What's Going on in our Backyard?
S.P.A.W.N (Salmon Protection and Watershed Network) is a local conservationist organization that works to improve the conditions for the coho salmon that spawn in our local creeks.
Since their listing as endangered in 1997, wild coho salmon have begun a slow but steady comeback to their native Central California streams. The largest remaining run of Central California coho is found in the Bay Area, in Marin County's Lagunitas watershed. Here, stream habitats critical to the well-being of this endangered fish species are being restored by local environmental groups with the enthusiastic support of the surrounding communities.
Back to the original question-what is going on in our backyard- SPAWN volunteers cultivate native plants that they then use to restore creek banks.
This is where it all starts: seedlings, sprouts and shoots. SPAWN volunteers nurture hundreds of native plants to be planted along the creeks in the watershed. Inside the shade house-dogwood, redwood, valley oak, scrub oaks, and native grasses. The greenhouse protects the more vulnerable seedlings.
Read more about what the SPAWN volunteers have done and how their work has benefited coho salmon, visit http://www.spawnusa.org/index.html .
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