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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 Opportunities & Activities

August 21 9:00 a.m. to Noon

ANNUAL PLANNING MEETING/Special Guest Speaker

If there's only one meeting to make a year, this is the one! Chris Rose, executive director of the Solano Resource Conservation District, will start the morning with a presentation describing how to tailor restoration activities to specific types of sites, including creek banks, lake shores, and meadows. After a short break and refreshments, we'll brainstorm 2011 monthly workday activities. The event will take place in the Lake Room at the Dan Foley Cultural Center near Lake Chabot.

September 25 9:00 a.m. to Noon

COASTAL CLEANUP DAY

Call 55-EARTH to register for your cleanup site; there are 15 to choose from this year!

October 16 9:00 a.m. to Noon

HANNS PARK

Help get our native grass meadow and habitat enhancement site ready for the winter rains. Hanns Park is located on Skyline off Redwood Parkway. Wear comfortable clothes, gloves, and sturdy shoes. Everyone welcome. Free refreshments.

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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

2010 PLANNING MEETING SCHEDULE

We meet the third Thursday of each month at the offices of the Vallejo Sanitation & Flood Control District, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

The District offices are located at 450 Ryder Street in Vallejo. For meeting information, contact: Jennifer Kaiser jkaiser@vsfcd.com

Thursday, January 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 18 at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, May 20 at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, August 19 at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, September 16 at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 18 at 6:30 p.m.

No December meeting or workday.

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.