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Saturday, April 22 — 9 a.m. to noon

Celebrate Earth Day and enhance one of Vallejo’s most beautiful waterways! Join us at Blue Rock Springs Creek for a cleanup throughout the creek corridor.

Park for free at the Wardlaw Dog Park lot, then follow the path behind the dog park and cross the bridge. Wear comfortable clothes, sturdy shoes, hat, sunscreen, and gloves. It’s a family-friendly event (if you are under 18, you must be accompanied by an adult).

We’ll provide tools, buckets, water and refreshments. RSVP to Info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org or call (707) 373-1766 with your questions. See you there!

On Saturday, March 4, from 9 a.m. to noon, the Vallejo Watershed Alliance is delighted to partner with the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Management and GVRD for the MLK Day of Service Wildfire Prevention Project. We’ll be removing dead vegetation, aka fire fuel, in the Blue Rock Springs Corridor. Park at the main Hanns lot at 198 Skyline off Redwood Parkway. Follow the signs up the trail to the work area. To sign up, please click here.

THESE EVENTS HAVE DIFFERENT WAIVERS, so please follow the instructions above to sign up for the Hanns event.

On Saturday, March 18 from 9 a.m. to noon, meet us at the boat launch in Dan Foley Community Park (photo above) at 1461 N. Camino Alto. We’ll be removing trash from the shoreline to spruce up the area for GVRD’s upcoming Fishing in the City clinic. To RSVP, please email Info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org.

We hope you’ll join us!

The Vallejo Watershed Alliance is excited to start 2023 with two terrific events! [UPDATE: Due to weather-related issues, the proposed Jan. 14 event has been postponed. A new date will be announced soon.]

This is the best time of year to put native plants in the ground! On January 21, meet us at Glen Cove Waterfront Park, along with the Solano Resource Conservation District, GVRD, and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, to plant native grass and other plugs in the soft ground. To RSVP, please email Info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org.

Meet us at Glen Cove Waterfront Park (120 Whitesides Drive). The event will run from 9 a.m. to noon.

Please wear sturdy clothes, closed-toe shoes, hat, sunscreen, and gloves. Volunteers under 18 will need a waiver, signed by a parent or guardian. Email Info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org for more information.

Happy holidays and grateful thanks to all of you who worked with the Vallejo Watershed Alliance in 2022.

With your help, the Alliance hosted cleanups and habitat enhancement projects at Glen Cove Waterfront Park, Lake Dalwigk, Lake Chabot and Hanns Park, along Rindler Creek and Blue Rock Springs Creek. We celebrated with you at a summer BBQ at Blue Rock Springs Park, hosted an informational meeting on the expanded projects and exciting new grant funding at Lake Dalwigk, hosted a Coastal Cleanup Day site, and more.

2023 will bring many more events and changes. Mark your calendars now for Saturday, January 14, when we’ll partner with the Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership at Hanns Park (upper end) to remove vegetation and reduce wildfire risk. We’ll continue the restoration work at either Lake Dalwigk or Glen Cove Waterfront Park on Saturday, January 21 — more info on both to come in the January email.

As many of you know, after 18 years I am retiring from Vallejo Flood & Wastewater District at the end of the month. I’ll still be around, helping to bring my replacement on board and introducing all of you to smooth the transition. It’s been an amazing journey, and I am humbled by the gifts of your time, energy, joy and ideas — going all the way back to the creation of the Alliance in April 2005. I look forward to seeing more growth, more projects and most importantly, more of you in the years to come.

• Jennifer Kaiser

Saturday, November 19 9 a.m. to noon

The Vallejo Watershed Alliance is delighted to partner with the Solano Resource Conservation District, GVRD, and the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation to continue work on the new habitat enhancement project at the Glen Cove Waterfront Park. We have created new garden beds at the park with pollinator plants (things that make our butterflies and honeybees very happy); now it’s time to set them up for thriving over the winter. We hope you’ll join us!

