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For a comprehensive list of Marin resources, including public agencies, schools, community organizations and a wide variety of helpful information, please visit marin.org.

Elected Officials

Contact your legislator on issues that concern you. To be most effective, make your letters or emails brief and to the point. Emails are generally sent through the official website as listed below. Identify bills by their title or number if possible. Information on bills before the California State Legislature, Assembly or Senate, is available on the internet at www.leginfo.ca.gov. Information on federal legislation is available via the internet at www.thomas.loc.gov.

President Barack Obama
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
(202) 456-1414
whitehouse.gov

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
1700 Montgomery St., No. 240
San Francisco, CA 94111
(202) 224-3553, (415) 403-0100
boxer.senate.gov

U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein
One Post Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104
(202) 224-3841, (415) 393-0707
feinstein.senate.gov

Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey
1050 Northgate Drive, Suite 354
San Rafael, CA 94903
(202) 225-5161, (415) 507-9554
www.woolsey.house.gov

State Senator Mark Leno
Marin Civic Center
3501 Civic Center Drive Suite 425
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 479-6612
dist03.casen.govoffice.com

State Assemblymember Jared Huffman
3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 412
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 479-4920
democrats.assembly.ca.gov/members/a06

Marin County Board of Supervisors
3501 Civic Center Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415)499-7331
Meets every Tuesday, Board Chambers, Room 329
District 1 - Susan Adams
District 2 - Katie Rice
District 3 - Kathrin Sears
District 4 - Steve Kinsey
District 5 - Judy Arnold
To find your District, visit the Board of Supervisors' Home Page.

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Local Agencies

Community Development Agency
The CDA combines the departments commonly known in other communities as Planning, Building, and Environmental Health.
3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 308, San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 499-6269

Marin Energy Authority
3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 308, San Rafael, CA 94903
(888)632-3674

Marin County Planning Commission
Meets 2nd and 4th Mon of each month
3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 308, San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 499-6269

Marin County Free Library
Main Branch: 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 414, San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 499-6051
Branches in Bolinas, Novato, Stinson Beach, Fairfax, Inverness, Point Reyes, Corte Madera, Marin City, South Novato. Individual Marin cities and towns may also have their own libraries but the Marin County Free Library Card is accepted at most of these.

Marin Municipal Water District
Meets 1st and 3rd Wed of each month at 7:30 pm
220 Nellen Avenue, Corte Madera, CA 94925
(415) 945-1400

North Marin Water District
Meets 1st and 3rd Tue of each month at 7:30 pm
999 Rush Creek Place, Novato, CA 94945
(415) 897-4133

Sonoma-Marin Area Rapid Transit (SMART)
Meets on the 3rd Wed of the month at 1:30 pm
Site switches between the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
chambers and the San Rafael City Council chambers. Check the
SMART site for details.
(415) 226-0880

Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM)
Meets 1st and 3rd Tue of each month at 7:30 pm
750 Lindaro Street, Suite 200, San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 226-0815

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Parks and Open Space

Marin County Parks
(415)499-6387
Maps of the district’s 32 Open Space Preserves are available online.

National Parks
Muir Woods National Monument
Point Reyes National Seashore

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Gulf of the Farallones Marine Sanctuary

State Parks
Angel Island
China Camp
Marconi Conference Center
Mount Tamalpais
Olompali
Samuel P. Taylor
Tomales Bay

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Marin Organizations

Agricultural Institute of Marin (Farmers' Markets)
(415)472-6100

Audubon Canyon Ranch
(415)868-9244

Bay Area Discovery Museum
(415)339-3900

Bay Institute
(415)878-2829

Bay Model Visitors Center
(415)332-3871

California Native Plant Society - Marin Chapter

Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Leadership
(415)479-5710

Conservation Corps North Bay
(415)454-4554

Environmental Action Committee of West Marin
(415)663-9312

Environmental Forum of Marin
(415)479-7814

Environmental Education Council
(415)485-4908

Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed
(415)456-5052

Friends of Novato Creek
(415)883-8339

Golden Gate Raptor Observatory
(415)331-0730

Hungry Owl Project
(415)454-4587

Humane Farming Association
(415)771-2253

Integrated Pest Management Program

Marin Agricultural Land Trust
(415)663-1158

Marin Audubon Society
(415)721-4271

Marin County Bicycle Coalition
(415)456-3469

Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program
(415)499-6528

Marin Horse Council
(415)883-4621

Marin Humane Society
(415)883-4621
Animal emergencies only (415)309-6339

Marin Master Gardeners
(415)499-4204

Marin Museum of the American Indian
(415)897-4064

Marin Organic
(415)663-9667

Marin Open Space Trust
(415)884-2271

Marin Releaf
(415)721-4374

Marine Mammal Center
(415)289-7338
Distressed Mammal Rescue (415)289-7325

Mill Valley Streamkeepers
(415)388-4187

Mount Tamalpais Interpretive Association
(415)258-2410

Point Reyes Bird Observatory Conservation Science
(707)781-2555

Richardson Bay Audubon Center and Sanctuary
(415)388-2524

Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
(415)338-6063

Salmon Protection & Watershed Network
(415)663-8590

Sea Turtle Restoration Project
(415)663-8590

Sierra Club, Marin Group
(510)848-0800

Slide Ranch
(415)381-6155

Sustainable Fairfax
(415)269-0621

Sustainable Novato
(415)381-6155

Sustainable San Rafael
(415)381-6155

Tamalpais Conservation Club
(415)389-9914

Tomales Bay Watershed Council
(415)868-9081

Trails Preservation Council
(415)457-4700

Watershed Preservation Network

WildCare Bird & Animal Rescue
(415)456-7283

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