Creek Stewardship Program

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1 Creek Stewardship Program Annual Report Through the Creek Stewardship Program, the Sonoma County Water Agency and City of Santa Rosa promote community participation in educational activities and volunteer opportunities to care for creeks and the creekside trail system. Dylan Gallagher and Alistair Bleifuss srcity.org/creekstewardship

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3 Table of Contents About the Creek Stewardship Program... 1 Creek Stewards... 1 Creek Stewardship Partners and Activities... 2 Community Partnerships... 2 School and Youth Partnerships... 2 Walks, Activities, and Educational Presentations... 2 Restoration and Monitoring Activities... 2 Volunteer Creek Cleanups... 2 Educational Outreach... 3 Creek Week... 3 Locations of Creek Stewardship Program Activities... 4 Creek Cleanups... 3 Supervised Adult Crews (SAC)... 3 Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps (SCYEC)... 3 Creek Cleanups by City Storm Water and Creeks Staff... 3 Total Trash and Debris Removed by the Creek Stewardship Program... 3 Pollution Reduction Projects... 3 Security Fencing... 3 Special Trash Assessment... 4 Pollution Reduction and Improvements along the Creek Trail System... 4 Interagency Cooperation... 4 Reflections on the Year and Special Thanks... 5 Appendices... 7 Appendix A: Community Partners Appendix B: School and Youth Partners Appendix C: Walks, Activities, and Educational Presentations Appendix D: Restoration and Monitoring Activities Appendix E: Volunteer Creek Cleanups Appendix F: Calendar of CSP Activities for Fiscal Year

4 About the Creek Stewardship Program The Sonoma County Water Agency (Agency) and City of Santa Rosa s (City) Creek Stewardship Program takes care of creeks in Santa Rosa through the initiation and support of: Public outreach and education on storm water pollution prevention and the many benefits provided by creeks, Public participation in the care of City creeks and the involvement of individual Creek Stewards who adopt a specific reach of creek. Cleanups, maintenance, and enhancement of creeks and the creek trail system. A full-time Program Coordinator (employed by the City, with half of their funding and supervision provided by the Agency) assists the public and facilitates cooperation between residents, businesses, and responsible agencies on issues regarding public safety, creekside trail improvements, and the protection of water quality and wildlife habitat. In fiscal year the CSP organized 317 outreach activities such as creek walks, educational presentations, community activities, creek restoration projects, and volunteer creek cleanups. The Program provides gloves, garbage bags, trash pickers, hauling, and staff support for volunteer creek cleanups. Creek Stewards The Program supports individuals, neighbors, and businesses who become Creek Stewards that adopt and report issues for a specific reach of creek. Creek Stewards learn about their particular reach of creek and serve as eyes and ears that identify situations detrimental to creeks and water quality. Creek Stewards either act to resolve situations themselves or, in more complicated instances, report to the Program Coordinator who initiates an appropriate response. Creek Stewards familiarity with their adopted creek allows the Agency and City to respond to reports with a known set of circumstances at an exact location. Figure 1: Twenty-Four Creeks Adopted by Creek Stewards. Austin Creek Irwin Creek Peterson Creek Russell Creek Brush Creek Kawana Springs Creek Piner Creek Santa Rosa Creek College Creek Lornadell Creek Poppy Creek Sierra Park Creek Colgan Creek Matanzas Creek Pomo Creek Spirit Creek Ducker Creek North Ducker Creek Rincon Creek Spring Creek Forestview Creek Paulin Creek Roseland Creek Steele Creek Creek Stewards receive educational materials that include A Guide to Restoring Native Riparian Habitat in the Russian River Watershed, Urban Creek Care Guide, Creek Trails of Santa Rosa Map & Guide, and the Creek Steward Handbook as resources that inform stewards about their reach of creek. They also receive periodic updates from the Program. 1 P age

5 Creek Stewardship Partners and Activities In the fiscal year, Creek Stewardship activities involved 10,380 participants, including 8,673 youth. Activities provided 6,425 hours of volunteer community service and 8,544 hours of creek based education. These accomplishments were possible through the assistance of 98 community, youth, and school partnerships. Creek Stewards and local partners engaged in: 173 community activities, walks, and presentations on creeks and storm water pollution prevention 60 volunteer creek restoration and monitoring activities 87 volunteer creek cleanups that collected 104 yards 3 of trash and debris Community Partnerships Outreach and stewardship activities are held in partnership with schools, businesses, non-profit organizations, and community groups who are passionate about the well-being of our local creeks. This past year, the CSP partnered with 48 agencies, businesses, and neighborhood associations, as well as 50 schools and youth organizations. (See Appendix A, Community Partners and Appendix B, School and Youth Partnerships.) School and Youth Partnerships The CSP partnered with 50 school and youth groups to host educational presentations and stewardship activities. A total of 260 creek related educational and stewardship activities were conducted with youth groups. These partners participated in a range of activities designed to supplement California State grade level curriculum standards. Activities were led by City staff and Envirichment, an environmental education consultant who has established long term relationships with school and youth partners. In the summer, CSP partnered with the City s Recreation Sensation programs and the Redwood Empire Food Bank s Summer Lunch Program to provide hundreds of youth, most of them minorities and/or disadvantaged, with fun creek related activities. Walks, Activities, and Educational Presentations Helping the public learn about the benefits of creeks and how to protect them is the primary objective of the CSP. This year the CSP coordinated 173 creek walks, community activities, and education presentations. Envirichment s contributions are a key factor in the success of the Program s walks, activities, and education presentations. (See Appendix C, Walks, Activities, and Educational Presentations.) Restoration and Monitoring Activities The CSP coordinated 60 restoration and monitoring activities, including the Bioassessment Program. The Bioassessment Program s educational curriculum introduces the process of evaluating biological conditions in creeks by measuring water quality parameters. The Lower Colgan Creek Restoration Phase 1, completed in 2015, has become an important educational site, serving as a living classroom for nearby schools. (See Appendix D, Restoration and Monitoring Activities.) Volunteer Creek Cleanups The CSP supported and organized 87 volunteer creek cleanups with a total of 3,616 volunteer participants, including 2,669 youth. Volunteers contributed 6,108 hours in removing 104 yards 3 of 2 P age

