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Marin's Watersheds and Their Many “Friends” May—June 2013 Regional Planning Marin’s watersheds and Public Forum to Consider Draft Plan their many “Friends” Bay Area in Marin Students at Willow Creek A public Forum will be held on Thursday, Academy May 9, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Angelico show off Hall, Dominican University, in San Rafael some of to discuss the recently released Draft the trash Plan Bay Area. This is the third in a they have series of public Forums since 2011 put collected on on by Marin organizations to engage the banks of the local community in addressing what Willow Creek effects regional planning to implement in Sausalito SB 375 might have on Marin County. At this writing, Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), joint authors of the Draft Plan Bay Area and its EIR, had also scheduled two public Allison Marshall meetings in Marin—April 16, on the EIR, and April 29, on the Plan itself. The May This is the second of a two part series in is treated as a social as well as a hydrological 9 Forum differs from these in that it which MCL explores how watersheds of Marin reality. Communities and neighborhoods can offers an opportunity for discussion of County have become the subject of volunteer work together to pursue shared goals for local issues by local speakers. The public citizen stewardship over the past two protecting their watershed. Over the past comment period ends on May 16. A final decades. Part I (March-April 2013 Newsletter) two decades, citizen volunteers (“Friends” Plan is expected in July. focused on Northern and Central Marin and “Stewards”) have taken an active role The forum—“Choosing the Future We watersheds. This part features watersheds in promoting the health of their own Marin Want: What Does Plan Bay Area Mean in Southern Marin—from Ross Valley/Corte County watersheds by building awareness for Marin?”—will feature a panel of Madera Creek to Richardson Bay—as well as and engaging local communities in hands- speakers, moderated by Supervisor Katie West Marin watersheds. on projects—from monitoring water quality, Rice and introduced by President of the to cleaning up debris, to removing barriers by Nona Dennis to fish migration, to replanting banks with native plants and restoring habitats—and Continued on page 5 rotecting Marin’s watersheds is not more. new to Marin County. In 2008, the The following examples continue the story County adopted a watershed-based IN THIS ISSUE— of what “Friends” are doing to protect and framework to integrate flood management, President’s Message—Page 2 P restore their watersheds in Marin County. water quality protection, and habitat Olompali Walk Recap—Page 2 protection, and to work closely with local Ross Valley/Corte Madera Creek communities. Efforts to protect aquatic Status Updates—Page 3 The 28-square-mile Corte Madera Creek resources from pollution and enrich fish and Business Breakfast—Page 6 Watershed extends from Mt. Tamalpais and wildlife habitats are far more effective when Annual Dinner Recap—Pages 7, 12 White’s Hill through the communities of carried out within the defined boundaries of New Director Profiles—Page 11 a watershed, especially when the watershed Continued on page 8 PAGE 1 May—June 2013 A Message from the President assume the Presidency of MCL very mindful attributable to its knowledgeable committees we now face in an era of changing climate of the fact that I lack the remarkable and the many volunteers who have devoted are as difficult as any, compounded by the depth of experience and long history of countless hours tracking issues, reviewing fact that government funding and staffing I involvement of my EIRs, attending meetings, writing articles, are being cut. I am, at heart, a scientist and two predecessors— organizing events, leading walks, etc. It is always try to view issues with a rigorous Susan Stompe truly exciting to be involved with so many scientific perspective. My years practicing law and Nona Dennis. people who are so deeply concerned with have also taught me the benefit of pragmatic Both Susan and preserving Marin’s environment. approaches to problem solving. Nona have been I entered law school in 1972 filled Marin has been my home for over 20 very active in MCL with youthful idealism for preserving the years, and no matter where I travel around for decades and environment, and spent many years practicing the world, I always look forward to returning have contributed environmental law, including a four year stint home. We live in one of the most beautiful enormously to the in EPA’s DC headquarters and then its SF spots on earth, and we all need to work hard organization in Regional Office. I retired two years ago and to