Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed

Habitat Enhancement: This includes removal of invasive plants, installation of native plants, and on-going maintenance at several sites in the watershed. These projects include: local implementation of the California Coastal Conservancy's Invasive Spartina Project; continued planting, weeding, and expansion of three projects started in the late 1990s; and maintenance of two projects near a tidal wetland at Hal Brown Park.

Engineering: This work included hiring engineers to prepare 100% designs and specifications for a project to partially remove a concrete flood control channel; design improvements to fish passage; and support the Town of San Anselmo in replacing the Saunders bridge, a fish passage barrier on San Anselmo Creek.

Public Outreach: We publish a newsletter with circulation of about 4,000 copies twice a year, maintain a website, participate in technical committees, respond to public questions about the watershed, and write comment letters on projects that could affect the watershed. In 2022 we held our first bioblitz and co-hosted a symposium on riparian restoration in the watershed. We also hired a graphic designer to update our brochure.