Gallinas Creek: Video
On January 20, 2007 at N 38.00.54.7 W 122. 31.32.7 John Parulis of brightpathvideo.com continued with a detailed video documentation of California clapper rail sightings across from the proposed site of an indoor monster sports complex on the north fork of Gallinas Creek in San Rafael, California. This day saw the furthest eastward movements of the elusive birds across from the busy, mysterious excavation of an overflow pump house at the airport/proposed soccer site. The recent appearance of a new array of bright landing lights for the airport runway (the runway runs adjacent to the proposed soccer complex) is provocative. Concerned neighbors' emails to San Rafael officials about this activity have so far gone unanswered. The elusive clapper
rail sighted again in front of the proposed monster
sports complex
on the north fork of Gallinas Creek in San Rafael, CA 10.55 min. GallinasCreek.org
Pair of feeding California clapper rails at upper Gallinas Creek, Dec.16, 2006 N 38.00.07.4 W 122.31.39.3
Video, shot by John Parulis
of brightpathvideo.com, on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2006 clearly
shows a California clapper rail feeding and plying the
shoreline directly in front of the area set aside as
a giant indoor soccer complex. The clapper rail is on
the federal endangered species list. Recently, one of
the developers, Andrew Rawley, referred to the lengthy
enivironmental review process for this complex, as a
"bump in the road". There are a considerable number
of people living near Gallinas Creek who think saving
an endangered species and its habitat is much more than
a "bump in the road". It is a national and a sacred
duty. Some research biologists fear the complex would
negatively impact the rails' habitat, in this, the largest
concentration of clapper rails in the San Francisco
Bay region.
On Oct 7, 2006, brightpathvideo filmed more clapper rail sightings on Gallinas Creek, San Rafael, CA. This time, one was spied feeding on the upper reaches of the creek near the Frank Llyod Wright Civic Center and (this is important) right in front of the proposed 4 acre indoor soccer facility off the west part of the north split of the creek at GPS N38.00.49.9, W 122.31.38.6 Pile driving, outdoor lighting, thousands of car trips, bridge alterations and ever present loud noise levels will have a deleterious effect on this, the bay's largest concentration of federally endangered clapper rails. For more about the efforts to save this wildlife habitat please visit gallinascreek.org More
evidence of widespread clapper rail habitat was made
today, Tuesday, Sept. 26 2006, on Gallinas Creek in
San Rafael California. The Clapper Rail is on the Federal
Endangered Species List. Development is often cited
as a major factor in their declining populations. Today,
we filmed a new sighting by the railroad bridge near
the site of the proposed 3 acre indoor soccer complex.
For more information please visit gallinascreek.org
The endangered California Clapper Rail is under threat from a construction project to build a huge indoor soccer stadium near its prime habitat. City of San Rafael environmental impact studies have been criticized for not being thorough enough in their assessments of the impacts on the rails. Video evidence such as what is presented here is proof that the rails use a much wider area of activity than the developer is willing to acknowledge. This footage was shot on Monday, Sept 25th 2006 on the southern end of Gallinas Creek in Marin County California. Video: QuickTime Player Required 1) NEW VIDEO:
Wildlife at Gallinas Creek Thanks to Dave Fix for video. |
