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ebike with kayak trailer

Aug 25, 2021 | Categories: John Shribbs and News. | 0 Comments

I finally pulled my kayak out of the garage, tried it out on Petaluma River, and want to take it out more often for exercise and nature serenity, so decided to come up with a way to haul it the 2...

STRAW and CGHS Native Plant Nursery

May 21, 2021 | Categories: News. | 0 Comments

Clark Miller of the Argus Courier published his article today on the Native Plant Nursery that John Shribbs, current PWA President, created at Casa Grande High School while he was a teacher...

Pozo Family gather at their bench together for first time.

Apr 29, 2021 | Categories: John Shribbs, News, and Shollenberger. | 2 Comments

Jerry and Diane Pozo finally were able to bring their family out to their new bench after all were vaccinated. This is the new style and material of bench that is guaranteed for 50 years. They are...

New Geology and Wetland Poster on PWA kiosk

Apr 26, 2021 | Categories: News. | 0 Comments

A new Wetland Poster was attached to the parking lot kiosk. This is a special print of UV protected inks on an aluminum surface. Below is a new Geology of Petaluma Poster in the PWA Kiosk near...

Barn Owls under web cam at ECWRF have 5 eggs

Mar 23, 2021 | Categories: News. | 0 Comments

On 3-22-21, Len Nelson recorded the nesting barn owl under the webcam at ECWRF changing position and 5 eggs came into view. We will be watching for hatching expected very...

Double-crested Cormorant

Mar 12, 2021 | Categories: News. | 0 Comments

Photos and story by Len Nelson It is very rare to see a Double-crested Cormorant looking straight at you to appreciate why they are so named. A local bird that has an active colony nesting site...

Donation to COTS

Jan 6, 2021 | Categories: News. | 0 Comments

We held a funding campaign for COTS Outreach a couple months ago and this week John Shribbs, President of PWA, delivered a $1400 check to Jeff Schuller, Outreach Coordinator. Also at the...

2 Owls Now in our Eucalyptus Tree Owl Box at Ellis Creek WRF

Dec 13, 2020 | Categories: Birds and News. | 0 Comments

We cleaned out all the owl boxes at the ECWRF just last month and the large Eucalyptus tree box is now occupied with two barn owls....

Shollenberger Cleanup

Nov 15, 2020 | Categories: News, Projects, Restoration, and Shollenberger. | 0 Comments

We have been working on cleaning up the plastic, rubber, and synthetic materials deposited from the dredging process. We are on Day 8 with over 100 volunteer hours from many people in our...