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 25th,
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 26th, 2006
- The Wildlife of Marsh Creek Watershed (Slide show),
Jim Hale; Fish & Wildlife Service, October 18th, 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 18th
& 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 19th,
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 8th,
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 8th, 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 13th 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