The Vallejo Watershed Alliance is a partnership of public agencies

and interested individuals working together to  improve the greater Vallejo

watershed. Our mission is to raise awareness, create local partnerships

and promote sustainable management of Vallejo’s watersheds.

Volunteer Activities

Hanns Park Restoration

Saturday, June 22    9 a.m. to Noon

This is the last time we'll work on Hanns Park until October, so join us! We'll be watering the new native grass plugs (planted by third graders this spring) and mulching to protect them from summer heat. Wear comfortable clothes, sturdy shoes, hat, gloves, and sunscreen. Everyone welcome. Free refreshments.

 

Park Cleanup and BBQ

Saturday, July 20    9 a.m. to Noon

Every year, Alliance volunteers spend an easy morning picking up trash around the lake in Blue Rock Springs Creek Park and celebrating the prior year's work with a fun and free BBQ! Wear comfortable clothes, sturdy shoes, hat, gloves and sunscreen. Everyone welcome. Lunch is free, but PLEASE RSVP to 644-8949 ext. 292 or email info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org so we know how much food to prepare.

 

Annual Planning Meeting

Saturday, August 3    9 a.m. to Noon

We are very excited to announce that Phil Stevens from Berkeley's Urban Creeks Council will be our guest speaker this year. Phil will talk about developing new tools for setting restoration goals and measuring success; experimenting with approaches to revegetating flood-control channels; and developing long-term volunteer-powered stream stewardship programs. Phil's talk will comprise the first half of the morning, later we'll prioritize and calendar workdays and research projects for the next twelve months. The event will take place in the Vista Room of the Cultural Center at Dan Foley Park. All are welcome; free refreshments.

 

Coastal Cleanup Day

Saturday, September 21    9 a.m. to Noon

Vallejo's CCD is a fantastic event, and the Alliance is proud to be part of it. You can choose from more than a dozen sites around the city; the Alliance will be on the corner of Fairgrounds Drive and Coach Lane to clean Rindler Creek. Free lunch for volunteers at the Marina after the cleanup.

 

 

 

 

Questions about any of these events? Email info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org

 

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2013 PLANNING MEETINGS

Meetings take place at 7:30 a.m. at the offices of the Vallejo Sanitation & Flood Control District at 450 Ryder Street. All are welcome. Free refreshments. For meeting information, contact info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org or call Jennifer at 644-8949 ext. 292.

April 11    May 16 (may take place at a different location)

 

WHAT IS A WATERSHED?

A watershed is an area of land that channels rainfall downhill (above or below ground) to join with the outflow of another watershed or into a marsh, river, lake, ocean, or underground aquifer. A watershed includes all surface water, groundwater, soils, vegetation, animals and human activities contained within its area.

 

Programs to Watch

PBS Frontline documentary: Poisoned Waters

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/view/

 

California's Water: We All Live in a Watershed
http://www.acwa.com/television/watersheds.asp

 

 

WATERSHED MAP

Visit the Vallejo Sanitation & Flood Control website at www.VSFCD.com and follow the links to the watershed map, which shows how water moves across our local landscape.

 

OTHER LINKS

The Weed Workers' Handbook: A Guide to Techniques for Removing Bay Area Invasive Plants. This helpful document was produced by The Watershed Project and the California Invasive Plant Council. You can find it at http://www.cal-ipc.org/ip/management/wwh/index.php

DriWater is a gel product that waters newly planted shrubs and trees for up to two months when irrigation is unavailable. Check it out at www.DriWater.com

RainBird also sells gel packs and perforated tubes to water newly planted natives. http://store.rainbird.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=32&cat=Irrigation+Supplement

 

 

Vallejo Watershed Alliance

(707) 644-8949 ext. 292

P.O. Box 1630

Vallejo, CA  94590

www.VallejoWatershedAlliance.org

info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org