6 trash from City creeks. Volunteers do a great job in picking up even the smallest pieces of trash. In conjunction with the cleanups, volunteers received 985 hours of environmental education regarding urban creek care and occasionally undertook vegetation maintenance projects. Additional volunteer efforts which were not included in this report include trash collected by individuals who received cleanup supplies from the CSP and conducted small cleanups on their own around their neighborhoods. During , the CSP had a remarkable increase of 30 additional volunteer creek cleanups and 1,483 volunteer hours compared to last year. This success is attributed to a new partnership with Clean River Alliance who organized 17 creek cleanups, increased accessibility to the Colgan Creek Restoration Area, and internship staff expanding their roles in volunteer creek cleanups. (See Appendix E, Volunteer Creek Cleanups.) Educational Outreach Educational materials on preventing pollution of storm water runoff and creeks were distributed at creek activities, public libraries, City facilities, and upon request. An outstanding, new outreach item, Creek Trails of Santa Rosa Map and Guide had over 4,000 copies distributed to the public. The Santa Rosa Water bilingual coloring book was popular with youth and families. Additional educational materials distributed include a brochure titled Only Rain down the Drain and Russian River Watershed Association s Urban Creek Care Guide Responsible Practices for Russian River Watershed Residents, which is a 24-page guide covering ways residents can help protect the health of their local creek. All the above-mentioned outreach material is available to the public at more than 20 City offices and community centers, and is restocked by City staff on a quarterly basis. At the request of our Creek Stewards, the CSP designed Creek Stewardship T-shirts that are distributed as appreciation to committed volunteers. These T-shirts reinforce a consistent message of Ours to Protect and distinguish Creek Stewards as official volunteers when working in public areas. Increased use of internet communications and social media has extended the outreach ability of the CSP, which sends out creek news updates through the City s GovDelivery system. In the past fiscal year, more than 1,100 individuals received alerts. Additionally, an online Creek Stewardship activities calendar is updated regularly which is an effective way to inform volunteers about creek cleanups. Many of our most effective outreach resources include the signage and displays in public spaces near creeks. The colorful, eye-catching Ours to Protect creek identification signs are posted at 92% of creek crossings in the City. Six trailhead education signs were redesigned and include themes on watersheds, litter abatement, pet waste and safety, crawfish, native plants, and river otters. The updated education signs were posted at over 60 trailheads. Creek trail mileage signs are placed at Austin, Brush, Ducker, Forestview, Paulin, Piner, Russell, and Santa Rosa Creeks. Lastly, City staff created a permanent interpretive display for Flat Rock Park which encourages volunteering and public engagement with creeks through the CSP. Creek Week For the seventh year, the City of Santa Rosa s Storm Water and Creeks section hosted a week-long celebration of local creeks that included creek cleanups, stewardship at restoration projects, creek walks, and a closing Family Fun Day activity. Creek Week kicked off in tandem with the 32 nd 3 P age

7 Annual International Coastal and Creek Cleanup. The Family Fun Day activity at the Laguna Treatment Plant (LTP) was hosted by a partnership of Santa Rosa Water, Storm Water and Creeks, Environmental Compliance, and LTP sub-regional partners. Family Fun Day resulted in a grand turnout of 560 guests who enjoyed free food, presentations on animals and birds, two treatment plant tours, native garden tours, and painting of a 200-foot-long creek mural. Family Fun Day participation numbers are not included in the CSP report because the activity had many partners who contributed to its success. Locations of Creek Stewardship Program Activities Creek activities were conducted on creeks throughout the City and throughout the year. (Figure 2 and Appendix F). Figure 2: Creek Stewardship Program Achievements : the magnitude of trash removal, volunteer hours, and education hours by creek location. Trash (yardsᵌ) Volunteer Hours Education Hours *The Prince Memorial Greenway (PMG) is the restored reach of Santa Rosa Creek that runs ¾ of a mile through the heart of downtown from Santa Rosa Avenue to Pierson Street. Murals, sculptures, bike paths, and colorful benches are just a few reasons why the PMG is the most frequently visited stretch of creek in all of Santa Rosa. **Other creeks where CSP activities occurred include Austin, Coffey, College, Cooper, Ducker, Forestview, Gravenstein, Indian, Lornadell, Peterson, Pomo, Poppy, Rincon, Sierra Park, Spirit, and Todd Creeks and the Laguna de Santa Rosa. ***Total volume of trash includes trash removed by volunteers, City staff, Supervised Adult Crews, and Youth Corps. Additional trash removed by Sonoma County Water Agency, Parks staff, and Public Works field crews is not included. Santa Rosa Creek, being the largest creek in the City, had a significant amount of trash removed. This trash can be attributed to chronic homeless camp areas, littering by users of the popular creek trails that follow the creek, and relatively easy access to the creek which makes it suitable for 4 P age

