You may wish to initiate the CEQA process early. These workshops will provide information on watershed assessment and analysis tools and present the hydrologic, geomorphic, and biological processes that occur in watersheds and creeks. The effects of various land uses including urbanization, rural residential development and agriculture will be presented as well as the effects of these various land uses on the functions of watersheds and creeks and their biological resources. These are the first in a series of workshops for watershed and creek groups and agencies to present scientific concepts of how watersheds and creeks work and how to assess and monitor their functions and values. Following the regional workshops the WARC will be offering workshops on specific field techniques for monitoring and additional assistance.
All workshops are free.
This first workshop will present watershed functions with an emphasis on urbanization and rural residential developments and their effects and a specific look at the San Francisquito Creek watershed and local efforts to organize, restore and improve this system. This second workshop will present information on watershed functions but have a complete emphasis on urbanization and its effects and feature a number of projects where creeks have been daylighted out of underground culverts and other restoration actions. This third workshop will present information on watershed functions but have an emphasis on agricultural and rural residential land uses and their effects and take a specific look at one to several north bay streams. Part of the evaluation will include studying three pilot watershed projects during 2001. There are no funds being offered for these pilot projects as a result of AB 2117 Projects are expected to be currently in progress with existing funding in place.