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WE ARE WATER retreat mentioned in the NY Times

3/12/2014

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Here is the link to the article...Hopeful signs of people making changes to save water and increase biodiversity by taking lawns out and putting native plants and drought- resistant plants in...
And in the Monterey County Weekly...

It's 44 hours of reflective, creative bliss, a celebration of water and the life it gives us. This retreat, which goes until noon on Sunday, is an all-in-one package of nature, art and wholesome, organic food. Led by Marie Butcher—a Carmel Valley naturalist, writer and eco-spritual trip leader—and fellow Carmel Valley resident Paola Berthoin—a private chef, artist and educator—We Are Water celebrates International Rivers Day Mar. 14), and invites attendees to explore the sacredness of water through drawing, journaling, photography and land art amid the rolling hills of Carmel Valley. All meals are provided, and accommodations (for both individuals and couples) are at the reserve's historic schoolhouse. Should be a mystical journey, and one filled with discovery. [DS]

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Steelhead and Lamprey Eels Downstream Migration Aborted

3/3/2014

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Photos below are by Brian Le Neve and Kony Eng of the CRSA. These steelhead and lamprey eels and many more were on their way down the  Carmel River this weekend but their journey and lives were aborted when the river flow stopped at the bridge near Via Mallorca. I did not have a chance to see this area which is upstream a bit from the pictures I took for yesterday's post. So, while it was a wonderful sight to see the river flowing, all is not well for the animals that depend on it.
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Carmel River flowing..but not all the way yet

3/2/2014

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Carmel River flowing at Rancho San Carlos Bridge
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End of flow of Carmel River at the south end of Hacienda Carmel.
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Storm Drain Pollution and Steelhead Persistence

3/1/2014

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The following photos are by Frank Emerson, VP of the Carmel River Steelhead Association. These photos were taken near the Crossroads Shopping Center at the mouth of the valley. The storm drain near the Highway One Bridge was discharging this white plume into the river bed. The white plume cleared up after about an hour. The flow was not enough to reach the lagoon, but  the CRSA will continue to monitor conditions of the river and storm drain outflows. Larry Hampson from the Water  Management District came to get samples of the water to test it and see what was causing the plume. The rescue team from the MPWMD rescued the steelhead and took it to better habitat upstream. 
Thank you Frank, Brian, and Roy of the Steelhead Association and to Larry and the Rescue Team of the MPWMD for their work. .
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    Paola Berthoin is the designer/creator/publisher of  Passion for Place: Community Reflections on the Carmel River Watershed. Her focus is inspiring and educating people about the natural world through the arts. She is available to design your book, create (illustrate and write) interpretive materials for your watershed community, consult for healthy gardens, paint a commissioned painting of your favorite place in the Carmel River Watershed and beyond!


    When we allow wildness, our own spirit, to flourish within, we can also respect and allow nature’s spirit, the wild outside, to exist.
             - Paola Fiorelle Berthoin
                                                                                                                                                               

    Blog photographs, land art, and text © Paola Berthoin, unless otherwise noted. 
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