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Read on for the latest news from the San Gregorio watershed...

October 03, 2016

What DON’T You See?

Flowering pampas grass plants (photo by Neil Panton). It’s hard to see what’s not there! As you drive along our coast, it’s easy to see Jubata/Pampas grass taking over hillsides and ranges. [...] Read more
What DON’T You See?

April 01, 2016

The Importance of Natural Debris in Your Creek

by Adria Arko With the rains that we have had this winter and the rains we hope are yet to come, our thoughts turn to fallen trees. Often we view trees in the creek as an obstruction and a potential [...] Read more
The Importance of Natural Debris in Your Creek

February 29, 2016

Let's Kick Pampas!!

Volunteers wanted to remove Pampas & Jubata Grass from our San Gregorio Valley. Let’s control these grasses so they won’t spread as they have in Pescadero, Half Moon Bay, and along the coast. [...] Read more
Let's Kick Pampas!!

December 30, 2015

Pescadero Creek dam removed for coho salmon

(see article here: Santa Cruz Sentinel) “A 77-year-old concrete dam is now gone from San Mateo County’s Pescadero Creek, opening a route for rare coho salmon to once again return to their [...] Read more
Pescadero Creek dam removed for coho salmon

October 28, 2015

Do you want this? ....

Pampas grass Or this? Pampas free Many consider Pampas grass (Cortaderia jubata) to be an ornamental, and it is. Although it can be quite beautiful, it’s also extremely invasive, and can take over [...] Read more
Do you want this? ....

September 11, 2015

News from the RCD: The Need for a Stream Gage

by Kellyx Nelson Salmon in San Gregorio Creek In October of 2007 the US Geological Survey (USGS) added a stream gage to the San Gregorio Creek as part of the National Streamflow Information Program, [...] Read more
News from the RCD: The Need for a Stream Gage

September 03, 2015

News from the RCD: Water for Farms, Fish and People

La Honda has no snowpack, no big water utility, no large municipal reservoirs. Those who live here know how important a dependable source of water is. Here, farms, fish, and people depend upon the [...] Read more
News from the RCD: Water for Farms, Fish and People

August 29, 2014

Coastal Cleanup Day San Gregorio Beach

Parking lot at Highway 1 and La Honda Road; Saturday, September 20, 2014; 9 - noon Please join us for the 29th annual Coastal Cleanup Day at San Gregorio Beach. Since the first Cleanup day in 1985 [...] Read more
Coastal Cleanup Day San Gregorio Beach

August 29, 2014

Drought and Rationing!

by Kathryn Ryan Reflection Lake - photo by Denis Shaw Having lived in La Honda for over 30 years, I can't remember seeing the creek as low as it is right now. There are puddles, but nothing looks [...] Read more
Drought and Rationing!

February 13, 2014

Thousands of Steelhead Die in Annual Fishkill

(excerpt from Half Moon Bay Review) “The president of a South Coast conservation group says weekend rains brought tainted water into the Pescadero Marsh, killing thousands of steelhead trout and [...] Read more