Urban Watershed Project

Mission Statement

The mission of the Urban Watershed Project is to restore, monitor and preserve riparian and wetland habitat in the Tennessee Hollow watershed at the Presidio of San Francisco, and to use that restoration process to educate youth and adults about the value of natural resource protection in an urban setting.
UWP provides restoration, monitoring and educational services in the following areas:

Restoration Planning and Advocacy

• Develop stream restoration alternatives.
• Promote Tennessee Hollow restoration coordination with ongoing large-scale construction projects.

Water Quality and Macroinvertebrate Monitoring

• Conduct long-term baseline water quality monitoring for Tennessee Hollow restoration planning.
• Provide water quality monitoring for Lobos Creek maintenance and problem assessment.
• Manage and conduct Presidio macroinvertebrate monitoring in targeted creeks.

Educational Programs (highlighted list)

• Weekly indoor and outdoor laboratory sessions at the Presidio for Galileo High School honors environmental science class.
• Guest lectures and field trips for UC Berkeley undergraduate environmental science class.
• Field trip and data collection expert advice for San Francisco State hydrology class.
• Full-day, half-day Tennessee Hollow science field trips for SFUSD high schools.
• On-site and in-class high school field trip preparation.
• Summer session watershed curriculum at the Crissy Field Center.
• Interactive University environmental science web-based curriculum, UC Berkeley.
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Thesis Projects, Data Collection, Preparation Assistance and Coordination

• Masters level macroinvertebrate project, San Francisco State University.
• Senior honors undergraduate water quality bioassay study, UC Berkeley

Professional Environmental Document Preparation

• Water Quality Investigation and Management Plan, Lobos Creek at the Presidio.
• Environmental Assessment, Easkoot Creek Restoration at Stinson Beach.

Who do we work with? (selected list)

• National Park Service, Golden Gate National Recreation Area
• Presidio Trust
• Golden Gate National Parks Association
• University of California, Berkeley
• San Francisco State University
• San Francisco Unified School District
• Galileo Academy of Science and Technology
• Washington High School
• Ida B. Wells High School

How to get involved with the Urban Watershed Project

The projects and programs mentioned above are tailored specifically for each organization. One of these activities could be designed with your educational institution or organization in mind. Please note that there is often considerable lead time when coordinating school schedules and transportation.

Please call Urban Watershed Project Executive Director, Doug Kern at (415) 561-4857 for more information.
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Background

UWP, a local community-based environmental organization and California 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, directly participates in the advocacy, planning, monitoring and restoration of the 250-acre watershed and uses these activities to coordinate community participation and environmental education opportunities for neighborhood associations, K-12 schools and local colleges. UWP conducts an internship program with Galileo Academy of Science and Technology in cooperation with the University of California, Berkeley and the San Francisco Unified School District.

UWP also participates in on-going projects in other areas of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in cooperation with the National Park Service. On a broader front, UWP contributes its water quality monitoring, watershed management and public participation expertise to collaborations with local environmental organizations such as the 15-member Alliance for a Clean Waterfront and with environmental groups focused on restoration, conservation, restoration issues, water and waste water planning issues. As part of the Alliance, UWP participates on the Mayor's San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Infrastructure Task Force.

Urban Watershed Project
Bldg. 204, Rm. 200C
P.O. Box 29096
Presidio of San Francisco, CA 94129
(415) 561-4857 Contact: Doug Kern
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