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Corte Madera Wilds 
Lagoon Enhancement
Town Park, Corte Madera

Habitat enhancement is underway!

The holding pond in Town Park, Corte Madera, also known as Pixley Lagoon, is more than just a body of water. It’s a lifeline for local wildlife and a gateway to the San Francisco Bay.

 

Over decades, invasive plants and altered landscapes have diminished its natural ability to support thriving ecosystems, filter pollutants, and sustain waterfowl and migratory birds.

Making way for wildlife

We’ve launched a habitat enhancement project to encourage more wildlife to this special area using California native plants.
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Our goal is to rejuvenate the lagoon's border transforming it into a haven for biodiversity by replacing invasive species with salt tolerant native plants that support a variety of wildlife.
 
We aim to create a healthier watershed and a flourishing habitat for fish, waterfowl, songbirds, migratory birds, and many pollinators.

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Check out the new plantings!

Native plants are now in place, poised to create new wildlife habitat this spring.

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Thank you 

This project has been made possible thanks to our wonderful donors and in conjunction with a grant from the Marin County Fish and Wildlife Commission. 

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There is more to do. So if you're excited to support this project, we invite you to check out our Donation page!

Come visit! â€‹

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Pixley Lagoon (aka The Pond)

Town Park 

Corte Madera, CA

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While you're there, stop by the nearby Native Habitat Garden, a showcase of many California native plants to inspire your own landscaping ideas!

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People's Garden

at Cove Park

See how this new project is developing. 

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Help us grow

We're committed to nurturing vibrant native habitats.

 

With your support, we can expand our mission.

Refugia Marin, a registered 501(c)(3), is dedicated to transforming public spaces with native plant habitats for local wildlife, supporting biodiversity, reducing water usage, sequestering carbon, and promoting environmental stewardship.

 

Refugia Marin

EIN 92-0458533

© 2025 Refugia Marin. All rights reserved.

Select photography by Paul Morrell of Morrell Photo Arts

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