8 volunteer cleanups. Trash pollution causes creeks to be unwelcoming, even unsafe for public health. This reduces the community s interest in creek stewardship and education. Some creeks such as Russell have become so heavily impacted by trash and homeless issues that it discourages appropriate public use. The Prince Memorial Greenway on Santa Rosa Creek also suffers from trash, yet it received more volunteer hours than any other creek, let alone stretch of creek, which shows a profound community connection and interest in improving the health and public enjoyment of this area. A few of the larger creeks such as Matanzas and Brush Creeks had relatively low amounts of trash removed and were far cleaner relative to other creeks in Santa Rosa, which is likely a feature of the higher socio-economic level of the neighborhoods that surround these creeks. Smaller creeks which are mainly grouped in with the Others category of Figure 2, have a significant amount of education hours, as well as volunteer hours, which is largely attributable to the proximity of schools and community centers.. Top left: First Saturday Cleanup volunteers at Olive Park. Top right: Lower Colgan Creek Restoration Phase 1 native planting and cleanup. Bottom left: Creek Stewards plant sedges at Flat Rock Park. Bottom right: Elementary students decorate a catch basin that drains to Colgan Creek. 2 P age

9 Creek Cleanups Supervised Adult Crews (SAC) In 67 workdays, SAC removed 750 yards 3 of trash and debris that had been deposited in or near creeks or entered creeks through the storm drain system. The clear majority of the trash was associated with homeless camps. Working with the Police, SAC cleaned up 118 active camps and removed 294 abandoned camps near creeks. A significant achievement of the CSP was receiving a CalRecycle grant in 2015 which gained the Program nearly $400,000 in funding to abate illegal disposal of trash from homeless camps on City creeks. Besides increasing the number of work days with SAC for creek cleanups, CalRecycle funding has helped the CSP install outreach signage and sponsor volunteer cleanups. Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps (SCYEC) This year the CSP worked 66 days with crews from the SCYEC. Social Advocates for Youth supervised the crews summer and fall work seasons. The Youth Corps cleaned up 131 yards 3 of trash along 24 miles of City creeks and trails. In addition, the crew removed ivy from 72 trees along creeks, cleared over 69 yards 3 of overhanging vegetation, watered plants at restoration project sites, and performed stream maintenance. Creek Cleanups by City Storm Water and Creeks Staff City staff with the Storm Water and Creeks section preformed 65 creek cleanups of dumping incidents, deposition of debris at storm drain outfalls, and homeless camps. In total, City Staff removed 98 yards 3 of trash from or adjacent to City creeks, and cleaned up 16 active and 37 abandoned homeless camps. Additionally, City staff enhanced 60 creek trailheads by improving sight lines, replacing educational signage with updated information, and maintaining trash bins, pet waste bag stations, and mileage and Ours to Protect signage. City staff received and quickly responded to 49 MySantaRosa reports from the public regarding trash in creeks, camps, and trail maintenance needs. Also, the CSP assisted Police with resolving MySantaRosa reports regarding camps and other homeless issues. (In addition, see Volunteer Creek Cleanups above.) Total Trash and Debris Removed by the Creek Stewardship Program Trash in waterways is a statewide concern and a significant issue with Santa Rosa s creeks. Some trash enters creeks through the storm drain system; a lot is littered from the creekside trails. However, most of the trash stems from the numerous camps along creeks. The CSP is proud to have helped reduce this pollution by removing a total of 1,083 yards 3 of trash in or near creeks. SAC cleaned the majority of trash, 69.3%, youth crew cleaned 12.1%, City staff cleaned 9.0%, and volunteers cleaned 9.6%. In total, 173 active camps and 409 abandoned camps were removed and cleaned. Many chronic camp areas were cleaned numerous times over the course of the year. Pollution Reduction Projects Security Fencing To reduce the amount of trash, soap, human waste, and other pollutants that enter creeks, security fencing to prevent access to frequently used camp areas under bridges was repaired and 3 P age

