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Pozo Family gather at their bench together for first time.

by John Shribbs | 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

by John Shribbs | 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...

3 days of Earth Day Cleanup at Shollenberger Park Central Pond

by John Shribbs | Apr 22, 2021 | Categories: John Shribbs and Shollenberger. | 2 Comments

Twelve people showed up today to help pick up the litter that came with the river dredging. PWA showed up in force as well as some FOPR folks and Sunrise Rotary. This is the first of a 3 day event....

Barn Owls under web cam at ECWRF have 5 eggs

by John Shribbs | 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

by John Shribbs | 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

by John Shribbs | 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

by John Shribbs | 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....

Try a stroll at Ellis Creek

by John Shribbs | Dec 2, 2020 | Categories: Birds and Ellis Creek. | 1 Comment

Try a stroll at Ellis Creek with a pair of binoculars and a mask in the next week or so if you want to see some cool birds. On Saturday, November 28, Andy LaCasse led the monthly nature walk there....

Shollenberger Cleanup

by John Shribbs | 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...