Category: Blog

July 8, 2013

Reminder: July 11 Watershed Council Meeting: 9-11:30 am at EP Foster Library Topping Room
Descripción General de la Cuenca Hidrológica – Spanish version of the Watershed Overview
Updated Flood Maps in the Ojai Valley May Decrease the Number of High Risk Properties
New FEMA Study on the Effects of Climate Change on the National Flood Insurance Program
New Nature Conservancy Report Uses Ventura County as a Case Study on the Use of Planning Tools to Address Climate Change and Coastal Resilience

June 28, 2013

July 11 Watershed Council Meeting: 9-11:30 am in Topping Room, EP Foster Library, Ventura

Report on California’s Water Rates and the “New Normal”

June 5, 2013

> June 6 – Watershed Council Meeting – More Background Materials

> 51% Protected Lands

> Bren Students’ Response to Comments on their Group Project

> June 8 – 2nd Annual Picnic at the River

May 31, 2013

New Watershed Map Atlas; Next Council Meeting on June 6 at 9-11:30 am, EP Foster library

May 14, 2013

May 15 TAC Meetings, May 16 and 23 WEAP Model training

May 13, 2013

May 14 TAC Meetings; May 21 Leadership Committee Meeting & Charter review

May 7, 2013

Reminder: TAC Meetings, Tues. May 14 and Wed. May 15, on Projects & Programs

May 1, 2013

May 14 and 15 Technical Advisory Committee Meetings: Our MAPP

April 23, 2013

Watershed Council meeting this Thursday, 6:00 – 8:30 pm, Oak View Community Center

April 18, 2013

Projects and programs to include in the WMP and the IRWMP

April 11, 2013

April 25 Evening Watershed Council Meeting in Oak View – Focus on Lack of Rain

Watershed Council News: January 8, 2013

A Climate Change Subcommittee meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, from 10:00 am – noon in the Topping Room of the EP Foster Library, 651 E. Main Street. At this meeting we will continue work on an assessment of our specific vulnerabilities to climate change in the watershed.

Ventura River Watershed News: December 21, 2012

Cheese! Algae! Notch It! Ventura River Watershed Council members, December 13, 2012 Photo: Lisa Brenneis Jan. 15, 2013 Climate Change Subcommittee Meeting Planned At the December 13, 2012 Council meeting, the group thought that the effort to characterize our watershed’s vulnerability to climate change needed more attention, so a climate change subcommittee meeting has been scheduled […]

Watershed Council News: December 14, 2012

At yesterday’s (December 13) Watershed Council meeting, a set of goals and objectives were approved, along with an amendment to our guiding values, that will serve as the framework for our watershed management plan.

Ventura River Watershed News – December 10, 2012

Recommended Objectives  Below is a link to the recommended objectives for our watershed management plan, which we will be discussing and possibly approving at our Watershed Council meeting this Thursday, December 13. The meeting will be held in the Topping Room of the EP Foster Library, 651 E. Main Street, Ventura, and will run from 9:00 am […]

Ventura River Watershed News – December 5, 2012

Dec. 13 Watershed Council Meeting Agenda
Below are links to the meeting agenda and related materials for our December 13 Watershed Council meeting. We will reviewing, and hopefully approving, the final recommendations for our watershed management plan’s goals and objectives. We’ll refine an assessment of our watershed’s vulnerabilities to climate change.

Ventura River Watershed News – November 27, 2012

Oct. 3, 2012 Public Scoping Meeting Summary Here is a summary of our October 3, 2012 Public Scoping Meeting. This summary includes the “biggest concerns” and “best ideas” of the meeting attendees with regard to our watershed. We received some great input, which should be used to inform our thinking about our watershed management plan.