Aug 20 Proposition 1 Funding Meeting.
Three Proposition 1 grant solicitations are out now that could be sources of funding for our watershed projects.
1. Watershed Restoration Grant Programs, Department of Fish and Wildlife. Due Sep 16. Funding must go to projects of “statewide importance.”
2. California Stream Flow Enhancement Program, Wildlife Conservation Board. Due Sep 30.
Eligible: Planning, implementation, acquisition, and scientific studies, monitoring, and assessments. There is no minimum or maximum grant amount. Match not required but funding leverage is a scoring criteria.
3. State Coastal Conservancy. Due Sep 30. Priorities for this funding: water sustainability, protecting and enhancing anadromous fish habitat, wetland restoration, and urban greening.
The Wildlife Conservation Board grant is of particular interest because it is one of those rare grants that funds planning and studies.
I’ve scheduled a special Proposition 1 funding meeting for Thursday, August 20, 2015 from 9:00-11:00 am to discuss these funding opportunities and explore project ideas and potential collaboration. The meeting will be held in the Topping Room of the EP Foster Library, 651 E. Main Street, Ventura. I’m sorry for the short notice, but these grant deadlines are approaching fast!
Anyone with ideas for pursuing this funding for Ventura River watershed projects is encouraged to attend. If you could let me know that you plan to attend, and provide details on what you have in mind, that will help me line things up better for a productive meeting. If you are interested but unable to attend, please also get in touch with me ahead of the meeting to share your ideas.
Please read through the grant solicitations (links above) before the meeting so you have some familiarity with the type of projects the grantors are looking for, and the grant conditions.
Sep/Oct – FREE Watershed-Friendly Gardening Workshop Series
The County of Ventura will host a five-part Watershed-Friendly Gardening workshop series during September and October, 2015.
Workshop One: Watershed Basics Class, Saturday, Sept. 12, at 9 a.m.
Workshop Two: Evaluating Your Garden Site, Saturday September 26th, 9am
Workshop Three: Designing Your Landscape, Saturday October 10th, 9am
Workshop Four: Turf Removal, Saturday October 17th, 9am
Workshop Five: Planting and Irrigating, Saturday October 24th, 9am
Register for one or all of the workshops at the Watershed Wise Landscape Program website (you need to find the class on the calendar).
Workshop Location Map
Sep 3 Council Meeting
Mark your calendars. The next meeting of the Watershed Council will be on Thursday, September 3, 2015, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, in the Topping Room of the EP Foster Library, 651 E. Main Street. An agenda will be forthcoming.