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It can be purchased on the PWA website by clicking on image. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/05838c9f-b194-494a-8236-556e11c80e83/kayaking+in+marsh.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River I paddled with the Petaluma Paddlers when they toured the Petaluma Marsh during a king tide. I have kayaked the marsh many times. That's the bow of my boat. The marsh is at risk from sea level rise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/0b2a7eac-4d65-45d6-be62-e478ae87ba4c/N.Pet+River.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River Oak on river bank in north floodplain. This is a community effort to establish a river path, park, and protected habitat in this area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/46839358-ac13-4c81-86f5-de85aa7f0b52/Screenshot+2022-08-16+213008.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River This short 3 minute video showcases the north river floodplain area using walking, bike, and drone footage. I worked with local videographer and drone operator to showcase this Greenway. Friends of the Petaluma River have recently created map showcasing the possibilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/0b22381f-0f4e-4a61-b431-e85ea9cbb2fe/Greenway+Concept+Map+2022-09-22.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River This is the new Greenway proposal by Friends of the Petaluma River. They are working on grants to create this open space and make accessible to all. It will be a a huge financial benefit as well as benefiting ecology and bike and ped transit across town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/1661750987428-LSB2YTPFOO9VC12ZX785/Lynch%2BCreek%2BTrail%2Bby%2Briver.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River Lynch Creek Trail was improved for ADA access and is now traveled frequently by walkers and bikers. The River Access Plan includes this type trail over a much more of the river. Many bikers and walkers now use this trail to cross town east-west. I use this trail regularly to get downtown on my ebike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/3b285820-85f1-4601-a6a4-a2bd177ec555/IMG_20220823_132520649.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River Paddler going down river south of Payran overpass. This a a flood control project which we need to duplicate effort on other parts of the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/76e26b5a-cae4-4516-beb4-f762700ae776/SP+filled+after+dredging.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River Shollenbeger Park Central Pond starting to dry up after dredging spoils deposited. It is currently dry due to our drought. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/7722f1fd-1822-4b7c-8441-62b6e58d2ae7/SP+sunset+on+trail+2.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River Shollenberger Park trail is the most used trail in Petaluma with over 300 people walking, running, and biking here daily. It was also voted most popular park. It is now a mixed used area for industrial waste (dredging), 2 mile trail for people, and habitat for over 200 species of birds, many migratory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/dc14eba3-c22e-4cfc-be9c-fc35c9104dc8/bench+refurbished+at+SP.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River I led the teams refurbish all 32 benches at Shollenberger Park and Alman Marsh and work with city staff on the Memorial Bench Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/de2fadec-6f8c-4416-b9fb-9536ccda5d0e/john+restoring+kiosk+at+SP.jpeg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River Image of me refurbishing roof of kiosk. I manage the kiosk cases and have a team filling the brochure boxes. One of our PWA docents painted the Wetlands poster that now adorns this kiosk near the Shollenberger parking lot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/1661751056221-Y95STEFCNJZ1PD3T2F70/kiosk%2Band%2Bbench%2Bat%2BSP.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River I created several posters currently in Shollenberger Park and they are all about water. This one covers dredging and is located near the viewing pier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/1661751389459-DR9GVX8URI7W9E83X8ZL/SP%2Bkiosk%2Bwith%2Bwetland%2Becology%2Bposter.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River This poster explains wetland ecology. I did the finishing touches of construction on this kiosk after it was replaced by a contractor when the dredging pipe pushed it over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/1661750862617-7L5ICPCMI49XA6X6YRA1/SP%2Bkiosk%2Bwith%2Bwater%2Bposter.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River This is the kiosk at entrance of Shollenberger Park with poster I created on flooding in Petaluma. Boxes on sides have QR codes and brochures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/9bec147f-9e25-4fde-bc53-b328f0711e1d/dog+bag+boxes+for+SP+and+AM.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River I built new doggie bag boxes to replace the broken ones in Shollenberger Park and have a team resupply bags. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/219455be-9930-4881-abfe-c47a7d29f102/dog+bag+holders+at+SP.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River I rebuilt and painted doggie bag box by bridge over Adobe Creek. A PWA volunteer team resupplies regularly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/5d09c142-423b-449a-86f5-ac6cab172101/Station+Post+at+SP.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River Marty Slonim helped me refurish the posts and QR code stations at Shollenberger Park. You use your phone camera to link to the trail descriptions on each of the 16 stations. Try using the QR codes I linked to the PWA website. