Partners for the Rodeo Creek Watershed

 


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Annual Earth Day Creek Cleanup
Saturday April 20th 10am to 1pm
Meet at Safeway Parking Lot
605 Parker Avenue, Rodeo, CA 94572
(Far back corner of parking lot near Goodwill)
FREE SNACKS at Noon!
See flyer

 

Partners for Rodeo Creek Watershed Meetings

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    Watch for our Upcoming Restoration Projects
    along the Lower Rodeo Creek

    Funding provided by

    Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency

     

    Get involved in your community and help Rodeo Creek at the same time! Call Heidi at 510-478-7402 or e-mail rodeocreek@comcast.net

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    RODEO CREEK WATERSHED VISION PLAN

    RCDIn 2008, the Rodeo Creek Watershed Vision Planning Group was formed to create a working document to influence the future of Rodeo Creek and its watershed. This group, comprised of community members and local agency representatives, worked to produce the Rodeo Creek Watershed Vision Plan, a consensus-based planning effort addressing recreation, flood management, creek bank stability, fish and wildlife habitat, and other topics important to the community. With our Vision Plan as a guide, the Rodeo Creek Watershed Group has been working to accomplish some of the goals set by the community and its agencies.  By creating Partners for the Rodeo Creek Watershed, a group of educators, local agencies, businesses and organizations, we will continue to work on the community priorities listed within the Vision Plan.  As a creek “Partners” group, we have begun planning projects, organizing events, and raising public awareness of the environmental needs of the Rodeo Creek Watershed. 

    This collaborative watershed project is led by the Contra Costa Resource Conservation District, and is made possible by a generous grant from the Community Watershed Stewardship Grant Program of the Contra Costa County Watershed Program, administered by the Watershed Project.  Project partners include Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Contra Costa County Public Works, ConocoPhillips Refinery, Rodeo Chamber of Commerce, and the Muir Heritage Land Trust.

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    Funding for Rodeo Creek Watershed!

    The CCRCD received the Community Watershed Stewardship Grant in 2008, 2009 and 2010 from the Contra Costa County Watershed Program, administered by the Watershed Project for the Rodeo Creek Watershed!!  This grant will enable the CCRCD to continue to support the Rodeo Creek Watershed Team and help assist the community in forming a “Friends of the Rodeo Creek Watershed” Group.

    VP cover

    Read the RODEO CREEK WATERSHED VISION PLAN !!

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    • The Muir Heritage Land Trust (MHLT) is pleased to announce a purchase agreement for 423 acres in Franklin Canyon, within the Upper Rodeo Watershed!.

    See the CC Times and SF Chronicle articles at:  www.muirheritagelandtrust.org

    This acquisition kicks off MHLT's Keep it Wild! campaign to raise $8.5 million in 5 years

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    Past Meetings and Events

    Please refer to the TIMELINE and MEETING SCHEDULE for updated information and dates for past and future events and meetings

    Browse Interesting Articles and Documents:

    Rodeo Creek Watershed Library

Thanks to Our Partners!

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    The Vision Planning Group has generated a lot of information in the past months, and we would like to present this information for public access. The following are links are documents that have been created during the Rodeo Watershed Vision Planning process:

    In order to sort out the many agencies involved in the Rodeo Watershed, we have provided Jurisdiction Maps to the Watershed Area itself. These maps are a start at ensuring all of the agencies involved in the Rodeo Watershed are identified and incorporated into the Vision Planning Process.

    Why should you become involved??

      Rodeo Clean-Up

      Do you care about...

    1. Recreation and Access?

    2. Fish & Wildlife?

    3. Bank Stability?

    4. Water Quality?

    Get involved in your community and help the Rodeo Creek at the same time!



    Rodeo Creek Watershed Assessment     for Bankfull Channel Geometry
    The RCD and NRCS partnered with the Restoration Design Group to assess the bankfull channel geometry of Rodeo Creek at various locations within the watershed. This study contributed to the restoration design for the Muir Heritage Land Trust’s Fernandez Ranch portion of Rodeo Creek and also provided a watershed overview. Please contact Carol Arnold at carol.arnold@ca.nacdnet.net for more information.

    Trash Assessment Results for Lower Rodeo Creek:
    -Results of Contra Costa County Clean Water Program Assessment
    - Results of Rodeo Creek Watershed Group Assessment

    Contact:

    For details or to attend upcoming meetings contact Heidi Petty at the RCD. RCD
    Heidi Petty, CCRCD Watershed Coordinator
    510-478-7402
    rodeocreek@comcast.net

     

    Made Possible through a Generous Grant from: 
    The Community Watershed Stewardship Grant Program of the
    Contra Costa County Watershed Program, administered by the Watershed Project.