The Marin County Board of Supervisors voted on February 9, 2010 to accept the San Geronimo Valley Salmon Enhancement Plan as a "guidance document." The Plan is the result of a 2008 agreement between the County and Salmon Protection and Watershed Network (SPAWN) calling for a scientific review to determine the cumulative effects of human activities on the health of the endangered salmonid populations in San Geronimo and Lagunitas Creeks.

The Plan recommends many voluntary actions for restoring habitat especially in the riparian corridor of the creeks as well as a Riparian Tree Ordinance, a proposal that the Board of Supervisors rejected and returned to county planning staff on August 10, 2010.

MCL has been tracking this issue closely.

2010 Documents and Correspondence

• August 6, 2010, MCL letter to the Board of Supervisors regarding proposed Riparian Tree Ordinance
• July 9, 2010, MCL letter to County Communtiy Dev. Agency regarding "Woody Riparian Protection Ordinance."
• February 8, 2010, MCL Letter to the Board Of Supervisors
• January 25, 2010, MCL Letter to Marin County Public Works, Watershed Program
• January 8, 2010, MCL Letter to County Planning Commission regarding Maloney project

2009 Documents and Correspondence

• October 22, 2009, MCL Letter to Marin County Public Works, Watershed Program
• September 17, 2009, MCL Letter to Supervisor Steve Kinsey

photo by Bob Grace