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/f2cdd0e6-ea03-41d1-9d8a-25be096367de/Feather+Fest+horizontal.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River PWA birders volunteer to lead instruction bird surveys for children twice a year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/1661751106830-XB2QCZ15MFT7VYAVG5SY/trash%2Bcleanup%2Bat%2BSP%2B2.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River Teams of volunteers stepped through muck to collect dredge spoils trash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/aa1696c8-6c0e-4f60-81cf-3801f7c73848/SP+cleanup+after+dredging.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River End of cleanup session showcasing all the trash the volunteers picked up after dredging. This is just one of fourteen sessions needed to cover entire area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/0754da0c-1776-4841-8f03-7a16f8790be8/me+with+trash+from+SP+cleanup.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River I led 14 teams of volunteers cleaning out trash left in SP Central Pond by dredging in 2010, filling up my truck each time. This was team effort with FOPR and STRAW. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/694f5e45-9a21-498c-8d14-414c2d83c35b/video+interview+on+dredging.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River I interviewed Mayor Teresa Barrett after we cleaned up the trash in Shollenberger Park that came out of the dredge spoils. Click on pic to go to YouTube video. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/1661750952531-3BMCBHBOV5D13TNYLNCU/Barn%2BOwl%2B%2526%2BJohn%2BS%2B10-19-21%2Bat%2BEC_.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River I help clean out the owl boxes at ECWRF. We collects the owl pellets for use in our education program getting students to dissect the pellets to study owl diet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/dd6eb598-df19-413f-97f4-d37c74cbde27/owl+cam+box+cleanout.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Petaluma Wetlands and River Here I am cleaning out the owl box at ECWRF I rebuilt on the dead Eucalyptus tree adding a phone based camera to watch owlets grow. PWA volunteers count all the bone remains in this box after cleanout for research. https://www.johnshribbsforpetalumacitycouncil.com/projects/trees monthly 0.5 2022-08-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/4d444d0f-95a1-4731-b419-b200a1bb823e/scouts+at+Luchessi.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Trees and Open Space With $1,000 grant I wrote, the Tree Advisory Committee planted redwood trees by the Field of Dreams in Lucchesi Park with the help of a scout troop and city staff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/a69cf6d2-44e8-4651-9bba-90736d2c87c9/students+mulcing+McNear.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Trees and Open Space The Environmental Club of PHS come out to McNear Park to apply wood chip mulch to trees under my supervision. This mulch helps conserve soil water. and reduces compaction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/8b2d083f-c4d6-4521-94be-a0faa0d314c6/ReLeaf+Mission.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Trees and Open Space ReLeaf Petaluma is a nonprofit not two years old. We developed an initiative to plant 10,000 trees in Petaluma to expand the urban canopy by 10%. AIA consultants who recently reviewed our city recommended an additional 10,000 trees along our streets. We already obtained several large grants totally over $380 K. This is just the beginning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/c3cb0559-8fe8-4edb-a3a0-dbb659f593b4/phs+tree+planting.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Trees and Open Space ReLeaf Petaluma volunteers helped students plant 15 trees in front of PHS working with the school district maintenance crew. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/1661754015271-XX76BWZP74ACLHNPR0VD/wiseman%2Btree%2Bplanting.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Trees and Open Space I helped ReLeaf Petaluma get a grant to plant 150 trees in Wiseman Park and we joined with city staff and Rebuild Together Petaluma (200 volunteers showed up) and we got all 150 trees in the ground in 5 hours. In this image I am training teens in the Youth Core under Petaluma People Services supervision. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/44aebcd5-1a9d-4b5b-811c-1ac35accf2a7/picnic+with+ReLeaf+Team.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Trees and Open Space The ReLeaf Petaluma team celebrating our recent successes planting trees and acquiring grants for Petaluma Urban Forestry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/dd626791-f4e7-4c73-8e19-3333483b0c20/Save+Water+Save+Trees.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Trees and Open Space Brown is the New Green applies to lawns. We want to save our trees with regular, biweekly deep watering. See the website linked to this image to learn more about watering trees during drought. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/e76d7046-7b4c-48cb-a9ec-cb73ff30ff9d/Tree+Ordinances+Horizontal.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Trees and Open Space I initiated the process supported by several engaged citizens and ReLeaf Petaluma to set the goal of updating the city tree ordinances to protect more trees. The City Council made it one of the 10 goals for this coming year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/74c5a284-d7cf-410b-8a0c-7098ab91a36b/Tree+Tech+Manual+Horizontal.