In 2011, several individuals representing different organizations began meeting to discuss how to create a community-based group with an interest in improving our watershed. After several months, they decided to create a Council and started the organization process. The result is the Walnut Creek Watershed Council, which is a voluntary, non-regulatory stakeholder group that supports a healthy and sustainable watershed. Contra Costa County and seven of the nine cities and towns in the watershed, together with several non-profit organizations and other governmental organizations, have expressed their support.
The Walnut Creek Watershed Council has been bringing together communities from San Ramon to Concord to develop a common vision for healthy creeks since 2012. We are hosting an evening gathering to introduce the community to local creek groups, including Friends of the Creeks, Friends of San Ramon Creek, the Lafayette Creeks Committee, and Friends of Pleasant Hill Creeks. Learn about professionally-designed restorations planned for Lower Walnut Creek, Lafayette Creek, and Pine/Galindo Creeks, and find out how you can care for YOUR local creeks!
Distinguished California landscape photographer Stephen Joseph will present beautiful new photos of the Walnut Creek Watershed from the summit of Mount Diablo to the mouth of Walnut Creek at Suisun Bay. The program will begin with a virtual tour of Walnut Creek Watershed presented by Rich Walkling of Restoration Design Group.
FREE Refreshments! Doors open at 6:45 pm. Program begins at 7:00 pm
Walnut Creek Watershed “Caring for Our Creeks” Gathering – Pleasant Hill
DATE: Thursday, March 19th, 2015
TIME: 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm (Doors open at 6:45 pm. Program begins at 7:00 pm)
LOCATION: Pleasant Hill Community Center, Perera Pavilion, 320 Civic Drive, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523.
Contact Heidi Petty, Watershed Coordinator with the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District at (510) 478-7402 or WCCreekGroups@ccrcd.org for more information.