A proposed oil export terminal, known as GulfLink, is a 2-million-barrels-per-day offshore oil terminal that has the potential to pollute and severely damage the Brazos River Watershed and ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico. Speak out about GulfLink by submitting a public comment, to delay the project in...
For Immediate Release, December 21, 2020 Contact: Todd Steiner, tsteiner@seaturtles.org, 415-488-7652 Salmon Sightings Mark Beginning of Spawning Season in Marin County FOREST KNOLLS, Calif. — The Salmon Protection And Watershed Network (SPAWN) spotted endangered coho salmon in Marin County’s Lagunitas Creek today, marking the beginning of the coho...
For Immediate Release: December 18, 2020 Contact: Mariano Castro, Turtle Island Restoration Network, mscastro@seaturtles.org Scalloped Hammerhead Shark Among 10 Species Threatened by Wildlife Trade New Report Calls for End to Wildlife and Plant Trafficking, Unsustainable Trade Wildlife trafficking and unsustainable wildlife and plant trade is a multi-billion-dollar industry and...
For Immediate Release, December 11, 2020 Contact: Annalisa Batanides Tuel, atuel@seaturtles.org, 408-621-8113 Bill to End Last Driftnet Fishery in United States Heads to President Bans fishing method that indiscriminately kills or injures protected marine species WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives yesterday passed a bipartisan bill to phase out...
For Immediate Release, December 8, 2020 Contacts: Preston Brown, Director of Watershed Conservation, 303-877-0880Todd Steiner, Executive Director, 415-488-7652 100-Year-Old Dam Removed From Former Golf Course for Salmon Migration New Pedestrian Bridge to be Installed at Project Site This Friday SAN GERONIMO, Calif. — A free-flowing creek will replace Central...
For Immediate Release, December 7, 2020 Contact: Preston Brown, Director of Watershed Conservation, 303-877-0880 Salmon Spawning Season in Marin County Starts Late OLEMA, Calif. — The salmon spawning season in Marin County’s Lagunitas Creek—where the largest run of critically endangered coho salmon in the Central California Coast are...
The range of coast redwood trees (Sequoia sempervirens) extends from Southern Oregon to Central California. As the name implies, they grow close to the coast, never growing naturally more than 50 miles inland. The trees depend on the coastal climate; they thrive in...
Despite being listed as critically endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, coho salmon and steelhead trout are still found in Marin County, California. The largest run of coho salmon in the Central California Coast are found in Lagunitas Creek. Salmon and steelhead...
Each and every year it is important to secure funding for our critical work to protect endangered marine wildlife and ecosystems. The phrase “now, more than ever” is often said with respect to wildlife conservation due to amplified anthropogenic, or human-caused, threats without proportional conservation...
SPAWN has completed removing Roy’s Dam and Roy’s Pools that were obstacles to salmon migration and replaced them with Roy’s Riffles! We completed this year’s work safely and on schedule. The newly created creek-bed is functioning just as designed, with waters moving through at the very...
