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Sea Level Rise Adaptation Zoom Presentation – Recording Available

The Sea Level Rise Collaborative Feasibility Study Final Presentation occurred on Jan 26th, 2026 via...

Recording Now Available for “Echoes in the Dark: The Bats Around Us”

The recording of the presentation is now available on our YouTube Channel at https://youtu.be/eAZKvDRKQJM During...

Wetlands Committee Presentation on Oct 28

Echoes in the Dark: The Bats Around Us When: Tuesday, October 28 @ 6:30 p.mWhere:...

Coalition Book Club Launches in September

Get to know the voices and behaviors of your avian neighbors and connect with the...

The Migratory Shorebird Project Video is Available

Shorebirds are some of the most migratory species on the planet and unfortunately recent data suggest their populations have been declining rapidly. Effective conservation for these birds...

Migratory Shorebird Project Presentation – May 14, 2025

Wetlands Committee Presentation ofThe Migratory Shorebird Project: Connecting Communities of the Americas throughResearch and Conservation ...

Video Available for Nature-based Solutions for Local Shorelines Erosion Program

Roger Leventhal is a Senior Engineer at Marin Flood Control District with expertise in flood...

Nature-based Solutions for Local Shorelines Erosion – A Wetlands Committee Program

When: Wednesday, September 25 @ 6 p.m.Where: Virtual presentation – register below Roger Leventhal is...

Volunteers Needed to Count Vaux’s Swifts

September begins the fall migration of Vaux’s Swift through Marin County Marin Audubon and the...

Save The Date – Presentation on Nature-based Solutions for Local Eroding Shorelines

Wednesday, September 25 @ 6pm Roger Leventhal, Senior Engineer at Marin Flood Control District, has...

Old Firehouse School Open House

The child care facility operating at St. Luke Church at 10 Bayview Drive is having...

SRCS Board Update on Surplus Properties

Following is an announcement from the San Rafael City Schools Board dated June 21, 2024...

SPRC Letter to SRCS Board re Glenwood Surplus Property

On March 31, 2024, the Coalition wrote to the San Rafael City Schools (SRCS) Board...

“Preparing for Sea Level Rise” Community Meeting

When: Saturday, June 8, 2024Time: 9am – 12pmWhere: 50 Canal Street, San Rafael See the...

S.R. School District Proposed Sale of Glenwood School Surplus Property – Update

Background: The SR City Schools Board of Directors (“SRCS Board”) is seriously considering the potential...

S.R. School District Proposed Sale of Surplus Property at Glenwood School

The SRSD has issued a letter regarding the potential sale of a “surplus” portion of...

The Wetlands Committee Presentation on the Breeding Bird Atlas II Project is Available by Video

The Marin Country Breeding Bird Atlas II is undertaking a multi-year breeding bird survey to...

Attend King Tide Day in San Rafael

WHEN: February 10, 10 AM to 1 PMWHERE: Boro Community Center, 50 Canal Street, San...

Join our Wetland Committee on 2/27 for a fascinating Zoom Presentation!

The Marin Country Breeding Bird Atlas II is undertaking a multi-year breeding bird survey to...

2023 Coalition Committees Year-End Report

Emergency Preparedness In 2023, the Coalition’s Disaster Preparedness Committee continued our efforts to help our...

Coalition Newsletter

Below is our latest newsletter which was sent to all those on our email list...

China Camp State Park Roadway Update

The Coalition met with our newly elected Marin County Supervisor, Mary Sackett, to discuss, among...

“Birds of Our Local Wetlands” Field Trip Recap & Photos

Saturday morning, April 1, 2023, was clear and sunny as people arrived from varied neighborhoods...

Wetlands Committee Field Trip – Birds of Our Local Wetlands

Bird expert Rusty Scalf will lead a tour of the wetlands around Loch Lomond Marina...

2022 Year-end Committee Reports

Below is a report from each of our standing committees regarding their accomplishments for the...

Successful Field Trip Viewing of Vaux’s Swifts Migration Stop at McNear Brickyard

On September 21, 2022, the Wetlands Committee organized a field trip guided by Rich Cimino to...

Wetlands Restoration Webinar Video Available

The Wetlands Committee held a webinar on June 14, 2022 regarding the value of wetlands...

Upcoming Wetlands Webinar June 14 @ 6:00pm

Why Healthy Wetlands are Important – Restoration Success Stories When: June 14, 2022, 6:00 –...

China Camp Invasive Plant Removal Event January 15th 9am – Noon

The California State Parks Foundation and Friends of China Camp will be hosting a community...

