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2020 Docent Training Graduation
Docent training was held on 8 consecutive Thursdays in January and February. While most sessions were at the Community Center, there were two visits to Shollenberger Park. Current docents were...
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Monthly Bird Survey at Ellis Creek: January 2020
Tuesday, January 14, was the bimonthly bird survey at Ellis Creek for the Petaluma Wetlands Alliance (PWA). Shortly after 7 AM, the team was greeted by this incredible pink sunrise reflecting in the...
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Monthly Bird Survey at Shollenberger: December 2019
On Wednesday, December 11, the bird survey team met at 7 AM at Shollenberger Park for December’s Petaluma Wetlands Alliance (PWA) survey. A drizzly, wet and cold morning greeted us, but the...
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Monthly Bird Survey at Shollenberger: October 2019
Monday, October 21, was the bimonthly bird survey at Shollenberger Park. The sunrise greeted us with the promise of a wonderful day at Shollenberger Park for October’s Petaluma Wetlands...
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Eagle Scout completes project at Shollenberger
Aiden Gilmore finished his Eagle Scount project today at Shollenberger Park by leding Troop74 in refurbishing 5 benches and 1 kiosk. The benches got bolts tightened, surfaces brushed and sanded and...
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Owl Boxes Cleaned Out, Camera Now In One.
Len Nelson lead of team to helpers and over several mornings was able to clean out all of the 19 owl boxes in Ellis Creek. Most are on the path next to Ellis Creak. The largest one is in the...
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Alman Marsh Kiosk Refurbished
Kiosk next to Adobe Creek in Alman Marsh has been refurbished. Work crew came a week ago to clean out the insect homes and spider webs and then we put in new windows and then it got several coats of...
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Mowing of Pickleweed at Shollenberger Oct 14-18.
The Shollenberger Marsh Management, Maintenance and Monitoring Plan was approved by USFWS in 2014 and requires annual maintenance of pickleweed in the Shollenberger dredge disposal site. This...
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Author Presentation of Petaluma Wetlands Field Guide at Copperfield’s Books in Petaluma
Friday September 27 at 7pm Copperfield’s Book Store, Petaluma Copperfields flyer The Petaluma Wetlands Field Guide identifies and describes 200 common species of plants and animals observable...
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Monthly Bird Survey at Shollenberger: August 2019
Tuesday, August 20, was the bimonthly bird survey at Shollenberger Park. The team set out at 7 AM into a cool and cloudy morning. One of the first birds spotted was this Common Gallinule with its...
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