preserve what we have so that future so many different was immediately drawn to MCL because I generations also will be able to enjoy its ways. They know just about everything that never lost the conviction that protection of benefits. goes on in Marin and have been a tremendous the environment is the foremost issue facing resource to me as mentors and repositories mankind. While there has been tremendous of MCL history. A hearty thank you to both progress since I entered law school forty years of them for their past efforts and for their ago, much remains to be done. The issues continued involvement. MCL’s success is Walk into (Conservation) History #13: Olompali SHP On March 23, a perfect spring day, an continuing up through interested group of about 45 joined Susan the mission period, to Stompe, MCL board member and past a Jesuit retreat in the president; Diane Einstein, Chair of The 1950s and the Grateful Olompali People (TOP); TOP’s botanist Clint Dead and communal Kellner; and Nick Tipon, from the Federated living in the 1960s, before Indians of Graton Rancheria, for MCL’s 13th purchase of the property Walk into (Conservation) History at Olompali by the State in 1977. It State Historic Park. Each of the Walk leaders was due to the efforts of sketched a piece of the site’s history of TOP that a general plan human habitation, from 8,000-plus years ago, was funded and the Park was able to open to the public in 1990. The morning event was rounded out For a complete account of the Walk and the by a hike around the 2.7-mile loop trail, Park’s history, see Michael Hanrahan’s blog. which passes through a number of different Michael writes frequently on national and woodland and meadow communities and state parks, environment, and wildlife issues. affords fine views of San Pablo Bay. Clint Kellner identified dozens of wildflowers in bloom along the route. Last year Olompali was one of 70 state parks that were slated for closure and rescued through voluntary efforts. Now, thanks to the strong support of The Olompali People and fund-raising Left: Nick Tipon points out features of a efforts of Friends of China Camp and Marin Coast Miwok mortar used for grinding State Parks Association, Olompali will remain acorns. Above: Walkers examine replicas open five days a week under an operating of Miwok huts at Olompali. agreement with California State Parks. Photos by Michael Hanrahan PAGE 2 May—June 2013 Status Updates the volume of comments, the adequacy of to engage the Martha Company owners in the EIR likely will be challenged on a variety meaningful purchase negotiations, for either Martha Co. Lands: open of fronts. all or part of the property. This is the process space of the future? Other complications that have arisen in the Town Council followed in preserving the adjacent Old St. Hilary’s Open Space in 1997. After many months of “No News” on the the past two years include a compromise proposed Martha Company residential project alternative proposed by the Town of Tiburon Marin Conservation League has followed at Easton Pt. on the Tiburon Peninsula, the and agreed to by the owners that would the project for Martha Company’s land long-anticipated Final EIR is expected to be limit the number of residences to 32 and for more than three decades and in 2011 released in May. The Draft EIR was initiated relocate building sites away from the main submitted critical comments on the Draft in 2008 with the County as lead agency ridge, but would increase the maximum size EIR. Like the Tiburon Open Space Committee, but was not released for public comment of residences from a range of 5,500 to 8,750 MCL believes that the spectacular Martha until March 2011 (See MCL Newsletters square feet, up to 10,000 square feet. Company property should “. be preserved as November-December 2009, May-June 2011, The Tiburon Open Space Committee has open space for everyone and forever.” and January-February 2013). followed the project for many years with the intent of eventually Jocelyn Knight acquiring this highly CEQA “modernization” visible and resource- rich property. On debate continues in the April 11, Committee Legislature members Jerry Riessen, Chair, Bill The 2013 legislative session began with the Lukens, and Erica California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Williams met with the in the spotlight (See MCL January-February MCL Parks and Open 2013 Newsletter). The 2012 session had closed Space Committee with a last-minute but unsuccessful attempt and described their to scuttle some of the main protections of committee’s long- the Act. Senate President pro-tem Darrell standing campaign Steinberg made it clear, however, that to acquire the land “modernizing CEQA” would return in 2013.
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