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The Watershed Forum facilitates information exchange and dialogue among individuals, community organizations, local governments, and agency representatives to promote understanding and consensus on watershed issues. The Forum provides an opportunity for the community to help identify and resolve creek and watershed issues related to water quality, flooding, and habitat, often before these issues become serious problems. It evolved from the community-based Coordinated Resources & Management Planning (CRMP) process that began on San Francisquito Creek in 1993. At its quarterly public meetings, the Forum hosts presentations on issues related to watershed health. Some of the past topics include the widening of Sand Hill Road, with emphasis on the care of San Francisquito Creek during construction; the New Year’s Eve storms; the Water Resources Protection Ordinance under development by the Santa Clara Valley Water District; the Acterra native plant nursery; and the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority / U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Flood Damage Reduction and Ecosystem Restoration Project feasibility study. Watershed Forum participants and staff provide local agencies with data, historical information, technical expertise, and perspective on watershed concerns. Meetings are tentatively held the second Thursday the month on a quarterly basis in February, May, August and November from 4:00 to 5:30 pm at the Peninsula Conservation Center (3921 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto) and are open to the public. For more information, please contact Arnie Thompson (arniet AT acterra DOT org), Director of Acterra's Watershed Project. |
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