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On a recent weekend in February, these two volunteers picked up 15 bags of trash and many large items of debris. Though this first foray required many hours, it is expected that there will be much less litter in subsequent monthly pick-ups.

If you would like to join this effort, contact the office (650) 726-2499, visit our website or join our maillist for future clean-up events.

For more information, visit the CWN webiste:
http://www.watershednetwork.org/nodes/programs/watershedday/2008.html

• A public meeting will be held April 17th to inform the public of the project and invite members of the community to participate in a workgroup that will help guide this project.
• The Technical Advisory Committee met in November 2007 and March 2008 to discuss the scope of the Assessment and Plan and provide guidance for the project.
• Several exciting results of our efforts:
  - A "Watershed Information System" will be available to all on the Web. This tool will allow anyone to see all the studies and reports that have been done in the San Gregorio Watershed over the past decades. You may select any study or report and link to the actual document or photograph. The unveiling of this website should come soon.
  - GIS map layers have been created for our watershed. These map layers allow for modeling to be done that identify data gaps, or areas that need further study. Modeling also allows for scenarios to be created that help guide future planning for the watershed.
  - New monitoring equipment has been purchased for our water quality monitoring. The new equipment allows for more precise and accurate measurements as well as compatibility with other monitoring programs throughout the state. The majority of our monitors have now been trained in the use of this new equipment.

SGERC, with the Natural Heritage Institute and several partners, has been awarded a $500,000 grant for a Watershed Assessment and Plan for the San Gregorio Watershed.  This Assessment and Plan will allow us to better understand the current state of the watershed and determine what, if any, steps should be taken in the future to ensure water quality, water quantity and the general health of the environment. This will benefit all water users, residents and visitors in the watershed. This will be a two year project beginning in January of 2007. More information will be available on the Watershed Info page of this website in coming months.

See our Resources page to view data our volunteers have collected through the years at various sites in the San Gregorio Watershed. You can view yearly charts of each of the water quality parameters that are measured. Discharge (or flow) data is available for two of our monitoring sites. If anyone is interested for any purpose in the raw data, equipment or methods used, please contact the SGERC office.