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Annual Creek Cleanup Saturday May 8 Join us for the 21st Annual Creek Cleanup on Saturday, May 8. Meet at the gazebo in Civic Park at the corner of Broadway and Civic Drive in downtown Walnut Creek. Continental breakfast at 8:45. Registration at 9:00. ALL PARTICIPANTS must have a waiver form. Click here to download a form and get more details about the cleanup. Photos from last year's cleanup are available here. Photos from this year's cleanup will be posted approximately a week after the cleanup. Creek Walk UpdateAs of March 2010 the City's consultant was putting the final touches on the interpretive panels and the landscape architect was beginning the design for the area to be replanted with California natives. (In June 2009, the City of Walnut Creek received a grant from the County Fish & Wildlife Committee to expand the riparian habitat in Civic Park East. It will pay to convert about 3000 square feet of turf to a combination of native trees and other wildlife-friendly plants.) Bioassessment Program We expect to participate again in the bioassessment surveys which support Contra Costa County's clean water permit. This involves collecting benthic macro invertebrates (aquatic insects) in the creek, taking various physical and habitat measurements, and estimating the characteristics of the water flow. If you are over 18 and would like to participate, please contact us.
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