Friends of Gualala River Protecting the Gualala River watershed and the species living within it
The Gualala River Stream Team’s next monitoring event will be in August!
When: Saturday, August 19th, 9:00 a.m. sharp! to 11:00 a.m.
Where: Meet at the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy (RCLC) Mill Bend Preserve, 46902 Old Stage Rd., Gualala (take the gravel road 400ft from Highway 1)
When you arrive, we will divide into four teams (each with a team leader to provide support and refresher training as needed). Each team will monitor one of the four sites. You can decide which site you would like to work depending on how much time you have and if you would like to walk, drive or paddle! Our goal is to get started quickly and finish up by 11 a.m.
FYI: We hunted for the Lamprey redds we observed back in June in the south fork of the Gualala, just above the north fork, but we could not find them. Although there was still good water flow to keep them alive, unfortunately (just as I feared), there were tire tracks through the area where the eggs had been buried in the gravel nests. A messy, dirty, fire pit, and a very large truck tire were also left behind on the adjacent gravel bar. Too bad, and very sad.
On a lighter note, a small team of volunteers collected the July samples and the results show the water quality conditions are within the acceptable range for survival of most aquatic species that should be present in the Gualala River. Come on back coho! If you can make it in August, please RSVP and sign up on our Gualala River Stream Team Facebook
See you soon, and thanks again for your important dedication,
Timmarie
530 342-6620 (office)
530 519-2826 (cell)
Redwood Coast Land Conservancy and Friends of Gualala River are partnering with The Stream Team in this volunteer, community-based project.
For more info: Gualala River Stream Team Stewardship Project – Introduction
