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2012

January 27, 2012   NBC Bay Area News Interview with SPAWN Executive Director - January 24, 2012

January 23, 2012   CBS Channel 5 Interview with SPAWN Executive Director

 
2011

December 15, 2011   SPAWN on ABC Channel 7 News

August 10, 2011   Superior Court Rules Against Disgruntled Residents Attempt to Have Salmon Lawsuit Thrown Out of Court

May 25, 2011   SPAWN's FREE Summer Salmon Institute for Teachers Highlights the Connection of Local Watersheds to Ocean Health
A continuing professional development program in environmental education for teachers

May 18, 2011   SPAWN Partners with COHO Wines
Your Purchase of Fine Wine Can Help SPAWN Save Salmon!

May 16, 2011   10,000 Rain Gardens Project Final Report Now Available
SPAWN and MMWD Project Issues Future Recommendations

March 31, 2011   Salmon Protection and Watershed Network Partners with Marin-Based Firm
SPAWN Will Receive Donations for Salmon Protection through Home Transactions

 
2010

September 15, 2010   Marin County Officials Fail to Protect Endangered Coho Salmon SPAWN asks Court to Intervene

September 9, 2010   "One, Two, Three, Save Some For Me" Youth-Based Watershed Conservation
SPAWN's Roots & Shoots Program Launches in Marin County with an Art Challenge in the Classrooms!

September 6, 2010   COUNTY OF MARIN FAILS TO PROTECT CRITICAL HABITAT FOR ENDANGERED COHO SALMON
Leading Aquatic Scientists Call on Supervisors to End Delays for Coho Stream Protections

August 25, 2010   Landowners in the San Geronimo Valley Receive Financial Help from Salmon Restorationists
Six Non-County Maintained' Dirt Roads To Be Improved To Reduce Stream Sedimentaton & Road Failures

July 27, 2010   It's Now Or Never for Critically Endangered Coho Salmon in Marin County
Marin Supervisors Need to Take Action

 
2009

December 3, 2009   New Water Conservation Partnership Between SPAWN and MMWD Will Promote Rainwater Harvesting in Marin
SPAWN Launches 10,000 Raingardens Project

October 7, 2009   The Salmon Enhancement Plan: Why San Geronimo Valley Salmon Need Our Support

September 29, 2009   SPAWN reports indicate coho salmon populations in Marin survive driest conditions on record!
Valley produces 40% of smolts in <10% of watershed area.

September 21, 2009   Community Tours to Prepare Bay Area Residents to Harvest the Rains

August 15, 2009   California's Lost Salmon by QUEST
SPAWN's efforts for Lagunita coho featured on KQED

 
2008

August 13, 2008   San Geronimo Valley Listed as a Priority Conservation Area By Association of Bay Area Governments

July 24, 2008   Water Conservation Initiative Protects Against Drought, Fight Global Warming & Helps Protect Salmon Streams

July 24, 2008   Oysters vs. Wilderness in Point Reyes National Seashore
A Dissection of the Department of Interior's Investigator's Report

July 5, 2008   SPAWN Receives 2nd Environmental Award in as Many Months
Staff Biologists Receive Peter Behar Memorial Award from the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin and Marin Conservation League's 2008 Ted Wellman Award Presented to Organization

April 25, 2008   SPAWN Receives Marin Conservation League's 2008 Ted Wellman Award

February 5, 2008   MARIN SALMON POPULATIONS PLUMMET
Worst Spawning Numbers in 12 Years Raise Fears for Recovery

January 29, 2008   Oil Spill Impact Assessment for Redwood Creek Coho Salmon
Letter submitted to NOAA and CA DFG.

 
2007

September 9, 2007   LEADING SCIENTISTS CRITICIZE MARIN SUPERVISORS OVER LACK OF PROTECTIONS FOR ENDANGERED SALMON
Hundreds of Scientists and Thousands of Residents Call on Supervisors to Enact Stronger Creek Protections

August 17, 2007   San Geronimo Valley Nominated as Priority Conservation Area

August 2, 2007   Will coho salmon survive us?

 
2006

November 20, 2006   Harvesting Stormwater, Saving our Endangered Salmon and Creeks.

July 8, 2006   New Consumer Pesticide Warnings Will Protect Salmon
Thousands Of Home And Garden Stores To Carry

 
2005

June 18, 2005   Bay Area Coho Salmon Listing Changed to Endangered

February 8, 2005   County of Marin Denied Rehearing on its Violations of CEQA
California Court of Appeals Consents to Conservationists Request to Publish Important Decision

 
2004

December 20, 2004   County of Marin in Violation of CEQA
Ruling by California Court of Appeals Requires CEQA Review for New House in Sensitive Creekside Habitat

April 26, 2004   Another Non-Native Species Found in West Marin's Creeks
Spiny Softshell Turtle, native to the Midwest Could Spell Trouble for Native Salmon and Trout

April 18, 2004   U.S. District Court Keeps No-Spray Pesticide Buffers in Place to Protect Salmon
Ruling Protects Bay Area Salmon Populations

 
2003

November 7, 2003   County of Marin Found to Be in Violation of CEQA in Approving New House on Sensitive Creekside Habitat
Marin Superior Court Judge Stops Creekside Development Along San Geronimo Creek in West Marin

May 29, 2003   Salmon Info, Activities and Gifts Surfaces at Lagunitas Deli
Store Provides Space to Publicize Volunteer Opportunities and to Sell "Fishy" Books, Pins, t-shirts and other gift items to benefit SPAWN

 
2002

December 12, 2002   New Brochure and Map Detailing Where to See Salmon in Marin Now Available
Fish Protectors Include Tips on How to View Salmon Without Disturbing Them

December 3, 2002   Sea Turtle Swims into and Haulsout on Tomales Bay, Ca, Beach
Extremely Unusual Occurrence Possibly Related to El Nino

November 26, 2002   Barriers to Salmon Migration Prioritized for Repair
New Report Identifies 53 Barriers in Marin County's Lagunitas Watershed

 


   COUNTY OF MARIN FAILS TO PROTECT CRITICAL HABITAT FOR ENDANGERED COHO SALMON
Leading Aquatic Scientists Call on Supervisors to End Delays for Coho Stream Protections

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