More Info: Wear comfortable clothes, sturdy shoes, hat, sunscreen, and gloves. We’ll bring water, refreshments, and tools. To RSVP or for more information, email Info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org.

Saturday, August 20 at 9:00 a.m.

Dan Foley Cultural Center – Vista Room – 1461 N. Camino Alto

Significant improvements are coming to Lake Dalwigk, and the Vallejo Watershed Alliance and its partners will give a brief history of the lake and past/current improvement projects, then share what’s ahead for residents and volunteers. The City of Vallejo, Greater Vallejo Recreation District, Vallejo Flood & Wastewater District and the Solano Resource Conservation District worked together with Ghirardelli Associates to secure nearly $4.8 million from CalTrans to fund the project, which will include new restrooms, accessibility, path and culvert improvements, lighting, and more. Representatives from each of these agencies will be on hand to present their perspective and answer questions.

Show Me the Money

Navigating the complex world of habitat restoration funding in the Bay Area

In addition to the project overview and volunteer opportunities, we’ll also have a special presentation from Rebecca Schwartz-Lesberg, who will provide an overview of the major sources of public funding for habitat conservation and how to apply for them, including what makes an application stand out in a competitive grant program.

This program is free and open to the public; refreshments will be provided. For more information and to RSVP, email Info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org or call (707) 652-7812.

The Alliance will host two events in July, and we’d love to see you at either or both!

On Tuesday, July 5 (9-noon), Friends of Lake Chabot and Vallejo Watershed Alliance volunteers will meet at the Dan Foley Community Park boat launch to help the park recover from the weekend of Independence Day parties. Each year, hundreds of people come to the park to celebrate and watch the Six Flags fireworks, and a significant amount of extra litter accumulates around the shoreline; GVRD will have staff there but could use some extra hands for this one!

On Saturday, July 16 (9-noon), we celebrate you! Vallejo Watershed Alliance volunteers are invited to join us for a Thank You Lunch at Blue Rock Springs Park (Trailside Site picnic area between the parking lot and the lake). We start at 9 a.m. with an easy cleanup around the lake and park if you want, and have an early lunch to thank you for being with us throughout the year and helping make Vallejo a cleaner and safer place. If you can’t make it to the cleanup, you’re still welcome for lunch at 11:00, we’d love to see you. Please RSVP to Info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org to let us know you are coming, so we can be sure to have enough food for all.

For both events, wear closed-toe shoes, comfortable clothes, hat, sunscreen, and gloves. We’ll bring all the necessary supplies and refreshments. Email Info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org with any questions. See you out there!

Please join us on Saturday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to noon, to support a habitat restoration project along Blue Rock Springs Creek.

Location: Park in the Wardlaw Dog Park lot. Follow the path behind the dog park. Cross the bridge over the creek and turn right (west) along the path. Shortly after you cross under Oakwood Avenue, you’ll see our site at Mile Marker 0.69.

More Info: Wear comfortable clothes, sturdy shoes, hat, sunscreen, and gloves. We’ll bring water, refreshments, and tools. To RSVP or for more information, email Info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org.

Join the Vallejo Watershed Alliance for a cleanup at Rindler Creek on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. to noon. We’ll meet at the corner of Fairgrounds Drive and Coach Lane.

Wear comfortable clothes, sturdy shoes, hat, sunscreen and gloves. Water, refreshments, and tools will be provided. Volunteers under 18 must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian. The waiver can be found on the Volunteer page of this website. RSVP to Info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org.

See you there!

Saturday, April 16 9 a.m. to noon

Celebrate Earth Day and enhance one of Vallejo’s most beautiful waterways: Blue Rock Springs Creek flows year-round and occasionally needs a hand … yours!

Park for free at the Wardlaw Dog Park lot, then follow the path behind the dog park and cross the bridge. Wear comfortable clothes, sturdy shoes, hat, sunscreen, and gloves. It’s a family-friendly event (if you are under 18, you must be accompanied by an adult).

We’ll provide tools, buckets, water and refreshments. RSVP to info@VallejoWatershedAlliance.org or call (707) 652-7812. See you there!