10 strengthened. Work occurred at the Railroad Street bridge over Santa Rosa Creek and the Guerneville Road bridge over Piner Creek. Special Trash Assessment The City, in partnership with co-permittees of the Storm Water Permit, including the Agency, conducted nine dry and wet season trash assessments and 3 special study sites at homeless camps. The assessments followed procedures set forth in the Workplan to Assess Trash in the Russian River to determine the amount, type, and source of trash within the Russian River watershed. The Final Report is in progress. Pollution Reduction and Improvements along the Creek Trail System The CSP promotes the public use of Agency access roads and the City s pathways and trail bridges that form the network of creek trails in Santa Rosa. With SAC and Youth Corps crews, CSP managed vegetation to improve visibility at street intersections, kept trails clear of encroaching growth, and reduced fire fuel loads. Mud and debris were cleared off the trails at street underpasses following storms. The Agency replaced gates to their access roads with bollards at nine locations. The installation of bollards opened up public access to 0.6 miles of new trails on College and Piner Creeks, and improved access at five other creek trailheads. To mitigate for litter resulting from public access to creeks, the CSP has installed, maintains, and oversees the servicing schedule of 80 trash cans at creek trailheads. Trash cans are serviced on a weekly basis, which amounts to 4,160 service stops per year. A colorful trash can label was developed in collaboration with Water Department s Outreach and Marketing staff. These labels will enhance the cans appearance, promote usage, and inform trail users on how to report creek issues. At creek trailheads, the CSP has installed 33 pet waste bag dispensers which are serviced by Creek Stewards. Volunteers refilled the dispensers with 90,000 pet waste bags, a 50% increase from last year. Signage identifies whether a dispenser has been adopted by a Creek Steward or if volunteers are needed for that station. CSP will continue to expand the number of pet waste stations in the upcoming year. In response to citizen reports, signs were posted in areas suffering from unauthorized vehicles using the creek trails, dumping, dog waste, dogs off leash, homeless camps, sharing the trail, littering of cigarette butts, and vandalism of creek trees. Interagency Cooperation The CSP maintains relationships with Sonoma County Sheriff s Department, Sonoma County Regional Parks, Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, Caltrans, SMART, Agency crews, and City staff in the Transportation and Public Works, Police, and Recreation and Parks Departments. Reports that the Program Coordinator receives on maintenance and cleanup needs are typically investigated further and then directed to either the responsible party, Creek Stewards, or the Supervised Adult Crews, as deemed appropriate for resolution. This year the Water and Police Departments developed an ESRI Collector App for Waterway Homeless Camps that communicates the progress of identifying, noticing, and cleaning up homeless camps. Since the Collector App went online in April 2017, a total of 137 camp and trash 4 P age

11 locations entered have been updated to a clean status. A location point can range from illegal dumping of trash along creeks, trash debris in the water, to homeless camps along creeks. This new tool greatly improves communication between City staff, and has increased the efficiency of creek cleanups. Figure 3: ESRI Collector App communicates the status of homeless camps along creeks. Reflections on the Year and Special Thanks Since 2002, the City of Santa Rosa and the Sonoma County Water Agency have worked hand in hand through the Creek Stewardship Program to enhance the health of urban creeks and the public s understanding and enjoyment of our local creeks. The CSP depends upon the willingness of community members to volunteer and to be the eyes and ears of neighborhood creeks. The CSP would like to thank the City and the Agency for continuing this tremendously successful association. Several City partners go to great lengths to support the CSP, including Recreation and Parks, Public Works field crews, and the Police Department. Officer Jesse Cude has been instrumental in improving communication and procedures that have increased the effectiveness of cleaning up camp areas. Thank you to Patricia Parker in Police and Chinmaya Lewis in Santa Rosa Water for setting up and implementing the ESRI Collector App for Waterway Homeless Camps. Julia Murphy, who moved on from CSP this year, deserves tremendous thanks for her initial work on the Collector App, developing the workplan for the Trash Assessment, and, along with Julia Gonzalez and Lauren Curiel, for creating the creek trails map. We welcome the energy and fresh ideas of Aaron Nunez, hired this year as a Natural Resource Specialist to assume Julia s work with 5 P age

12 SAC and Youth Corps. A great deal of the CSP accomplishments are due to the smiling efforts of Storm Water and Creeks interns, Kelsey Dunn and Dylan Gallagher. Stephanie Lennox, the proprietor of Envirichment, CSP s educational consultant for the past 11 years, continues to do wonders in sharing her passion and enthusiasm with thousands of Santa Rosa s youth. We are grateful for Catholic Charities assistance and their constant reminder to keep compassion at the forefront when cleaning up after people experiencing homelessness. The staff and crews of Sonoma County s Supervised Adult Crews have been incredible in braving all weather and unpleasant odors while cleaning up unbelievable amounts of trash. In conclusion, the CSP deeply appreciates every one of our 98 community and youth partners along with the many individual volunteers who are dedicated to having clean, welcoming creeks flow through the City of Santa Rosa. We extend a special thanks to the First Saturday Cleanup, Clean River Alliance, and Social Advocates for Youth, as exemplary partners. Left: Colgan Creek restoration planting with Sonoma Academy. Bottom Left: Recreation Sensation campers examine a storm drain inlet. Bottom Right: Elementary students study the CSP s new Creek Trails of Santa Rosa Map & Guide. 6 P age

