Community
Recycling Crew (CRC)
The
Community Recycling Crew collects recycling from most of the County,
State and National Parks in Marin County and some agencies and
non-profit organizations. From July 2001 to June 2002, the CRC
will collect 320,000 pounds of recyclable materials. The CRC is
also involved education of waste reduction techniques, evaluation
of waste collection systems in schools and businesses, and construction
of bins from recycled material.
Currently, the CRC is assisting three schools in implementing
sustainable recycling systems, including Tam Valley Elementary,
Park School and Miller Creek. The students evaluate the current
recycling system and sort one day's worth of trash and recycling.
Then, the students generate waste reduction ideas and educate
the other students about recycling.
The CRC is also consulting three Marin County businesses. Marin
AIDS Project, Hospice of Marin and the Point Reyes Bird Observatory
are participating.
Natural
Resources Crews (NRC)
Mill
Valley Public Works:
Mill Valley Flood Control |
Crews
have been working within stream and storm culverts removing
floatable debris and trimming overgrown vegetation that can
obstruct water flow. Continuing our multi-year effort, MCC
crews have dramatically reduced the incidence of flooding
within Mill Valley by clearing waterways and preventing storm
waters from backing up. |
Sausalito
Fire Department:
Sausalito Fire Fuel Reduction |
MCC
crews created a massive "shaded-fuel" break next to more than
50 houses on the steep slopes of Sausalito. By removing most
of the ground and ladder fuels that have the potential to
telegraph a small ground fire into a much larger conflagration
within the tree canopy above, MCC has helped create a more
defensible space around numerous residences. |
Marin
County Open Space District:
Vegetation Management |
Working
under the direction of Open Space Rangers, MCC crews removed
invasive, non-native plants that have encroached on Preserves
throughout Marin County. Additionally, corpsmembers removed
vegetation form many preserves that has clogged storm drains
and culverts. |
GGNRA:
Battery Maintenance |
MCC
crews, working along the bluff edge within the dramatic Marin
Headlands, are continuing our ongoing maintenance of the the
WWII batteries for the GGNRA. By removing encroaching vegetation,
corpsmembers have contributed significantly to maintaining
these historic sites in a state of "arrested decay" for all
Park visitors to safely appreciate. |
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Marin
Water District:
Cataract Trail Restoration
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Continuing our multi-year effort to repair the Cataract Trail,
located on the north slopes of Mt. Tamalpais, corpsmembers
rebuilt the upper section of this historic trail, originally
built by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Through rain and
inclement weather, alongside magnificent waterfalls, corpsmembers
rebuilt stonewalls and stairs to improve tread conditions,
reduce erosion and minimize hazards. Corpsmembers learned
trail construction/restoration, erosion control, rough carpentry
and safe heavy material handling techniques. Redwood railroad
ties salvaged from an abandoned railroad were also added in
order to reduce grade conditions and to preserve the original
trail route that skirted along steep slopes above the creek
below. |
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