February 17, 2005

1) Watch for steelhead in lower creek starting today

Flows in lower Alameda Creek are suitable for steelhead to move up to the BART weir starting today and through the weekend. Please keep an eye on the creek for fish.

I will be on vacation until March 3, so if you spot steelhead, please contact Pete Alexander of East Bay Regional Parks at (510) 702-6423 or palexand@ebparks.org and Gordon Becker of CEMAR at (510) 420-4565 or becker@cemar.org

2) Proposed Patterson Ranch development at Coyote Hills

Friends of Coyote Hills and Fremont has alerted us that the initial planning for the proposed development of the Patterson Ranch land, the area surrounding Coyote Hills Regional Park, is about to begin. Your voice is needed to help preserve the integrity of the park and its wildlife.

Attend the public hearing next Wednesday, February 23, at 7PM at the Rec Room at Ardenwood Forest, 5016 Paseo Padre Pkwy. For more information contact the Friends of Coyote Hills and Fremont at Friendsofcoyote@aol.com or visit their web site at http://www.fchf.org/

See the article in today’s Argus on the Patterson Ranch plan - http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/news/ci_2574602