Calendar

Jan
20
Sat
Creekside Restoration with One Tam
Jan 20 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join Marin County Parks and One Tam staff to enhance native plants at a site once dominated by non-native grasses and weeds. Dress in layers you can get dirty, wear sturdy shoes, and bring water. All ages are welcome; anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a supervising adult. In the event of heavy rain and/or high winds call (415) 763-2977 to find out about event status. RSVPs are appreciated but not required. Questions or to RSVP: Contact Volunteer Coordinator Kirk Schroeder at (415) 763-2977.

Feb
10
Sat
Volunteer Day at Larkspur Creek
Feb 10 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

This is one of our older habitat enhance-ment projects. It is along a partly tidal reach of the creek reaching from Meadowood Drive to Doherty Drive. We’ll pull French broom and dig fennel and dandelions. The more ambitious volunteers can attack non-native blackberries and acacias. We’ll supply weed wrenches and some tools, but bring your favorite clippers, pruning saws, and shovels. Dress in layers, wear sturdy shoes and heavy gloves, and bring drinking water. Meet on Meadowood where it crosses Larkspur Creek. Call Sandy at (415) 456-5052 for information.

Feb
15
Thu
Board Meeting @ San Anselmo Historical Society Room, 110 Tunstead Avenue, San Anselmo.
Feb 15 @ 7:00 pm
Feb
24
Sat
Creekside Restoration with One Tam
Feb 24 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join Marin County Parks and One Tam staff to enhance native plants at a site once dominated by non-native grasses and weeds. Dress in layers you can get dirty, wear sturdy shoes, and bring water. All ages are welcome; anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a supervising adult. In the event of heavy rain and/or high winds call (415) 763-2977 to find out about event status. RSVPs are appreciated but not required. Questions or to RSVP: Contact Volunteer Coordinator Kirk Schroeder at (415) 763-2977.

Feb
27
Tue
Fire and the Lands We Call Home: A Renewed Approach for a Brighter Future @ Marin Art and Garden Center, in the Studio
Feb 27 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

With Dr. Sasha Berleman of Audubon Canyon Ranch’s Fire Ecology Program
This past October, the North Bay area experienced one of its most destructive and tragic human disasters in recorded history due to fire. Over the past hundred years, the human-fire relationship has been one riddled with animosity, and this antagonism has come at great cost to people and ecosystems alike. Yet it hasn’t always been this way, and it doesn’t have to be this way as we look to the future.

Attend this talk to learn about fire’s long-standing and critical role in our ecosystems, and the ways our plant communities have come to depend on fire as an ecosystem process.

$15 per ticket

Part 3 of the MAGC Conservation Series
Co-Sponsored by ONE TAM, an initiative of the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative

Mar
3
Sat
Trail Crew: Yolanda and Six Points, Fairfax
Mar 3 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Help Marin County Open Space District improve tread and drainage on the Yolanda Trail. Minor brushing included. This Trail Crew event will include approximately 4 miles of hiking to keep you warm and limber!

Meet at the Deer Park School lot in Fairfax.
Mandatory safety talk starts promptly at 9 a.m.
RSVP to volunteerprogram@marinwater.org required.

Ages 13 and up. Minors under the age of 16 must have a guardian present. Those ages 16-18 must have permission from a guardian. As with all events, please bring a water bottle, closed toe shoes and clothes for variable weather. Bring your lunch. We will provide tools, breakfast snacks and water!

Mar
15
Thu
Board Meeting @ San Anselmo Historical Society Room, 110 Tunstead Avenue, San Anselmo.
Mar 15 @ 7:00 pm
Mar
20
Tue
Baltimore Canyon Hike
Mar 20 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Baltimore Canyon Preserve. Meet the MCOSD guide at the gate at the end of Crown Rd in Kent Woodlands.

This is one of the best places to see a great variety of early blooming wildflowers. Within just a mile of the gate we can find an amazing assortment of different habitats (and birds, bees, and more). Remember to bring binoculars, if you have them.

This walk is for ages 18 and up. We request that no pets (except service animals) attend. Rain may cancel. If questionable weather, call (415) 893-9527 after 8am on the morning of the event to hear a recorded message if cancelled.

No registration is required.

Questions: Contact David Herlocker at (415) 893-9508.

DIRECTIONS From Hwy 101 in Larkspur, take the exit for Sir Francis Drake Blvd west 2.1 miles. Turn left onto College Ave, right onto Woodland Rd, left onto Evergreen Dr. Continue uphill to the intersection with Ridgecrest; 50-feet uphill from this junction, left onto Crown Rd, and follow to end (dead end).

Flood Control Zone 9 Advisory Board Meeting
Mar 20 @ 6:30 pm

Held in the Studio at the Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross

The agenda will be posted at www.marincounty.org/main/Calendar

Mar
24
Sat
Habitat Restoration: Marin Stables, Fairfax
Mar 24 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

Sprinkle or shine, meet your friends and family at Marin Stables for a day of habitat restoration with Marin County Open Space District. Have a fun morning pulling broom and then enjoy Cowboy Chili with all the fixin’s at noon!

Meet at Marin Stables, end of Wood Lane, off Porteous Avenue in Fairfax.