13 Appendices: Appendix A: Community Partners. AmeriCan Adventures AmeriCorps Avance with Community Action Partnership Beck Law Bennett Valley Senior Center Bennett Valley Vision California Coastal Commission, Coast and Creek Cleanup Day 2016 CalSERVES City Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board City Board of Community Services City Waterways Advisory Committee Clean River Alliance Community Action Partnership Conservation Corps North Bay Day of Caring Finley Community Center First Saturday Cleanup Fleet Feet Forestview Creek Neighborhood Forgotten Felines Friends House Retirement Community Friends of the River GHD Graffiti Abatement Program Kawana Springs Neighborhood Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation Laguna Treatment Plant LandPaths National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration North Bay Industries North Bay Science Discovery Day Russian River Watershed Association Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa Southeast Greenway Campaign Sequoia Gardens SMART Sonoma County Agricultural Preserve and Open Space District Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition Sonoma County Fairgrounds Sonoma County Regional Parks Sonoma County Summer Youth Ecology Corps Sonoma County Volunteer Center Sonoma Environmental Education Coalition St. Joseph s Health Trout Unlimited Tzu Chi Union Hotel at Mission Boulevard West End Neighborhood Association 7 P age

14 Appendix B: School and Youth Partners. Biella Elementary Boy Scouts of America Brookhill Elementary Burbank Elementary Envirichment Environmental Discover Center Summer Lunch Program at Amarosa Village Summer Lunch Program at Carrillo Place Summer Lunch Program at Kawana Springs Summer Lunch Program at Olive Grove Summer Lunch Program at South Park Center French-American Charter Hidden Valley Elementary In Our Own Backyard (IOOBY) Helen Lehman Elementary Lincoln Elementary Madrone Elementary Monroe Elementary Montgomery High School Montgomery High School's Lion Club Montgomery High School's Sustainability Class North Bay Science Discovery Day Piner High School Piner High School Biology Department Pivot Charter Proctor Terrace Elementary Reach Charter Recreation Sensation at Brookhill Elementary Recreation Sensation at Helen Lehman Elementary Recreation Sensation at Lincoln Elementary Recreation Sensation at Monroe Elementary Recreation Sensation at Sheppard Elementary Recreation Sensation at Steele Lane Elementary Recreation Sensation Summer Camp Redwood Empire Food Bank Rio Lindo Academy Roseland Collegiate Preparatory Roseland Creek Elementary Santa Rosa Accelerated Elementary Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts Santa Rosa School District Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) Sonoma Academy Freshman Watershed Study Sonoma Academy High School's Fly-fishing Club Sonoma State University JUMP SSU Sigma Pi Alpha Steele Lane Elementary Strawberry Elementary Summerfield Waldorf School & Farm Village Charter 8 P age

15 Appendix C: Walks, Activities, and Educational Presentations. Date # of Sessions Walk, Activities, and Education Presentation Location/Topic/Activity 7/5/ Recreation Sensation at Monroe Elementary Creekside sit spots 7/6/ Recreation Sensation at Brookhill Elementary Creekside sit spots 7/6/ Recreation Sensation at Lincoln Elementary Creekside sit spots 7/7/ Recreation Sensation at Steele Lane Elementary Creekside sit spots 7/7/ Summer Lunch Program at Carrillo Place Apartments Creek Animal Prize Wheel 7/11/ Summer Lunch Program at Amarosa Village Creek Animal Prize Wheel 7/12/ Summer Lunch Program at South Park Center Creek Animal Prize Wheel 7/13/ Summer Lunch Program at Kawana Springs Creek Animal Prize Wheel 7/14/ Prince Memorial Greenway Walking Tour Partner Associations Discussion Walk 9/3/ Historic Downtown Walking Tour Prince Memorial Greenway 9/13/ CA Costal Cleanup at Analy High School CSP Presentation 9/17/ Family Fun Day 2016 Laguna Treatment Plant 9/20/ Sonoma Environmental Education Coalition Meeting at Laguna Foundation 9/21/ Strawberry Elementary School 4th Grade Raccoon Highway Activity 9/22/ Strawberry Elementary School 4th Grade CSP Presentation 9/23/ Pivot Charter CSP Presentation 9/23/ Roseland Creek Elementary CSP Presentation 10/12/ Roseland Creek Elementary 4th & 5th Grade Education Trash Count & Habitat Study 10/19/ Roseland University Prep CSP Presentation 10/26/ Roseland Creek Elementary 4th Grade Creek Scavenger Hunt 11/3/ Roseland Creek Elementary Plant Study 11/8/ Biella Elementary 2nd & 3rd Grade CSP Presentation 11/9/ French American Charter Creek Study 11/15/ Biella Elementary Creek Study & Scavenger Hunt 11/16/ French American Charter School Kindergarten CSP Activity See and Circle 11/18/ Biella Elementary 2nd & 3rd Grade Meet Your Creek 11/30/ Roseland Creek Elementary School 3rd Grade CSP Activity See and Circle 12/2/ Roseland Creek Elementary School 3rd Grade Creek Explorers 12/13/ French American Charter School 3rd Grade Creek Scavenger Hunt & Study Enviroscape Interactive 3/1/ Strawberry Elementary School 5th Grade Activity 9 P age

