Streamside Properties

Creek in San Geronimo Watershed. Photo courtesy Liz Lewis, Marin County Department of Public Works

Landscape Practices for Property Owners:

This workshop is intended for those with an interest in owning or managing forest or streamside properties in Marin County’s San Geronimo Valley.

This workshop will provide homeowners with practical tools and resources to foster stream health and manage their forested parcels. We will introduce avenues for technical and financial assistance for homeowners. The workshop includes a field trip to sites demonstrating stream management. Participants will be encouraged to exchange experiences and ask questions.

Workshop Agenda

Living and Working in the San Geronimo Valley Watershed — Tom Gaman, Forest, East-West Forestry
San Geronimo Salmon, their status and needs — Greg Andrews, Marin Municipal Water District
What a Homeowner Can (and Can’t) Do — Curtis Havel, Marin Community Development Agency
Technical and Financial Assistance Panel — Jill Butler, CAL FIRE; Fire Safe Marin; John Parodi, STRAW
Managing Our Streams — a creek walk with Lauren Hammack of Prunuske Chatham, Incorporated and local homeowners

Event Materials

Presentations:
     Forest Ecology of Upper Langunitas Creek Watershed
     MMWD - San Geronimo Salmon
     Californa Forest Stewardship Program - Forestland Steward
     California Forest Improvement Program Fact Sheet

Websites:
     PRBO - STRAW Project

Plans:
     Planting Plan
     Plant List Details
     Homeowner
     Stormwater

Handouts:
     Riparian Vegetation
     Fish and Fish Habitat
     Maintaining Wood in Streams: A Vital Action for Fish Conservation
     Technical and Financial Assistance