"Creeks Create Community"
Mission
Statement
The Friends of Marsh
Creek Watershed (FOMCW)
is a community
organization whose
mission is to protect,
conserve, and restore
Marsh Creek and its
tributaries, and to inspire
appreciation and
conservation of the Marsh
Creek Watershed.

FOMCW is a public charity under 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Internal Revenue Code
and a tax exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Code.
We are qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts
under section 2055, 2106 or 2522 of the Code
.

Donations can be sent to
2063 Main St., #311, Oakley, CA 9456


BECOME A MEMBER!

Student  $15
Individual $30
Family   $45
Creek Friend $100
Creek Guardian $200

Creek Forever Friend  
(Lifetime Membership)  
$500
April 28th
9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Help Out With
Mormon Helping Hands Day

Volunteers needing community service are
welcome to come out and help out our Oakley or
Brentwood sites.

Brentwood Site Registration

Oakley Site Registration
FOMCW Brochure
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Next Meeting:
May 3rd
7 to 9 PM

Meeting will be held at  
Liberty Union High School District Offices  
20 Oak Street, Brentwood, CA
Click Here for Directions

Volunteer Events:
Marketing & Media Expert
Volunteers Needed NOW!

Thank You for voting for Friends of Marsh
Creek Watershed for the MillerCoors River
Network Competitive Grant. Friends of Marsh
Creek Watershed received a $2000 grant as a
result.  We would like to express our gratitude
to MillerCoors and River Network for
recognizing Friends of Marsh Creek
Watershed and putting us in a national
spotlight.

We also appreciate the amazing community
support we experienced.  The Marsh Creek
Watershed is home to some exceptional creek
people! Thank YOU!

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(November 2011 News)
FOMCW Executive Director Diane Burgis was
awarded the "Watershed Champion Award"
The Contra Costa Watershed Forum (CCWF) Watershed Champion Award honors a
person who has worked to build partnerships and provides leadership in protecting,
restoring or enhancing creeks and watersheds. He or she is recognized for inspiring
others to work collaboratively toward addressing conservation issues in Contra Costa
County. Diane was recognized by the CCWF for her efforts on behalf of Friends of Marsh
Creek Watershed. Past awardees inlcude Mitch Avalon (Contra Costa County Deputy
Director of Public Works- Flood Control), Whitney Dotson (Board Member of East Bay
Regional Park District Ward 1) and Rona Zollinger (founder and director of the
Environmental Studies Academy at the Briones School in Martinez). Brian Curran,
FOMCW Board Chairperson said, “The partnerships [Diane] has built over the years have
proved invaluable not only to the success of the FOMCW but have become the nexus for
much wider conservation projects with affiliated organizations. She seems to possess
boundless energy that drives her to continually strive for the next challenge. The passion
she shows for her work goes far beyond the requirements of her position. Diane truly
cares about the environment and strives every day to make a difference and to inspire
others to do the same”“


Brian Curran awarded "Creek Monitoring
Program Volunteer of the Year for East
County
FOMCW Board President and Monitoring Chairperson Brian Curran was honored with an
award given to exemplary participants in the CCWF’s Creek Monitoring Program. Brian
has helped lead efforts to develop a Citizen Monitoring Program for FOMCW. Brian was
honored with this award four years ago as well. “Even with a full time job and a family,
Brian spends hours of his time volunteering on the creek netting benthic
macroinvertebrates, recording GPS points, sampling water quality, searching for salmon,
and maintaining the Marsh Creek fish ladder. Brian’s sincere commitment to science has
greatly improved the quality of the Friends of Marsh Creek Watershed’s monitoring
program and helped improve and increase awareness about the Marsh Creek
watershed.”, said Sarah Puckett, Senior Restoration Ecologist with the Natural Heritage
Institute, a FOMCW partner.
The Friends of Marsh Creek
Watershed
(FOMCW) work to raise
awareness in the community about the
value of Marsh Creek and its
watershed. The members of FOMCW
bring diverse backgrounds, interests
and expertise to help protect, preserve
and celebrate the wonderful natural
features of our community.
FOMCW is active throughout the
community. We have established
native gardens and cleanups. We
participate in and conduct monitoring
programs. We serve on advisory
committees and provide input to city,
county, state and federal agencies. We
support education in the schools and
provide opportunities for all in the
community to learn more about the
local watershed. We continue to look
for other opportunities to reach out to
the community and invite YOU to
join
us
!

FOMCW ACTION PLAN

Funding for this website and many of our other activities is
generously provided by grants  from the Community
Watershed Stewardship Grant Program of the Contra Costa
Watershed Program, administered by the Watershed Project.

The statements and conclusions of this website and the
documents attached are those of FOMCW and not
necessarily those of the grant providers or their employees.
The grant providers make no warranties, express or implied,
and assumes no liability for the information contained on
this website or the attached documents.

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Contact Us:
925-325-2908
Mailing Address:
2063 Main Street, #311
Oakley, CA 94561

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