March 5 Watershed Council Meeting.
The next meeting of the Ventura River Watershed Council will be on Thursday, March 5, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, in the Topping Room of the Foster Library, 651 E. Main Street.
Consideration of approval of the final watershed management plan is a key agenda item. The final draft plan is available on the Council’s website.
Also on the agenda: a report summarizing Santa Barbara Channelkeeper’s data logger monitoring results for 2013 and 2014, including dissolved oxygen and water levels; an update on efforts to form a Groundwater Sustainability Agency for Upper Ventura River Basin; an overview from Casitas Municipal Water District of water supply status and urban water use reduction successes; consideration of a proposal to change the Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County’s steering committee structure by adding three seats for regional entities; and a discussion about project ideas for the upcoming round of Proposition 84 funding.
Here is the agenda.
March 7 Free Class: Water Wise Gardening and Lawn Alternatives
The City of Ventura’s next Water Wise Gardens class will be held on March 7, 2015, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. These classes offer practical information on creating water wise gardens. They address turf alternatives, native and climate-appropriate plants, converting spray to drip irrigation, and other ways to rethink traditional thirsty landscapes. Refreshments will be provided. Informational flier.