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Author Archives: Alta Tura
Citizen Science – Trash Survey Results for Arcade Creek at Garfield Bridge
Gary Hare had the help of Mira Loma High School students in collecting and categorizing the garbage under the bridge on the morning of the Creek Week clean-up – Saturday, April 29, 2017. Read his report for details and more pictures. … Continue reading
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Soil Conservation Project on the Bank of Arcade Creek
A big thank you to Tim Vendlinski for being the brains behind this complicated repair. Thanks to the Mira Loma High School “Special Ops Team” for supplying the brawn on Saturday, April 29. We are proud to count this soil … Continue reading
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Creek Week 2017 Celebration Time!
Red Shoe Productions entertained us! See more photos. Thank you to Carmichael Recreation & Park District for hosting the Celebration at beautiful Carmichael Park; to Carmichael Chamber of Commerce for cooking and serving lunch to over 1,000 people; to the twenty … Continue reading
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Salmon Sighting Update – Arcade Creek
Dec. 19. 2016 John Mayfield reported a sighting of a Chinook salmon on a small tributary running through a residential/rural neighborhood north of Orange Grove Ave. This makes 6 now so far this fall! Dec. 11, 2016 – John Mayfield … Continue reading
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Chinook in Arcade Creek
Another live Chinook upstream of the Pasadena Ave. bridge. So, this is now the 3rd salmon that has been reported at the Pasadena bridge this fall! And the 2nd documented in photographs. These photos, taken by Randy Smith, show the … Continue reading
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Volunteers Needed for Salmon Surveys!
Many of you may not know that we have Chinook salmon in some of our local urban creeks! If you live by a creek, please let Bill Templin wetemplin@att.net know if you’re seeing salmon in your local creek. If you are interested … Continue reading
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Creek Week 2017 Update
The next county-wide creek clean-up will be the morning of Saturday, April 29, 2017. Thanks to all the volunteers and sponsors who made Creek Week 2016 a success! See our Results Report for Creek Week 2016. Check our event website … Continue reading
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Salmon spotted in Arcade Creek
December 26, 2015 – Bill Templin and Doug Masterson documented and photographed a live Chinook Salmon at the USGS Gaging Station in Arcade Creek just upstream of Watt Ave. Photo to the left. Dec. 27, 2015 – Randy Smith, local … Continue reading
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Creek Week 2015 Results
Thanks to all who helped with Creek Week 2015. It was our 25th annual creek clean-up! See our results report here. Galt’s report on their seven years of being part of Creek Week is here. Take a look at our photo … Continue reading
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Creek Week 2015
The next county-wide creek clean-up will be the morning of Saturday, April 18, 2015. Thanks to all the volunteers and sponsors who made Creek Week 2014 a success!
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