16 Date # of Sessions Walk, Activities, and Education Presentation Location/Topic/Activity 3/1/ Strawberry Elementary School 5th & 6th Grade CSP Presentation 3/3/ Strawberry Elementary School 5th Grade Creek Pollution with Enviroscape 3/7/ Strawberry Elementary School 6th Grade Water Quality Investigation 3/8/ Strawberry Elementary School 6th Grade Water Quality Investigation 3/9/ Biella Elementary 3rd Grade Raccoon Highway Activity 3/10/ Biella Elementary 2nd Grade Creek Activity 3/10/ Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter Listening for a Change 3/14/ Strawberry Elementary School 4rd Grade Water Quality Investigation 3/15/ Strawberry Elementary School 4th Grade Water Quality Investigation 3/16/ Roseland Creek Elementary 4th Grade Water Quality Investigation 3/17/ Santa Rosa City School's 5th Grade Teachers CSP Presentation 3/24/ Mulberry Farm CSP Presentation 3/28/ Roseland Creek Elementary 4th Grade Raccoon Highway Activity 4/5/ French American Charter Kindergarten CSP Presentation 4/19/ Sonoma Academy Freshman Watershed Study Plants, Storm drains, & Water Supply 4/25/ Montgomery High School Sustainability Class Creek Cleanup Discussion 4/26/ Sonoma Academy Freshman Watershed Study Water Quality Investigation 5/1/ Roseland Creek Elementary 1st Grade My Sit Spots 5/3/ Biella Elementary 2nd & 3rd Grade Creek Explorers Activity 5/3/ Sonoma Academy Freshman Watershed Study Campus Trash Survey 5/3/ Sonoma Academy Freshman Watershed Study Laguna Treatment Plant 5/5/ Roseland Creek Elementary 1st Grade Roseland Creek Walk 5/6/ Girl Scouts Troup CSP Presentation 5/9/ Montgomery High School Sustainability Class Creek Trash Survey 5/11/ Biella Elementary CSP Presentation 5/11/ Steele Lane Elementary CSP Presentation 5/12/ Helen Lehman Elementary CSP Presentation 5/12/ Lincoln Elementary CSP Presentation 5/12/ Santa Rosa Charter for the Arts CSP Presentation 5/15/ Brookhill Elementary CSP Presentation 5/15/ Burbank Elementary CSP Presentation 5/15/ Monroe Elementary CSP Presentation 5/17/ Hidden Valley Elementary CSP Presentation 10 P age

17 Date # of Sessions Walk, Activities, and Education Presentation Location/Topic/Activity 5/17/ Proctor Terrace Elementary CSP Presentation 5/17/ Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter School CSP Presentation 5/17/ Sonoma Academy Freshman Watershed Study Trash Survey 5/17/ Sonoma Academy Freshman Watershed Study Tour at Laguna Treatment Plant 5/24/ Sonoma Academy Freshman Watershed Study Cigarette Butt Survey 6/7/ Rohnert Park 4-H & Homeschool Club Trash Survey & CSP Discussion 6/10/ Whitewater Rodeo Prince Memorial Greenway 6/22/ Recreation Sensation with Sheppard Elementary Activity #1 Connection to Colgan Creek 6/22/ Recreation Sensation with Steele Lane Elementary CSP Activity #1 6/23/ Summer Lunch Program at South Park Center CSP Activity 6/26/ Recreation Sensation at Helen Lehman Elementary CSP Activity #1 6/28/ Burbank Housing at Gray's Meadow CSP Activity #1 6/28/ Recreation Sensation at Monroe Elementary CSP Activity #1 6/30/ Burbank Housing at Carrillo Place CSP Activity # Total Walks, Activities, and Educational Presentations 11 P age

18 Appendix D: Restoration and Monitoring Activities Date # of Sessions Restoration and Monitoring Location/Topic/Activity 11/8/ Bioassessment at Montgomery High School Introduction to Bioassessment 11/10/ Bioassessment at Montgomery High School Riparian Ecology and Bioassessment 11/15/ Bioassessment at Montgomery High School Background Information 11/17/ Bioassessment at Montgomery High School Field Day Job Task 11/29/ Bioassessment at Montgomery High School Field Day Job Task 12/6/ Bioassessment at Montgomery High School Laboratory Day 12/13/ Bioassessment at Montgomery High School Bioassessment Wrap Up 12/16/ IOOBY with Steele Lane Elementary Poppy Creek Restoration Planting 1/18/ Trout Unlimited Education Introduction Colgan Creek 1/19/ Trout Unlimited Education Introduction Colgan Creek 1/21/ Sonoma Academy Fishing Club Colgan Creek Restoration Planting 1/23/ Trout Unlimited Education Field Sampling Training 1/24/ Trout Unlimited Education Field Sampling Training 1/25/ Trout Unlimited Education Field Day Sampling 1/26/ Trout Unlimited Education Field Day Sampling 1/27/ Trout Unlimited Education Watershed Study Wrap Up 2/1/ IOOBY at Kawana Springs Creek Invasive Removal and Native Planting 2/15/ IOOBY at Kawana Springs Creek Invasive Removal and Native Planting 4/7/ Bioassessment at Piner High School Introduction to Bioassessment 4/14/ Bioassessment at Piner High School Riparian Ecology and Bioassessment 4/17/ Bioassessment at Piner High School Background Information 4/18/ Bioassessment at Piner High School Field Day Job Task 4/19/ Bioassessment at Piner High School Field Day Sampling 4/20/ Bioassessment at Piner High School Field Day Sampling 4/25/ Bioassessment at Piner High School Laboratory Day 4/26/ Bioassessment at Piner High School Laboratory Day 5/3/ Bioassessment at Piner High School Bioassessment Wrap Up 5/4/ Bioassessment at Piner High School Bioassessment Wrap Up Total Restoration and Monitoring Activities 12 P age

