On June 17, 2025, the Marin County Department of Public Works released a statement detailing their three-phase plan for a new flood management construction project, which began on the first of September. According to the Marin County Flood Control District (MCFCD), the project will take place at the end of the Corte Madera Creek and is centered around the goal of preventing long term flood damage and restoring wetland habitat.
Sandra Guldman, president and volunteer of the Friends of the Corte Madera Creek, the group spearheading the construction, is optimistic about the project.
“[There will be] huge benefits. It’ll increase the amount of [fish] habitats,” Guldman said. “[The project] will provide high-flow refugia for migrating fish. This project is not only not harmful, it is beneficial in spades.”
The Friends of the Corte Madera Creek has been involved in the project from its conception back in 2017. Guldman helped to write proposals and permit applications for the project, then worked to get a 200,000 dollar design grant approved.
The construction contract is worth 2.8 million dollars and was awarded at the Public Board meeting on June 24, 2025, according to the MCFCD. The actual project is set to install a new stormwater pump, a maintenance ramp for vehicles, creek bank stabilization and further vegetation. Additionally, it will remove portions of the existing channel, as well as the existing wooden fish ladder located behind the Ross Post Office, further upstream.
Sophomore Aviva Gordon says she is excited about the long-term implications of the project.
“It’s gonna make it so that there’s less floods in the area, better for the housing, [and] [Kent Middle School.]”
Having experienced her neighbor’s pain from past floods, Gordon hopes this will prevent the need for constant reconstruction of the area.
Guldman has high hopes for the future if the project proves successful.
“We hope it will serve as an example of what can be done on this concrete channel and other places where there are concrete channels,” Guldman said.
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