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Save the date!  Project WISE (Watersheds Inspiring Student Education) will present their findings on May 28th and 29th at two completely different sessions.  

• 2008 Project WISE Environmental Science Symposium
• My Health, My Park, My Community
• WHERE:    Crissy Field Center in the Gathering Room
• WHEN:     May 28 and May 29; 2:00-3:30pm
• WHAT:     Presentations of results of final projects
• TOPICS:   Projects include bioremediation with mushrooms, wetland filtration studies, Presidio tap water quality, effectiveness of water filters, safe and effective cleaners, lead in our Park and our environment, mercury in the Bay and in your body, low level ozone in the park, carbon dioxide studies, presence or absence of coliform in Lobos Creek, geologic modeling, and sand crab monitoring 

Tags: contamination, drinking water supply, environmental science, environmental science program, galileo academy of science and technology, Lobos Creek, presidio, stewardship, Tennessee Hollow, urban watershed project

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We’ve been down a long road with years of discussing the vision for this wonderful restoration project. Community members have commented during the scoping process in 2003 and have responded to proposed alternatives in 2007.  The Presidio Trust released its response to public comments (pdf — 1.5mb) in late 2007 and have posted a tentative timeline for restoration activities subject to funding availability.

I’ve been reviewing the Response to Comments and look forward to discussing the details here.

Stewardship of the various Tennessee Hollow sites will be a key element in the ultimate success of the project. What will stewardship of Tennessee Hollow look like?  What kind of organization will have the greatest impact? How will it be funded?  How will it get started? Who will manage it? What do you think?

Since any restoration of Tennessee Hollow will be subject to funding availability, what can we do to encourage potential donors to explore this project?  What kinds of activities can we begin in order to promote Tennessee Hollow to the philanthropic community?

Hey, it’s an exciting time for Tennessee Hollow restoration!  Lot’s of opportunity to make a difference.

– Doug Kern

Tags: EA, funding, stewardship, Tennessee Hollow, vision

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