By Chris Lim & Matt Freiberg On an unseasonably warm January 17th, The Watershed Project celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service by hosting volunteers from around the Bay Area at the Richmond Greenway and Shimada Friendship Park. At the Greenway, The Watershed Project joined forces with a myriad of other Richmond-based community groups, including Friends of the Richmond Greenway, Urban Tilth, Groundworks Richmond, Gompers High School, and CURME. The event drew nearly 400 volunteers, who spread out across eight different projects. Volunteers at The Watershed Project's …
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An Underwater Vision for San Francisco Bay | Subtidal Goals Project Report Released
By Linda Hunter When you look at our beautiful San Francisco Bay, what do you see? Sailboats, wind surfers, a raft of surf scoters and cormorants diving for herring? Ever wonder what's going on under the water? Many people have made that curiosity their life's work. Fresh off the presses, the Subtidal Goals Project released a report that outlines a vision for the ecosystems underneath our San Francisco Bay waters for the next 50 years. A mammoth project that stemmed from a unique partnership between the California Coastal Commission and Ocean Protection Council, NOAA National Marine …
The Case of the Disappearing Creek | Wildcat Watershed Needs Your Help
By Liz Bittner It was a dark night in San Pablo, as a truck slowly crept into an empty parking lot. The driver knew there was a hole in the fence at the back of the lot, behind which the land fell away. The truck backed up to the hole, and with a few brief tugs, the driver sent a heaping pile of trash--including a blown-out tire and some old couch cushions--tumbling down the bank into Wildcat Creek. Okay, admittedly I am not sure if this is exactly what took place. Based on the recent appearance of the creek, however, this story is believable. Wildcat Creek has benefited from the fact …
