For Immediate Release, November 16, 2021 Contact: Audrey Fusco, audrey@seaturtles.org, 415-845-4791 Volunteers Sought for Planting Project on Former San Geronimo Golf Course SAN RAFAEL, Calif.—This winter volunteers from around the community will gather to help the Salmon Protection And Watershed Network (SPAWN) on a project at the former San...
With approximately 30,000 heads of state, environmental activists, journalists and more at this year’s United Nations climate conference, COP26, over 700 civil society groups — including Turtle Island Restoration Network — called for solutions to the climate crisis, instead of hollow “Net Zero” promises. Demands from...
Click here to view and print this article. SPAWN is encouraging gardeners in Marin County to trade out their tropical milkweed plants for the locally native species, narrow-leaf milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis). Tropical milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) is a plant familiar to most Bay Area gardeners. This non-native milkweed...
For Immediate Release, November 1, 2021 Contact: Todd Steiner, Executive Director, +1 415-488-7652, tsteiner@tirn.net Ecuador Announces Creation of New Marine Reserve in Galapagos New Protected Area Creates Safe Migration Route for Endangered Marine Species Between Ecuador And Costa Rica ECUADOR—Ecuador announced the creation of a new marine reserve in Galapagos...
For Immediate Release, October 28, 2021 Contact: Ayano Hayes, Watershed Biologist, 916-216-8355, ahayes@tirn.net Videos Show Salmon Returning to Marin County Creeks for Spawning Season SAN RAFAEL, Calif.—Videos taken by the Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN) show at least three chinook salmon swimming through San Geronimo Creek, marking the...
Recently, a historic Northern California storm dropped many inches of rain in Marin County. With some locations reporting double-digit inches of precipitation within 24 hours, it comes as no surprise that SPAWN’s Roy’s Riffles restoration site also saw water flowing through the newly created creek...
Materials 1 or 2 large cardboard box/cartons. I get these from appliance stores or bicycle shops 8 1-2″ wide strips of fabric about 1-2 ft. long. I got fabric from a thrift shop, old sheets or bed spreads work well for this (try to find a color that is...
Over 100 conservation groups, including Turtle Island Restoration Network, sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland calling for a secretarial order to establish a department wide approach to halt the extinction crisis and restore healthy wildlife populations. The groups called on Haaland...
By Todd Steiner Local activists in the Bay Area will come together again to save California newts as they migrate across a country road in West Marin County this winter. The newts travel across the road to the lake where they mate and lay their eggs. Organized...
Recently, hydroseeding took place at Roy’s Riffles! Papier-mâché, fungus, and more were poured over the slopes to help rooting. Watch Preston Brown, our Director of Watershed Conservation, explain the process and its benefits. https://seaturtles.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Hyrdromulch.mp4...
