Vallejo Watershed Alliance

Workday, Thistle removal and limbing up Willow tree's.

Back at Lake Dalwigk again. Rain is a matter of survival for people, plants and wildlife. With it can come the flushing of storm drains, just a situation we have to deal with the best we can. We appreciate all those who come out for any opportunity we might be able to provide. Sat was an opportunity to reduce the negative impacts of "trash". Kudo's to Mark and Sophia, Tim and Trent, Robin, Steve, Kassie, Laurie and Tom, Xareni and Josseline, Liz, Jennifer and and your truly, the photographer.

Sat, Jan 19, 2019, the VWA and Solano Resource Conservation District supported restoration efforts at Lake Dalwigk. VWA volunteers provided trash removal and restoration support.

That's right, STOP in tomorrow at Coach Lane & Fairgrounds Drive and join the VWA as we give back to our little piece of this planet, Coastal Cleanup Day is tomorrow! We will be out there 9-11:30am, come on by for an hour or 2 and help Beautify Vallejo!!! As you can see, Rindler Creek can use some TLC:)

Solano County will be celebrating Earth Day this Saturday. Here in Vallejo, we will join in on that celebration by pitching in for an hour or 2! We invite you to join us as we give back to the planet. We will be in the Blue Rock Springs Creek Corridor, park jyour vehicle at the Wardlaw Dog Park and then head down to the creek from there! Bring your galoshes if ya got em!! Bring fluids with you and some sunscreen if you need it, in case that bright yellow orb in the sky shows up!! Hope to see you Saturday !!

On October 15 2016, VWA hosted some Cal Maritime Cadets at Lake Chabot. Shoreline access maintenance for public use is optional at Lake Chabot. It is not required. So it is always a pleasure to host an organization that is willing to "Pitch in" ! On this day, Cal Maritime was that group! Tulle removal is no easy task. These Cadets buckled up and got it done.

Recology, Coastal Cleanup Day, 2016. Often, when the VWA is doing a cleanup in our watershed, Recology Vallejo is providing assistance. Coastal Cleanup Day depends heavily on Recology every year. A BIG Thank you to Recology Vallejo for your continued support of Vallejo's Watershed!

Coastal Cleanup, 2016, Vallejo, Rindler Creek. Liz is seen here sporting green waders while wrestling a shopping cart out of Rindler Creek. Being the sport that she is, she was spotted wrangling tires out of the creek also. Unfortunately, people feel the need to toss these items into the creek:( Next cleanup will be May of 2017, looking forward to MIT in May!!!!

Tomorrow is Coastal Cleanup Day!!!!

LOOK, there is a signpost ahead-
You bond with this planet by using the key of collaboration-By doing so, you succumb to an earthly realization- The impact of man-The habits of mankind-You have become one with your minds-eye-

Your moving in the direction of global awareness and positive change-Congratulations-You have just crossed into- The Environmental Zone!!!

Thank you in advance to all, for pitching in this year!!!!

That time of year for the VWA annual planning meeting. A presentation from the Solano Resource Conservation District to kick off this planning meeting. Then we will work on the Calendar year. As like ALL our events, it is open to the public, ALL are welcome to attend.. TY and hope to see you there!!!

This Saturday is our Annual BBQ! It is still a workday for those who want to help remove the trash from the pond or even help with some vegetation management. Its your party! We hope to you then! Please read the Flyer and RSVP.

BIG Thanks to all those who found the time to join us for the June Workday at Hann's Park! We couldn't do it without you!!!!

Coming this Saturday! 9-12

Habitat restoration projects along the Blue Rock Springs
Creek Corridor need your help before summer! We’ll meet at lower
Hanns Park, (Skyline off Redwood Parkway)

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May 21st, MIT and community at large participating in an annual creek clean up. Rindler creek is located along Fairgrounds Drive, heavily inundated with trash on a regular basis. MIT has been joining us out here for 6 years now! Data collection is part of this clean up process. Thank you to all involved!!!!

Thank you to Recology Vallejo for supporting this Earth Day event at Blue Rock Springs Creek. TY to Touro University for coming out an pitching in! TY to VSFCD for their continued part in our cleanups!

Whats in your Watershed? This is one of the Storm Drain outlets for Blue Rock Springs Creek. 7 feet in diameter. This is where we will be tomorrow, for Earth Day. Here are some photos from today. The rain has washed out the storm drain and contributed trash to this local creek. Please consider coming out and joining us tomorrow from 9-11am. Bring your galoshes...

Solano County is holding its 1st ever County-wide Earth Day Event. VWA will be hosting for Vallejo. Please see the flyer attached, all information is in the local flyer. All are invited to attend. We send this special invite out to businesses and organizations to send your Delegates out to join us for this 2 hour event. As few as 2 constitutes a "team" of Delegates. Please bring your own trash picker-upper, if you have one. Please RSVP as well. We look forward to seeing you in the Blue Rock Springs Creek Corridor!

VWA workday at Lake Chabot on the 19th. With help from the Public, Touro and C.A.R.P. we had an eventful morning creating shoreline access for next months Youth Fishing Events. TY to all that helped out, shoreline restoration is no easy task:)

Volunteers brave rain, plant native trees in Vallejo park

People will surprise you sometimes. Its so great to see such amazing spirit and dedication from the public! Special thanks to the Solano Resource Conversation District for supporting our Urban Restoration and Watershed efforts!

