Marin Group: "The Creek Where You Live"

Thursday, January 26, 7 - 9 pm, at the Mill Valley Community Center, 160 Camino Alto, Mill Valley.

Come to a lively, interactive program on creek protection and restoration, presented by the Sierra Club Marin Group, Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed, and Mill Valley StreamKeepers.

Speakers will be:

• Betsy Bikle, president, Mill Valley StreamKeepers;
• Charles Kennard, photographer, Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed;
• Dr. Juliet Lamont, environmental consultant and vice-chair, Sierra Club Bay Chapter;
• A. L. Riley, watershed and river-restoration advisor, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board.

Topics to be covered will include:

• how healthy creeks and watersheds reduce flooding and improve water quality;
• how citizens are protecting and restoring creeks and watersheds in their neighborhoods;
• the importance of creeks in the green infrastructure of the community;
• how local residents can get involved in creek and watershed programs;
• the Marin Countywide Plan: what policies for stream and riparian protection should the county consider in its current review?

Refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Marge Macris, Sierra Club Marin Group, (415)381-6667 or mmacris-at-aol.com