2021 Year-End Appeal and Report

As we reach the end of 2021, your Coalition reflects on the work that has...

Winter Birds of San Pablo Bay Webinar Now Available on Video

The Wetlands Committee’s webinar held on November 10, 2021, is now available on video. Our...

Register Now for Our Winter Birds of San Pablo Bay Webinar 11/10 @7:00 pm

Register Here for the Wetlands Committee’s free webinar on Wednesday, November 10th at 7:00 pm. Our...

Important November Events

Dear Neighbors, We hope you will participate in these upcoming events! Tuesday, November 2: County Board of...

Welcome to Winifred Dajani – Our Newest Board Member

It is with great pleasure that we welcome Winifred Dajani to the Coalition Board. Winifred...

Sierra Club’s Sea Level Rise Webinar Series

“Sea Level Rise and Why We Need Nature-Based Adaptation”  The Loma Prieta and other chapters...

Wetlands 101 Webinar Video Now Available

The webinar sponsored by the Coalition’s Wetlands Committee on our local wetlands is now available...

Wetlands 101 Webinar on Earth Day, April 22 @ 6:00pm – Register Now!

Wetlands are of great ecological importance because they provide a habitat for both migrating and...

Webinar Video on Point San Pedro Peninsula Area Wintering Birds

After his fascinating presentation on the Vaux’s Swift Migration to McNear’s Brickyard, Rich Cimino returned...

Webinar on Point San Pedro Peninsula Area Wintering Birds – 12/1 @ 5:30 pm

After his fascinating presentation on the Vaux’s Swift Migration to McNear’s Brickyard, Rich Cimino is...

Coalition October Newsletter

The following newsletter was sent to our email list yesterday (October 20, 2020). If you...

Flooding & Sea Level Rise Impact on Pt. San Pedro Road

The Wetlands Committee of the Coalition sponsored a Zoom meeting on the subject of flooding and...

Adapting to Floods and Sea Level Rise in the Pt. San Pedro Road Area – Zoom Discussion 10/13 @ 5.30pm

The SPR Coalition’s Wetlands Committee invites you to:  “Adapting to Floods and Sea Level Rise...

Wetlands Committee Webinar on Vaux’s Swifts at McNear’s Brickyard

Residents of our area, and bird watchers everywhere, are fascinated by the annual migration of...

Vaux Swifts Migration Webinar

WHEN: September 23, 2020TIME: 5:30 PMWHERE: McNear Brickyard by way of online Zoom WebinarCost: The...

Wetlands Pages Updated

The Wetlands Committee has been hard at work re-designing and updating the Wetlands section of this...

Coalition April 2020 Newsletter

The following is our Newsletter that we sent to everyone on our email list. If...

I Saw A Bird: Audubon’s Spring Migration Show

Efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 have all of us staying indoors more than...

Counting is Caring: Join the Great Backyard Bird Count

The Audubon Society’s 23rd Annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) begins next week on Valentine’s...

Family Friendly Bird Walk – Invite Your Friends!

On Saturday, January 12, 2019, join brothers Eric and Alex with their young families including...

North San Pedro Road Update

Supervisor Damon Connolly convened a follow-up meeting February 23, 2018 to begin to identify goals...

North San Pedro Road Issues

The North San Pedro Road (NSPR) corridor is our residents’ primary “lifeline” for evacuation and...

Year 1 Loch Lomond Marina Wetlands Monitoring Rpt.

One of the conditions of the permits for The Village at Loch Lomond was an...

Marina Wetlands Restoration Work

The developers are starting the Wetland restoration portion of the project today. Their environmental consultant has flagged...

Marina Lighting & Wetlands – Updated

The  lights that were initially installed for the temporary parking area were night time construction...

Marina Parking Lot Closure and Wetlands Access

Due to construction, the parking lot from Dock G to Dock J (see image below) was closed...

Marina Wetlands Breach by Contractor

At some point in the past couple of days, the contractor at the Loch Lomond...

Loch Lomond Marina Wetlands Update

A construction fence has been erected along the parimeter of the wetlands area on the...

Marin IJ Article

Loss of marshes would be jolt to coast Rising sea level m ight lead to...

Marin IJ Article

Feds want marsh recovery effort around Marin’s shores and rest of the bay By Mark...

Coalition Letter to the Community

To our fellow residents of the Point San Pedro Road community: We face several environmental...

Meeting with Supervisor Susan Adams

Present: Susan Adams, Supervisor Ron Ford, Assistant to Susan Adams Tracy Clay, Senior Engineer of...
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