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VWA hosts at Rindler Creek for its September workday. As usual, MIT Academy is out in force to support this clean-up! There was a nasty dumping in the creek, one of the Teachers put on the waders provided and went to work. The plan was to get the debris removed from the creek so the city or someone else could remove all that trash. Recology came by and picked up what MIT pulled out of the creek, garbage cans, carpet, shoes clothes and more:( All in all, a great clean up at Rindler! TY to MIT for supporting the Environment!

Its September again! We could all use a little "pick me up" now and then. That certainly applies to our Watersheds and Waterways. In case you may have a favorite location outside of Vallejo, you can find the contact info here. Here in Vallejo there are over 15 sites to choose from.

Over the past several years, the Vallejo Watershed Alliance has hosted a series of presentations on restoration and water issues. This August, we are delighted to welcome Steve Dunsky and Miranda Hutten from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS). Miranda is the Urban and Community Forestry Program Manager at the USFS, and will talk about how the Service connects to our community through restoration projects and creek cleanups, and the importance of trees to maintain a healthy city. Steve is a producer and director of films and videos at the USFS, known for such groundbreaking films as Green Fire, The Greatest Good, and Butterflies and Bulldozers. He is also the mastermind behind Visions of the Wild, a unique celebration of wilderness on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Wilderness Act. Steve will talk about Visions of the Wild H20, a celebration of water and watersheds, coming this October.

The USFS presentation will take place on Saturday, August 29 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Dan Foley Cultural Center/Vista Room. After 10 a.m., Alliance members will calendar events for the next twelve months. Members of the public are invited to come for the presentation or the entire meeting. All are invited; refreshments and parking are free. Please RSVP to [email protected] or call, 707-654-1943

We invite you to join us on the 18th! This is more a social day than a "work day", but some folks just love to come out and get their hands dirty! So the 18th is Your Day, Your Way! All the info is in the flyer below. Hope to see you there!! Please RSVP !

You can also check out our website at vallejowatershedalliance.org

VWA annual creek clean up at Rindler. MIT out in force as usual, supporting the environment! Other volunteers on board as well. Thank you to ALL who joined us on this day !!!!!

The below press release was provided, courtesy of the Solano RCD. It was a great turnout, TY to ALL who participated!!!!!!!!!

Bay Area Skate Clubs Clean up Local Creek for Earth Day

A collaborative of skateboarding clubs from all over the Bay Area joined community volunteers to convene in Vallejo's Blue Rock Springs Corridor on Saturday for their 2nd annual Earth Day Clean Up Skate Jam. The event was sponsored by Solano County, the Vallejo Watershed Alliance, Vallejo Sanitation and Flood Control District, Recology Vallejo and professional skateboarder Karl Watson of Organika Skateboards (see photo). Over 50 volunteers waded through the tules and brush along Blue Rock Springs Creek to remove 700 pounds of trash and recyclables, improving water quality and wildlife habitat in this unique urban corridor. When asked where he finds the time and motivation to help bring youth out to clean-up events such as this, Watson noted that "We are all one. The earth is alive, we are alive, when we clean up the earth, we clean up ourselves."

The VWA will celebrate Earth Day again this year by joining forces County-wide for a large clean up event in the Hann's Park/Blue Rock Springs Creek Corridor. We are targeting the entire corridor. Staging/meeting area is across from the Skate Park/Dog Park, along the creek. See you on the 25th !!!

Preparing for the April Youth Fishing Events at Lake Chabot, shoreline access is required. It is a Wet, Rocky and Muddy job, but it has to be done! Many Thanks to Touro University Volunteers, the wader crew and our great community at large for pitching in and making this happen!!!

In preparation for the April Youth Fishing Events, The VWA will help prepare the Chabot shoreline. The shoreline is wet, rocky and muddy, be prepared for those conditions. Bring your own clippers and loppers if you have them. See you there!!

Part 2 of some recent restoration efforts taking place in the Hanns Park/Blue Rock Springs Creek Corridor. We had Cal Maritime, MIT and others out to pitch in on Restoration!!!

Jan 17th The Solano Resources Conservation District in joint effort with the Vallejo Watershed Alliance held its first of 2 restoration days. The next workday is February 21st. On Sat they planted about 1700 grass plugs. The RCD is half way through a 4 year restoration effort in this corridor. The removal of the Himalayan Blackberries in this section is just one of many components to the work the SRCD has been doing in this corridor.

Photos from our November workday. We redistributed bark along the path in the Meadow. This path was created for the Watershed Explorers Program. Also can be used by the general public.

We worked on the path that we created last year. We pulled, hoed, chopped and raked w**d that had invaded our path. Next month we will be spreading more bark along the path, in preparation for the invasion of 3rd graders, AKA, Watershed Explorers! Hope to see you in November!!

Although this is a work day, this is also our Annual BBQ, for Alliance Volunteers! Come on down, have a dog or a burger and visit for a while! Hope to see you there!

VWA had a table at Farmers Market for Earth Day. A Quiz table. Testing your brain and expanding your knowledge. An interactive contribution to the Earth on this day.

VWA 2014, Earth Day, Creek Clean-up. About 55 Skate boarders decided to find common ground, to get involved in their community. They picked up about 50 bags of trash in a 90 minute period. It was a planned exercise to teach them how they can make a positive impact in their community, to show the public as well that is more to a Skate boarder than might meet the eye, never judge a person by their Board:) It was a pleasure to host this eager group of young men and a few gals!