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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

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

February 07, 2014

Drought Forces Broadest Fishing Ban in California; Coho at Risk of Extinction

(excerpt from Jefferson Public Radio) “California’s state Fish and Game Commission approved closures of dozens of rivers and streams in an attempt to protect threatened salmon and steelhead [...] Read more

November 30, 2013

SGERC Seeking Executive Director

The San Gregorio Environmental Resource Center (SGERC) is seeking an Executive Director to manage a community-based non-profit organization. SGERC volunteers monitor the San Gregorio watershed’s [...] Read more

October 28, 2013

SGERC Seeking Executive Director

The San Gregorio Environmental Resource Center (SGERC) is seeking an Executive Director to manage a community-based non-profit organization. SGERC volunteers monitor the San Gregorio watershed’s [...] Read more
SGERC Seeking Executive Director

May 03, 2013

Steelhead Trout in La Honda Creek

To see steelhead in La Honda Creek from April 10th, go to this video uploaded by POST. The commentary associated with this video is that these are two female steelheads fighting for a prime breeding [...] Read more

December 30, 2012

Plan to Save Pescadero Steelhead Succeeds

by Aaron Kinney (excerpt from Mercury News) "An experimental project to prevent steelhead trout from dying by the hundreds in Pescadero Marsh was so successful it will likely be tried again next [...] Read more
Plan to Save Pescadero Steelhead Succeeds