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Trees and Open Space One of major accomplishments as Chair of the Tree Advisory Committee was the completion of the Petaluma Tree Technical Manual. https://www.johnshribbsforpetalumacitycouncil.com/projects/casagrande monthly 0.5 2022-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/1661655459985-P2Q873V0QCYKVO5ZZJQZ/long+backside+of+nursery.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Casa Grande High School Casa Grande Native Plant Nursery I built with help from SCWA and city grants and funding. Plants went into local creeks to create riparian habitat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/bc2be0fb-c379-42b7-adb5-242047230dd5/DGHS+raised+bed+garden.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Casa Grande High School Raised Bed Garden in OLE built with help and funding from Rotarians. 42 Raised beds now used by garden classes at CGHS. Shed made by PHS woodshop students with green roof made with help of Eagle Scout. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/6561ae3a-9a64-4d5b-a738-9fed34c1ef97/building+amphitheater+with+students+and+Rotary+help.JPG John Shribbs Projects - Casa Grande High School OLE 150 person Amphitheater constructed with help from students and Rotarians. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/7dcab088-0dff-481d-b92f-5190ce8488df/amphitheater+2022.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Casa Grande High School Current OLE Amphitheater with native tree shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/baa548cc-3957-4c3e-80e6-5c6cc9926beb/Installing+sundial+at.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Casa Grande High School Constructing human sundial with help of Astronomy teacher Todd Creighton https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/9c0b2239-469e-4024-8f17-60cf1512ffad/human+sundial+at+CGHS.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Casa Grande High School Completed Human Sundial in OLE. Also serves as 30 person amphitheater. https://www.johnshribbsforpetalumacitycouncil.com/projects/gardens monthly 0.5 2022-09-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/0963e12d-d446-4d3f-8fd9-58332c5d70be/St.+James+Garden.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Conservation Infrastructure St. James Church Community Garden. Volunteers collect produce weekly for Salvation Army Kitchen. It is also a meditation and prayer garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/4a172097-4891-4758-9d90-a560064ebf1a/St.+James+Solar+Panel+cleaning.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Conservation Infrastructure I help maintain the solar array at St. James Church, 92 panels, by annual washing and year round weed management. Tom, another parishener is helping me clean the panels of the ash from the recent firestorms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/07826695-2047-43ec-bb82-d4671591e4d8/beehives+at+St.+James.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Conservation Infrastructure I have been a beekeeper for 10 years and member of Sonoma County Beekeepers Association. Bees provide pollination service to the St. James Church Community Garden as well as providing honey I give away. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/ded2fd01-1538-451a-b92b-36ff76d55eba/raincatchment.JPG John Shribbs Projects - Conservation Infrastructure This is a rain catchment system I built in my side yard to provide 500 gallons of water for my garden and backup water supply in case of earthquake disaster. Rain catchment, rain gardens, and groundwater recharge are now important parts of conserving water during drought. I recommend going to Daily Acts to get more information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/0f1b1206-36c7-4929-b98d-0c8afe3d7f50/serenity+garden+at+PPS.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Conservation Infrastructure Rotary asked me to help rebuild the Serenity Garden at Petaluma People Services. Rotary awarded me the honor of the Paul Harris Award for my help on the project and all the community service I do. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/aa22c2b5-be5b-4ea4-9fee-700169450667/South+Park+workday.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Conservation Infrastructure A local tech company asked to help develop a work day in the park system so I worked with city park staff to mulch South Gate Park with wood chips and prep containers for local residents to plant flowers and food garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/2379373c-1197-4139-8d24-6b9338fbeb03/bench+refurbished+at+Prince+Park+by+Eagle+Scout.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Conservation Infrastructure I sponsored and mentored Eagle Scout to refurbish 4 benches on Washington Creek Trail. These benches were buried by prior flood incident and now useable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/760c7c1b-46e0-428d-8688-6734608f6fee/bridge+at+Prince+Park+by+eagle+scout.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Conservation Infrastructure Besides 4 benches the Eagle Scout team also sanded and repainted the bridge over Washington Creek in Prince Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62f2e39a0825f12c05507b9b/0c2279f0-a7b3-433a-8657-f498edb9358c/bike+trailer+with+water.jpg John Shribbs Projects - Conservation Infrastructure I built a cargo trailer for my ebike and here I am hauling water containers to Casa Grande HS where I load up on recycled water to water plants in the parking lots during the drought. Trailer can also be used for tools and cargo up to 100 lbs. For many jobs in town now I can use one of my ebike trailers instead of my pickup truck.