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The Watershed Project Inspiring watershed stewardship since 1997 Juliana Gonzalez, Executive Director The Watershed Project's mission is to inspire Bay Area communities to understand, appreciate, and protect our local watersheds. How we work

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The Watershed Project

Inspiring watershed stewardship since 1997

Juliana Gonzalez, Executive Director

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The Watershed Project's mission is to inspire Bay Area communities to understand, appreciate, and protect our local watersheds.

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How we work

We develop community based solutions to the urban watersheds.

Protect waterways through green infrastructure, urban

canopy and sustainable gardening;

Prevent pollution from entering the watershed through

marine debris education, trash cleanups and inspiring behavioral change;

Engage students and youth in stewardship and hands-
n science education;
Facilitate equitable and inclusive infrastructure

planning and environmental justice projects;

Promote access to shoreline and headwater natural

areas and walkable communities.

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Visualizing tools

GIS tools for planning and fundraising
Tracking and monitoring tools
Education and public engaging tools
Partnership and local agendas sharing

tools

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Creating Resilient and Connected Watersheds in Richmond

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Richmond Watersheds

32 miles of shoreline

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GIS Planning Tool

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The Watershed Project’s Richmond Greenway Gardens and Swales

ew ¡Rain ¡Garden ¡at ¡15th ¡Street ¡to ¡ flitrate ¡and ¡clean ¡ ¡runoff. ¡ New ¡vegetated ¡swale ¡with ¡trees, ¡15th ¡– ¡16th ¡

St. ¡

New ¡vegetated ¡swale ¡with ¡trees,

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New ¡Bioswale, ¡18th ¡– ¡19th ¡St., ¡ connect ¡to ¡existing ¡features. ¡ Existing ¡Rain ¡Garden ¡ at ¡19th ¡Street ¡ Existing ¡Rain ¡Garden ¡ at ¡17th ¡Street. ¡ Existing ¡Bioswal 20th ¡– ¡21st ¡Stre Ohio ¡Ave. ¡ Chanslor ¡Ave. ¡ 20th ¡Street

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Multi Benefit Approach Need for Parks/active transportation/tree canopy/local flooding

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Planning Info at Parcel level

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Tracking and Monitoring Urban Tree Canopy

Open ¡Tree ¡map; ¡Crowd ¡Sourcing ¡

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Community Volunteers Track and Steward

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Youth employment

Education and public engaging tools

Green ¡Collar ¡fellows ¡and ¡H.S. ¡interns

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Priority Projects

San ¡Pablo ¡Wildcat ¡Watershed ¡Council.. ¡http://www.wcspcouncil.org/map/

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Map of TWP restoration sites 2007-2018

Nearly all 36 projects are in Richmond and West Contra Costa County Vulnerability, Equity and Inclusion lenses for site selection

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High tech to low tech options
Education value
Synthesis
Monitoring/reporting
Youth training