Bike Path Watershed Mural
You can’t miss this masterpiece of a mural on the Ventura River Trail bike path. Look for it on a retaining wall just below Foster Park. The Ventura Hillsides Conservancy secured funding from the Sempra Energy Foundation for the mural, got artistic direction from local artist MB Hanrahan, and got the inspiration for the drawing […]
V1 Final Report!
The Ventura County Watershed Protection District has released their “Ventura River Watershed Protection Plan Report.” This report summarizes a number of grant funded projects (all grouped under the “V1” title) recently completed by the District, most related to hydrology modeling; the 272 page report also includes a considerable amount of background information about the watershed […]
Ventura River Watershed Council Meeting February 28
The next meeting of the Ventura River Watershed Council will be on February 28, from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m., in the Topping Room at the E.P. Foster Library in downtown Ventura. 651 E. Main Street. Members of the public are welcome. Click here for the draft agenda.
New Ventura River Watershed Eco-Rotary; Meeting February 16
A new Rotary group is forming in Ojai that will focus on environmental-service projects in the Ventura River watershed. (Think trash pick-up, educational signs, restoration help, etc.) The new group needs to have 25 members to fully charter the Rotary EcoClub, and they are looking for interested participants. The next meeting is this Thursday, February […]
Digesting our Manure Problem; Biodigester Meeting February 21
One of the biggest water quality concerns we have in the Ventura River watershed is eutrophication, which means we have a high level of nutrients, primarily nitrogen and phosphorus, in the water that stimulate the growth of algae and other plants. Excess algae is a problem for many reasons: it reduces the amount of dissolved […]