19 Appendix E: Volunteer Creek Cleanups Date Volunteer Creek Cleanup Location 7/2/2016 First Saturday Cleanup Prince Memorial Greenway 7/10/2016 Tzu Chi Forestview Creek 7/12/2016 North Bay Industries Santa Rosa Creek 7/19/2016 Recreation Sensation at Monroe Elementary Paulin Creek 7/20/2016 Recreation Sensation at Lincoln Elementary Santa Rosa Creek 7/21/2016 Recreation Sensation at Brookhill Elementary Matanzas Creek 7/25/2016 Recreation Sensation at Steele Lane Elementary Poppy Creek 7/31/2016 GHD Engineering consultant Roseland Creek 8/6/2016 First Saturday Cleanup Prince Memorial Greenway 8/10/2016 North Bay Industries Prince Memorial Greenway 9/3/2016 First Saturday Cleanup Prince Memorial Greenway 9/14/2016 Day of Caring Prince Memorial Greenway 9/14/2016 North Bay Industries Prince Memorial Greenway 9/17/2016 Coast and Creek Cleanup 2016 Prince Memorial Greenway 9/24/2016 Forestview Neighborhood Group Forestview Creek 9/24/2016 Montgomery High School's Lions Club Spring Creek 10/1/2016 First Saturday Cleanup Prince Memorial Greenway 10/1/2016 Bennett Valley Vision Sierra Park Creek 10/1/2016 Sonoma State University JUMP Lower Colgan Creek Restoration 10/1/2016 Sonoma State University JUMP Prince Memorial Greenway 10/5/2016 North Bay Industries Santa Rosa Creek 10/9/2016 Tzu Chi Santa Rosa Creek 10/19/2016 Roseland University Prep Santa Rosa Creek 10/22/2016 Community Action Partnership Prince Memorial Greenway 11/5/2016 First Saturday Cleanup Prince Memorial Greenway 11/6/2016 Sonoma State University Sigma Pi Alpha Prince Memorial Greenway 11/12/2016 Flat Rock Park Volunteer Day Santa Rosa & Brush Creek 11/29/2016 Matanzas Creek Cleanup Matanzas Creek 12/3/2016 First Saturday Cleanup Prince Memorial Greenway 12/10/2016 Flat Rock Park Volunteer Day Santa Rosa & Brush Creek 1/7/2017 First Saturday Cleanup Prince Memorial Greenway 1/15/2017 Clean River Alliance Prince Memorial Greenway 1/16/2017 Martin Luther King Day of Service Piner Creek 1/18/2017 Sonoma Academy Intersession Kawana Springs Creek 1/21/2017 Sonoma Academy Fishing Club Colgan Creek 1/25/2017 Trout Unlimited Education & Cleanup Colgan Creek 1/26/2017 Trout Unlimited Education & Cleanup Colgan Creek 2/4/2017 First Saturday Cleanup Prince Memorial Greenway 2/5/2016 Clean River Alliance Santa Rosa Creek 2/11/2017 Montgomery High School's Lions Club Spring Creek 2/15/2017 Clean River Alliance Santa Rosa Creek 2/19/2017 Clean River Alliance Prince Memorial Greenway 2/25/2017 Flat Rock Park Volunteer Day Santa Rosa & Brush Creek 3/4/2017 First Saturday Cleanup Prince Memorial Greenway 13 P age

