Creek Week 2009
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Clean a Roseville creek from the site list on April 18th, receive a ticket to pick up your free t-shirt at Earth Day.
Creek Week celebrates the importance of our urban nature areas with volunteer work and educational events. As many as 800 residents have participated in previous years.
This year Creek Week will be from April 18th to April 26th. On Saturday April 18th volunteers will clean up trash at a number of sites. There will be a work day on Saturday, April 25th when volunteers will work on open space areas in Rocklin, Roseville, and Placer County. Work will include planting, removing invasive weeds, and other maintenance. During the week there will be nature walks and presentations about wild life.
This year’s theme “Creek Friendly Landscaping - Start at the Source” reminds us that our yards and city streets, parking lots, and other parts of our landscape determine the health of our creeks. What we do in our yards is a big part of whether our creeks have fish in them and even how much they flood. Check out this brochure and the River friendly website for more details.
Please check the Site List (located under Creek Week Downloads in the right column) for a location you're interested in and sign up yourself and/or group for the clean-up!
2009 Creek Week Activities List
April 18th to 26th
"Creek Friendly Landscaping, Start at the Source"
OUTINGS
Insect repellent, sturdy shoes, long pants, and a hat are suggested
Backyard Birds along Linda Creek
Monday, April 20th, 6:00 pm
Join veteran birder, Chad Aakre of Restoration Resources, in a walk to see the many species of the riparian forest in urban Roseville. Meet at Sierra Gardens School, 711 Oakridge Dr (Sunrise to Coloma). Bring binoculars and field guides if you have them. For more information contact Dry Creek Conservancy, 773-6575 or dcc@surewest.net
Beavers on Miners Ravine
Tuesday, April 21st, 6:30 pm
Learn about the life of beavers and why their population is growing from local beaver expert, Mary Tappel. You may want to bring a flashlight for the return trip. For more information contact Dry Creek Conservancy, 773-6575 or dcc@surewest.net
Wild Bat presentation
Wednesday, April 22nd, 6:00 pm
Dave Wyatt, longtime member of the Sacramento City College biology faculty, will discuss bat ecology, significance to humans, fun facts, and lead a demonstration of the processes to observe them such as nets for catching them, acoustic monitoring bat detection systems, and spot lights for visual recognition while they are flying. Meet at trailhead near UA theaters parking lot at Eureka and North Sunrise. For more information contact Dry Creek Conservancy, 773-6575 or dcc@surewest.net
Woodcreek Nature Center Tour
Thursday, April 22nd, 6:00 pm
Join student docents as they lead a tour of the Nature Center. Meet at the entrance to Roseville Aquatics Complex next to Woodcreek High School at 2551 Woodcreek Oaks Blvd.
Creek & Open Space Clean-Ups and Work Days
**Free T-shirts for Creek Week Volunteers**
City of Roseville
Saturday, April 18th, 9am – noon
Roseville Creek & Open Space Clean-up
Choose from one of thirteen different creek or open space to clean, and sign up yourself and/or your group. Please complete the sign-up form to join one of the clean-up crews.
Saturday, April 18th, 9am – noon
Kaseberg Creek Restoration Project
Volunteers are needed to plant oaks and willows along the creek in Mahany Park under supervision of Roseville City staff and Restoration Resources. Meet at the library at 1545 Pleasant Grove Blvd in Roseville. Please RSVP with Dry Creek Conservancy at dcc@surewest.net or at 773-6575.
Saturday, April 25th, 9am - noon
Drought Tolerant Landscaping Project
Mahany Regional Park
Volunteers are needed to join with American Civil Constructors and City staff to convert lawn to drought tolerant landscaping. Exact meeting spot TBA. Mahany Park is located at 1545 Pleasant Grove Blvd in Roseville. Please RSVP with Dry Creek Conservancy at dcc@surewest.net or at 773-6575.
City of Rocklin
Saturday, April 18th @ 9:00 a.m.
Lone Tree Park tree planting
Sierra Meadows, Clover Valley, Woodside, and Pebble Creek parks redwood bollards power washing and re-staining.
Contact: Carmel Lindner at (916) 625-5057 or carmel.lindner@rocklin.ca.us
OTHER AREA EVENTS:
City of Roseville
City of Roseville – Celebrate the Earth
Saturday, April 18th, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Environmentally friendly products, services and practices; musical and children's entertainment, family story time, food, vendors, and exhibits; and much more!
Mahany Regional Park, Roseville.
More info at www.roseville.ca.us/explore/earth_day/default.asp
City of Lincoln
Sixth Annual Creek Day Trash Clean-Up
Saturday, April 18th, 9:00 am – Noon
Volunteers for removing trash and debris at sites in Auburn Ravine and Markham Ravine. Trash bags, bottled water, and a few pick-up sticks will be provided. Free hot dog BBQ following the clean-up at 12:30 at McBean Park. Boots, gloves, hat, long pants, long sleeve shirts, insect repellant, and sunscreen are recommended. For more information: Paul Denzler at 916-622-5246 or www.lincolnopenspace.org .
Town of Loomis
Earth Day
Saturday, April 25th, noon to 4:00 pm, at the Loomis Train Depot
Environmental and open space info, products and services, Yard Sale, Kite Flying to promote wind power, Quilt Show, and local bluegrass band, the Station Pickers.
Sacramento Area Creeks Council
Friday, April 17th to Saturday, April 25th
Be part of an area-wide volunteer effort to improve and enhance our urban waterways by collecting and removing trash and debris as well as invasive exotic plants. Activities throughout the county including the cleanup on Saturday April 25th.
For more information see www.creekweek.net
Sierra College
Earth Day
Wednesday April 22 and Thursday April 23, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
Sponsored by Ecostudents, the “Home Grown” theme includes local foods, farmers market, sustainable businesses, music, watersheds, native flora and fauna, and public transportation.
Sierra Summit 2009: The Present and Future of California’s Water Resources
Friday, April 17, 10:00 to 3:00 pm, Dietrich Theatre
Speakers: Jim Branham, Sierra Nevada Conservancy; Kamyar Guivetchi, Department of Water Resources; Mike Chrisman, Resources Agency; Dr. Jeff Mount, UC Davis; Dr. Joshua Viers, UC Davis; Jim Canaday, State Water Resources Control Board (retired); Jeff Darlington, Placer Land Trust; David Breninger, Placer County Water Agency.
More information and pre-registration form at www.sierracollege.edu/SierraSummit
Adelante High School
Activities include a riparian mural for the science building, maintenance of previous restoration plantings, riparian plant identification, and planning a rain garden site on campus. Contact Katie Palatinus at kpalatinus@rjuhsd.us
Placer County Creek Week is organized by a committee of local schools, businesses and agencies led by Dry Creek Conservancy. Donations are solicited from local government and businesses to cover organizational costs and Creek Week T-shirts for all volunteers.