On March 17, 2016 (St Patty's Day!) we convened a Gathering with 4 water agencies to talk about land stewardship, drought, and partnerships. More info over at: http://openspacecouncil.org/community-events/gatherings/
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Where Land and Water Meet - Mike Swezy from Marin Municipal Water District
1. Where the Water
and Land Meet:
watershed management in the
face of climate change
Mike Swezy
Watershed Resources Manager
Marin Municipal Water District
2. A word from my sponsor
• Local government with elected board members, serving most of
Marin
• 186,000 people in service area
• Over 61,000 service connections
• 7 reservoirs
• Average annual water use 28,000 acre feet (a.f.)
• Total storage 80,000 a.f./7,400 a.f. imported from Russian River
annually
• Manages almost 22,000 acres of watershed lands
• Annual visitation on MMWD lands on Mt. Tamalpais = 1.8 million
• Manages 150+ miles of recreational trails on Mt. Tam
• Manages about 100 miles of transmission line roads.
• Active in monitoring and management of stream systems in Marin
17. Coho Trends – Lagunitas Creek
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Olema Creek
Cheda and Nicasio Creeks
Devil's Gulch
San Geronimo Tributaries
San Geronimo Creek
Lagunitas Creek
Mean
NOAA Recovery Target
Note: The NOAA recovery target is 2,600 adults by the year 2120, or 1,300 redds assumingtwo fish per redd.
Predicted coho redd counts are based on smolt estimates and apparent marinesurvivalrates.
24. Built brand not tied back to one
partner
Community initiative of TLC
Renew spirit of philanthropy &
stewardship
Raise awareness and build
support
Engage larger community &
increase volunteerism
seamlessly across Mt. Tam
ONE TAM
THE NEXT 100 YEARS OF
STEWARDSHIP
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26. What water districts bring….
More drama
Unique linkage to the surrounding
community
Resilient park lands and communities?