Tag: cheer
Gilroyan chosen for national film project
Herman Garcia and his crew of volunteers’ mission to clean up the watershed and save steelhead is well-chronicled in the local region.
But now, the...
New wheels for watershed steward
For years, Monica Garcia has roughed it along the Pajaro River watershed in her motorized wheelchair, where she’s helped volunteers clean up the ever-constant...
Betabel project breaks ground
A plan to create a roadside attraction on the Betabel property along Highway 101 in San Juan Bautista took a step closer to reality...
Conservation organization implores public to stop dumping trash into rivers
Monica Garcia can be frequently found along the Pajaro River watershed, chucking tires, concrete, beer bottles and other trash out of the habitat and...
Threatened trout return to San Benito River
After 75 years of abuse and countless tons of garbage dumped into it, all it took was 18 months of work from dedicated volunteers...
Gilroy’s CHEER cleaning up illegal dump in Hollister
The San Benito River meanders under Highway 156 along the western boundary of Hollister, past the city’s waste treatment facility, through farmland and along...
Dry Gilroy lagoon gives up sunken mystery boats
Gilroy—The drought that has plagued California and interrupted a resurgence of steelhead trout in South County waters has offered an unexpected opportunity for conservationists restoring fisheries decimated by pollution.
