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Past Events

Coming up in September...... More info below.....
Monday, Sept 5 Mitchell Canyon Hike with the Sierra Club - Delta Group
Saturday, Sept 17 Coastal Clean-up Day in Concord's Brazil Quarry Park
Saturday, Sept 24 2005 GPS Survey of Mt Diablo Creek - 2nd day

We're pleased to cooperate with Contra Costa County again to survey another stretch of Mt Diablo Creek. We will use hand-held GPS units to records our observations of habitat conditions, such as bank materials and streamside plants. This effort is part of a county-wide creek mapping program that provides baseline data and helps volunteers plan restoration projects. Starting from the point where we left off last year in Clayton, we'll walk downstream in the creek channel. We hope to get all the way to Kirker Pass Road this year!

We would love to have your help! If you have not participated in the County's GPS Survey program before, you MUST attend the training on August 24. If you helped us last year you don't have to attend the training but we do need you to RSVP for one or both dates so we can build our surveying teams and let you know the details. Jessica Hamburger, Mt Diablo Ck Watershed Coordinator at the CCRCD, is the lead survey organizer this year.

Mitchell Canyon Hike with Sierra Club - Delta Group
Monday, Sept 5 4:00 PM
Mount Diablo State Park, Clayton.
Leisurely loop walk to enjoy afternoon breezes on mostly shaded trails. Meet at Interpretive Center parking area ($3 parking fee). Back by 6 p.m. After hike, optional stop nearby for refreshments and sociability. For info call leaders Janess Hanson 925/458-0860 or Lucy Henderson 925/254-2898.

Mount Diablo Creek Watershed Planning Group Meeting
Wednesday, September 14, 6-8 pm
Contra Costa Farm Bureau Hall, 5554 Clayton Rd., Concord
We will continue our work on the mission statement and discuss forming committees to work on different topics.

Coastal Clean-up Day in Concord's Brazil Quarry Park
Saturday morning, Sept 17
More information soon - stay tuned.

GPS Survey of Mt Diablo Creek
Saturday, Sept 24 9:00 am to 1 pm (or later if we want to)
Location To Be Announced -
Please RSVP to Lisa Anich at glanich@california.com or Jessica Hamburger, Contra Costa RCD, at jessica.hamburger@ca.nacdnet.net

Wildlife Night Hike in Mitchell Canyon, Mount Diablo State Park
Saturday, October 8, 7:30 pm
Meet in the State Park parking lot at the end of Mitchell Canyon Road for a tour with John Roskelley of Mount Diablo State Park and wildlife biologist Jim Hale.

Water Quality Monitoring Training Session
Saturday, October 29, Monitoring Leaders meet 9am-noon, Volunteers meet 1-4 pm
Location to be determined.
Erick Burres of the State Water Board’s Clean Water Team will train volunteers and monitoring leaders in monitoring techniques and quality control procedures.
Contact: Lisa ich, Friends of Mount Diablo Creek, glanich@california.com.An