20 Date Volunteer Creek Cleanup Location 3/5/2017 Clean River Alliance Santa Rosa Creek 3/12/2017 Clean River Alliance Santa Rosa Creek 3/12/2017 Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts Santa Rosa Creek 3/16/2017 Clean River Alliance & Summerfield Waldorf School Santa Rosa Creek 3/18/2017 Flat Rock Park Volunteer Day Santa Rosa & Brush Creek 3/25/2017 Avance with Community Action Partnership Prince Memorial Greenway 3/26/2017 Clean River Alliance Santa Rosa Creek 4/1/2017 First Saturday Cleanup Prince Memorial Greenway 4/4/2017 Clean River Alliance & Summerfield Waldorf School Santa Rosa Creek 4/8/2017 Colgan Creek Volunteer Day Colgan Creek 4/9/2017 Tzu Chi Forestview Creek 4/11/2017 AmeriCan Adventures Prince Memorial Greenway 4/15/2017 Sequoia Gardens & Clean River Alliance Santa Rosa Creek 4/22/2017 Community Action Partnership w/ St. Joseph s Health Prince Memorial Greenway 4/22/2017 Earth Day on the Greenway Prince Memorial Greenway 4/22/2017 Bennett Valley Vision Sierra Park Creek 4/25/2017 AmeriCan Adventures Prince Memorial Greenway 4/29/2017 Village Charter School Clean-a-thon Peterson Creek 5/3/2017 Biella Elementary Steele Creek 5/6/2017 First Saturday Cleanup Prince Memorial Greenway 5/7/2017 Clean River Alliance Piner Creek 5/9/2017 Montgomery High School Sustainability Class Spring Creek 5/13/2017 Girl Scouts Creek Cleanup Prince Memorial Greenway 5/18/2017 Helen Lehman Elementary Campus Steele Creek 5/19/2017 Lincoln Elementary Campus Santa Rosa Creek 5/19/2017 Monroe Element Campus Paulin Creek 5/23/2017 Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts Poppy Creek 5/23/2017 Steele Lane Elementary Campus Poppy Creek 5/24/2017 Strawberry School Campus Sierra Park Creek 5/25/2017 AmeriCan Adventures Prince Memorial Greenway 5/25/2017 Biella Elementary Campus Steele Creek 5/25/2017 Burbank Elementary Campus Prince Memorial Greenway 5/26/2017 Roseland Creek Elementary Campus Roseland Creek 5/30/2017 Brookhill Elementary Campus Matanzas Creek 5/30/2017 Proctor Terrace Elementary Campus Santa Rosa Creek 5/31/2017 Hidden Valley Elementary Campus Santa Rosa Creek 5/31/2017 Santa Rosa Accelerated Charter Brush Creek 6/2/2016 Clean River Alliance Santa Rosa Creek 6/3/2017 First Saturday Cleanup Prince Memorial Greenway 6/5/2017 Village Charter School Campus Peterson Creek 6/7/2017 Rohnert Park 4-H & Homeschool Club Todd Creek 6/12/2017 Clean River Alliance Piner Creek 6/19/2017 Clean River Alliance Prince Memorial Greenway Total Volunteer Creek Cleanups 14 P age

21 Appendix F: Calendar of CSP Activities for Fiscal Year Calendar of Creek Stewardship Program Activities for Fiscal Year Creek Stewardship Program Components ED Walks, Event, & Environmental Education RM Restoration & Monitoring VOLVolunteer Creek Cleanups SAC Supervised Adult Crew YC Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps Total Number of Activities/Workdays 172 Activities 60 Activities 87 Activities 67 Workdays 66 Workdays S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 SAC VOL July 2016 August 2016 September YC YC YC YC YC YC YC VOL SAC VOL ED(3) ED(6) ED(4) ED VOL YC YC YC ED SAC VOL SAC YC YC YC SAC ED ED ED VOL VOL YC YC YC YC SAC SAC YC YC YC ED SAC VOL VOL VOL VOL ED(2) VOL(2 ED YC YC YC SAC YC YC YC ED(3) SAC VOL (2) VOL ED ED (3) ED(2) VOL YC YC YC SAC S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S October VOL(4 November 2016 December YC YC YC SAC YC YC ED(3) SAC VOL SAC VOL VOL ED VOL YC YC YC SAC VOL YC YC YC VOL YC YC YC SAC VOL SAC ED(4) ED ED(3) RM SAC RM RM YC YC YC SAC VOL YC YC YC RM SAC SAC ED(2) SAC ED ED(5) ED(4) ED(3) RM RM (2) VOL RM YC YC YC SAC YC SAC SAC ED YC YC YC YC SAC RM(3) VOL ED Walk, Event, & Environmental Education RM Restoration & Monitoring VOL Volunteer Creek Cleanups YC Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps SAC Supervised Adult Crew (#) Quantity of Sessions in a Day ED(3) 15 P age

22 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S January 2017 February 2017 March VOL RM SAC VOL ED(4) SAC VOL ED(2) SAC VOL SAC SAC VOL VOL SAC ED(3) ED(2) ED SAC ED(2) VOL VOL RM(4 RM(4) RM RM SAC VOL(2) SAC ED(3) ED(2) ED SAC VOL VOL VOL VOL VOL ED SAC RM(4 RM(4 RM(4) SAC VOL SAC SAC VOL SAC SAC VOL RM(4 VOL VOL RM(8 ED SAC SAC VOL SAC ED YC SAC S M T W T F S S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 April 2017 VOL May 2017 June SAC VOL ED(4) SAC VOL SAC RM RM SAC ED SAC VOL RM (2) ED(4) ED(7) ED(5) VOL VOL VOL SAC VOL SAC VOL VOL SAC ED(2) ED(4) SAC VOL SAC ED SAC ED RM (2) VOL ED(6) VOL VOL SAC RM (2) RM (2) RM (2) SAC VOL(3) SAC ED(9) VOL SAC YC YC SAC RM (2) ED(9) ED(6) VOL(2) VOL SAC RM RM SAC VOL SAC VOL(2) ED (2) VOL(3) SAC YC YC YC SAC ED(2) ED(6) VOL VOL VOL ED(6) ED VOL VOL(2) VOL(3) YC YC ED(3) YC ED ED(3) ED Walk, Event, & Environmental Education RM Restoration & Monitoring VOL Volunteer Creek Cleanups YC Sonoma County Youth Ecology Corps SAC Supervised Adult Crew (#) Quantity of Sessions in a Day 16 P age