- The Petaluma Wetlands Alliance (PWA) is a committee of Madrone Audubon and a partner with the City of Petaluma
- Petaluma Public Wetlands are: Shollenberger Park, Alman Marsh, and Ellis Creek
- Shollenberger Park is named after
Richard Shollenberger, former park chief - Shollenberger has three purposes – dredge-spoils site, park trail, and habitat for wildlife
- Shollenberger was opened in 1996
- Location has been used as dredge-spoils site since the 1970s
- Last dredging of Petaluma River channel was in 2003
- Marina dredge spoils are also deposited at this site
- Shollenberger loop trail is 2.03 miles
- Trail from Petaluma Sheraton to the Shollenberger iron bridge is 0.9 miles
- Ellis Creek, opened in July 2009, has over three miles of trails and connects to Shollenberger
- Habitats: seasonal pond, freshwater channels, upland, tidal salt marsh, and riparian areas
- Over 220 bird species have been identified at Shollenberger/Alman Marsh
- Over 150 plant species have been identified at Shollenberger/Alman Marsh
- On this website are hundreds of photos of the animals and plants found in these wetlands
- On an average day over 400 people walk the Shollenberger loop trail
- The public uses the park to enjoy nature, walk their dogs, picnic, photograph, jog, etc.
- PRBO Conservation Science is located at the southeast corner of Shollenberger
- There are over 50 active volunteer park docents (2012)
- Park docents provide educational service to 800-900 local schoolchildren each year
- Educational services are provided at no expense to the schools
- Park docents provide tours for hundreds of adults each year
- Park docents do research on Tree Swallows, heron/egret colonies, and monthly bird surveys
- Park docents remove nonnative plants and plant native species
- Thousands of native plants have been introduced as part of Habitat Restoration
A committee of Madrone Audubon
