Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed Accomplishments and Activities

 

Creek Mapping and Monitoring

• Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring – Aspen Madrone, Contra Costa County Clean Water Program, April 21, 28, 29 and May 6, 2006
• GPS Mapping of Marsh Creek – November 5, 2005
• Salmon Monitoring –2005:  November 13 and November 28th Mike Moran, East Bay Regional Park District
• Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring – Aspen Madrone, Contra Costa County Clean Water Program; April 9, 2005
• Water Quality Monitoring with Freedom High School – Tom Lindemuth, Freedom High School; March 5, 2005
• Salmon Monitoring – 2004:  November 21, 2004  and December 19 Sarah Beamish, Natural Heritage Institute and Mike Moran, East Bay Regional Park District

Activity & Stewardship Days

• Oakley Marsh Creek Clean up; June 3, 2006
• Planting of Native Fresh-water Plants – Dutch Slough site, March 26 & April 8
• Invasive Weed Removal – Dutch Slough site,  March 18 & 19, 2006
• Brentwood Marsh Creek Clean up; September 17, 2005
• Creekside Park Activity Day, mulching & weed removal ; June 18th, 2005
• Oakley Marsh Creek Clean up; May 21, 2005
• Earth Day, Creekside Park mowing and mulching restoration project; April 24, 2005

Representation in Political Processes

• City of Brentwood Planning Commission Meeting,  Park Villas, Carmel Estates and Bridlegate Developments, June 6, 2006
• City of Brentwood Planning Commission – Workshop on “Streets of Brentwood Development”  June 1, 2006
• Brentwood City Council Meeting, May 25^th, 2006
• Dutch Slough Community Park and Public Access Master Plan Public Meeting; August 10, 2005
• City of Brentwood Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting, FOMCW presentation; June 23, 2005
• City of Brentwood Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting, Pinn Brothers park review; April 28, 2005
• City of Brentwood City Council Meeting, Pinn Brothers development; February 22, 2005
• City of Brentwood Planning Commission Meeting, Pinn Brothers development; January 18, 2005.

Walks and Outings

• Tour of a  Native Plant Hedgerow on Kellogg Creek –April 1, 2006
• Tour of the Marsh Creek Reservoir and potential restoration area -  Paul Detjens, Flood Control District,  November 30, 2005
• Guided Educational Hike in Morgan Territory – Jim Hale; Fish & Wildlife Service, May 7, 2006
• Guided Educational Hike in Round Valley -  Jim Hale, Fish & Wildlife Service, October 18,  2005
• Guided Educational Hike in Morgan Territory – Jim Hale; Fish & Wildlife Service, May 7, 2005
• Dutch Slough Day, water quality monitoring, canoe trips and guided site walks; May 1, 2005

Trainings and Workshops

• Training on how to monitor a native plant research site, given by The Watershed Nursery -- March 26^th, 2006
• The Wildlife of Marsh Creek Watershed (Slide show),  Jim Hale; Fish & Wildlife Service, October 18^th, 2005
• Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring Training – Aspen Madrone, Contra Costa County Clean Water Program; April 2, 2005
• Gardening with Native Plants to Encourage Wildlife, Part 1 – Martha Berthelsen, The Watershed Project; April 3, 2005
• Gardening with Native Plants to Encourage Wildlife, Part 2 – The Watershed Project; April 17, 2005

Marsh Creek Watershed in the News

• Cleaning up Marsh Creek--Our Happy And Effective Clean-Up Day
  110º Magazine; November 2005
• Care For The Earth Is A Local Call: Welcome To The Marsh Creek Watershed, 110º Magazine; September 2005
• Potential Seen In Restoration Plan: Public pressure and landowners’ desires to turn a proposal for development into an opportunity to restore wetlands and learn about nature, Contra Costa Times; May 22, 2005
• Enjoying The Creek With Our Friends: Learning To Speak On Behalf Of Marsh Creek, 110º Magazine; May 2005
• Oakley Clean-Up Day, Oakley Press, May 13, 2005
• Sneaking A Peek At Dutch Slough, Oakley, Brentwood and Discovery Bay Press; April 29, 2005
• Born To Be Wild Trout: Local Fish Goes Global, San Francisco Chronicle, East Bay Life; April 22, 2005
• Saving Salmon, Oakley, Brentwood and Discovery Bay Press; January 7, 2005
• Friends Seek To Help Marsh Creek: More than a dozen East County residents are committed to protecting and restoring the watershed, Contra Costa Times, Oakley News; November 26, 2004
• Cleaning up Marsh Creek: 350 children, youth and adults work together for community restoration, 110º Magazine; November 2004
• Marsh Creek Clean-up & Picnic (Brentwood Press, Sept. 10, 2004)

Outreach

• Oakley Almond Festival Booth -  September 18^{th &}  19th, 2005
• Marsh Creek Watershed Poster, Finding Our Place in the Marsh Creek Watershed, Steve Barbata, Delta Science Center, June 2005
• Table at Oakley Farmer’s Market; May 21, 2005
• Oakley Almond Festival Booth -  September 19^th, 2004
•  Table at Brentwood Farmer’s Market,  September 9th and 16th 2004

FOMCW - Topics and Speakers at Prior Meetings

 

• "A Developer's Perspective on the Planning Process" John Johnson, VP, Pulte Homes
• Flood Control’s Perspective of Marsh Creek Watershed”  Mark Boucher, Senior Hydrologist,  Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District June 8^th, 2006
• “Results of Freedom High School Storm Water Monitoring Program”Tom Lindemuth and Freedom High Students,   May 11, 2006
• “Strategic and Long-term Planning for Community Watershed Groups”, Wendy Strickland, The Watershed Project  March 9, 2006
• Update on the Marsh Creek Fish Ladder Project, Rich Walking,  Natural Heritage Institute February 9, 2006
• Riparian Protection for the “Apricot Orchard Development” Rodger Miller & Robert Mowat, Pulte Homes Developers  January 12, 2006
• “Early Days of Marsh Creek Watershed”  Kathy Leighton, East Contra Costa Historian,  December 8^th, 2005
• The Delta Fish Decline, Chuck Armor,  California Dept. of Fish & Game  November 10, 2005
• Working with the City Planning Process, Jeff Huffaker, Former Mayor of Oakley October 13^th  2005
• Creekside Park Restoration Site Plan Pete Veilleux, East Bay Wilds:; August 11, 2005
• Marsh Creek Reservoir and Restoration;Paul Detjens, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and Drew Goetting, Restoration Design Group July 14, 2005
• The Delta Science Center at Big Break Dan Henry, Board of Directors Delta Science Center and Vice President Los Medanos College:; June 9, 2005
• Water Quality Monitoring in Marsh Creek;Tom Lindemuth and Freedom High School chemistry students May 12, 2005
• Marsh Creek Wildlife Slide Show Jim Hale, Contra Costa County Fish and Wildlife Committee and wildlife biologist:; March 10, 2005
• Water Quality Monitoring in Marsh Creek; Aspen Madrone, Contra Costa County Clean Water Program: February 10, 2005
• Marsh Creek Fish Barrier Removal Project Steve Rothert, American Rivers and Rich Walkling, Natural Heritage Institute:; January 13, 2005
• Pinn Brothers Development Along Marsh Creek Dale Garren, Craig Bettencourt, Robert Mowatt, Pinn Brothers development team:; December 1, 2004