Stevens & Permanente Creeks Watershed Council

September 2010

September

Water Quality Monitoring
September 12, 2010 (9:00 AM - 10:00 AM)

Each month SPCWC volunteers monitor water quality at nine sites along Stevens and Permanent Creeks, recording temperature, dissolved oxygen, specific conductanc, turbidity and pH. We also collect water samples which the De Anza Biology department...
Weeding, Habitat Restoration
September 13, 2010 (8:30 AM - 12:30 PM)

The removal of invasive plants has been proceeding apace at McClellan Ranch thanks to the diligent effort of our volunteers. We can always use more help, though. Please think about joining us this Monday even if you can only stay part of the morning....

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Bug Club (Benthic Macroinvertebrate Study)
September 14, 2010 (5:30 AM - 8:30 AM)

Meets weekly

Some creek bugs are pollution sensitive, while others are tolerant. Looking at bugs we have collected from various sites on Stevens Creek tells us much about habitat quality. Steve Fend, US Geoloical Survey stream ecologist and...

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What's up with the watershed council

New Publication Slow it. Spread it. Sink it!
A Homeowner's and Landowner's Guide to Beneficial Stormwater Management
We are having an auction to support SPCWC!
Fun Auction to Support the Watershged Council. Please join in!
Meeting wildlife and community needs
With the scarcity of open space lands here in this heavily urbanized valley, the remaining lands along Stevens Creek are under more and more pressure for development. Multi-use trails, picnic areas, ball fields, community farms, BMX dirt jumps and dog parks are all being discussed as possible developments. At the...
Stocklmeir Property Task Force
Along with Blackberry Farm, the bit of Cupertino-owned land known as the Stocklmeir Orchard was studied as part of the Stevens Creek Corridor Project. This land is scheduled as Phase II of the overall project, with plans currently calling for re-alignment and restoration of the creek. Also planned is the...
SWAMP at McClellan Ranch?
(Cupertino, California) McClellan Ranch has not had a change of habitat. SWAMP is the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program that Eric Burres of the California State Water Resources Board discussed with us on Wednesday April 8, 2009 at McClellan Ranch. I was not able to join the daytime field training,...

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Riparian Plants

On January 8th I took a walk with Jeffrey Caldwell, a well known local plant expert, and Joanne McFarlin, to look at the area below the dam down to McClellan Ranch with a eye toward restoration potential.

We saw the good, the bad, and the ugly but at the end of the day we felt that there was a good deal of potential for improvement.

The new Photo Gallery on this site chronicles our adventures. I hope you like the pictures.

SPCWC Reaches Out to Cupertino and Sunnyvale

Glossary Link SPCWC was on location for several Earth Day related community events on Sunday, April 19, 2009, in Cupertino and Sunnyvale. Take a minute to see some candid moments in our new Community Gallery.