this project by volunteering at
>one of our wetland restoration projects, and help to protect this important
>Bay habitat. Fall restoration activities focus on removing non-native
>plants in preparation for winter native plantings, seed collection and
>propagation, shoreline clean-ups, and water quality monitoring. Gloves and
>tools are provided, dress in layers, bring a hat and water bottle, no
>experience necessary. Families are welcome. Fulfills high school community
>service requirements.
>The Sites:
>Tolay Creek (Sonoma): Save The Bay is partnering with the US Fish and
>Wildlife Service and Ducks Unlimited to restore Tolay Creek and the Tubbs
>Island Wetlands in the North Bay. The Tolay Creek restoration project's
>goal is to restore 435 acres of diked, historic wetlands to tidal salt
>marsh, providing critical habitat for threatened and endangered species.
>Save The Bay has been working with volunteers to revegetate salt marsh
>habitat through planting native wetland plants and removing non-native
>invasive species. This is a unique opportunity to experience wetland
>habitat in the North Bay and see areas where levees have been removed to
>restore farm fields into wetlands.
>
>Martin Luther King, Jr Shoreline (Oakland): Save The Bay is partnering with
>East Bay Regional Park District on a wetland restoration project at the
>Martin Luther King, Jr. Shoreline near the Oakland Airport. This area
>includes some of the last remaining wetland habitat in the East Bay,
>including 50 acre Arrowhead Marsh. Save The Bay has been working with
>volunteers to revegetate salt marsh habitat through planting native wetland
>plants and removing non-native invasive species. This is a unique
>opportunity to see an urban wetland which provides a home for many species,
>including the California Clapper Rail and Burrowing Owls.
>
>San Francisquito Creek (Palo Alto): Save The Bay is partnering with the City
>of Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve to restore wetlands at the mouth of
>San Francisquito Creek . The mouth of San Francisquito Creek is a unique
>wetland habitat that is part of both the City of Palo Alto Baylands Nature
>Preserve and San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Save The Bay has
>been working with volunteers to revegetate salt marsh habitat through
>planting native wetland plants and removing non-native invasive species.
>San Francisquito Creek provides a home for many native species, including
>steelhead salmon.
>
>For Directions and more Information :
>Please RSVP and direct questions to Marilyn at Save The Bay at 510-452-9261
>x109 or email mlatta@savesfbay.org. For more information about Save The
>Bay, our Canoes in Sloughs student field trip program, and our new Discover
>the Bay program check out our website at www.savesfbay.org. Every weekend
>there are trips like canoeing, kayaking, sailing, rafting and biking which
>provide fun, inspiring adventures on San Francisco Bay and its' watershed.
>
>Marilyn Latta
>Community Restoration Coordinator
>Save The Bay www.savesfbay.org
>510.452.9261 x109
>mlatta@savesfbay.org
>1600 Broadway, Suite 300
>Oakland, CA 94612
>
>"Volunteers are the backbone, heart and soul of the restoration movement.
>And whatever the eventual results of their labors may be, working to revive
>damaged ecosystems is transforming and strengthening their relationship with
>the rest of nature." -William Stevens, Miracle Under The Oaks
>
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