Staff BrynnNo olanExe ecutiveDirector ChristyM Marroquin...Boo okkeeper KeithHackney..Am meriCorpsVISTA SheriCurry..Am meriCorpsVISTA AlPierce e..

Con ntractedGrantWriter BoardofDire ectors JimCurry yPre esident SheriCurrySecretary JudyHud ddleston.Tre easurer JimBush herDir rector BoardM Meetingsareheldont thesecondThursday y ofeverymonthat5:30pm. Commun nityMeetingsareheldbimonthlyplease contactC CCWGfordatesandtimes.

Participan ntsandCollabora ators

WesternShastaR ResourceConservationD District TehamaCountyR ResourceConservationD District CADepartm mentofWaterResource es CADepartm mentofFishandGame NationalResourceConservationServ vice terQualityControlBoard RegionalWat USFishandWildlifeService CalFire uofLandManagement t U.S.Bureau SacramentoR RiverWatershedProgra am CADepartm mentofTransportation Sierra aPacificIndustries CaliforniaF FarmBureauFederation n ForestIn nstituteforTeachers ShastaC CountyFarmBureau TehamaCountyFarmBureau CH2MHill UCDavisExtension SForestService US Homeo ownersassociations USArmy yCorpsofEngineers Sacrament toRegionalFoundation UnionPacificRailroad etimbercompanies Private

MissionState ement
TheCottonwoo odCreekWatershed Groupwillwor rktopreservethe environment,p privateproperty&wa ater rights,andeco onomicresourcesof CottonwoodCr reekWatershedthrough

Otherin nterestedparties s
Evergreen Union School District t Sunflower CRMP Fishing Guides Enplan, Inc. E

responsibleste ewardship,liaison, cooperation,an ndeducation. AdoptedOctobe er1999

P.O.Box1198 3645M MainStreet Cotton nwood,CA96022

Email:info@ccwgrp.org ccwgrp.org www.c

Introduc ction
Cottonwoo odCreekWatershedislocatedinNorther rn Californiaa andisthelargestun dammedtributaryin nthe NorthernC CentralValley.Thew watershedencompas sses about930squaremilesofland d,atotalof603,854a acres, withmorethan9,000parcels.TheWatershedliestothe eSacramentoRiverinsouthwesternShas sta westofthe Countyand dnorthwesternTeha amaCounty.

History
Th heCottonwoodCreek kWatershedGroup( (CCWG),a 50 01(c)(3)nonprofitinc corporatedtenyears sago,manages ov ver603,000acresofw watershed,including gover120miles ofwaterways. Re ecognizingearlyinits sformationthatallre esidentslivingin thewatershedhaveav vestedinterestinitshealth,and ccessful,thatallmem mbersofthe that,inordertobesuc ommunitymusthaveavoiceandbeinvolvedinstrategic co pla anningandprojectim mplementation,theC CCWGquickly gre ewfromanorganize edgroupoflandowne ersintoa co ommunitywidepartn nershipincludingschools, bu usinesses,concernedindividuals,communitybased gro oups,andgovernmententities.

CCWGalsorecognizesthataholist ticapproachto watershedmanagement,whichtak kesintoaccountsoci io ors,cultureandlifestyle,environmental economicfacto justice,inaddi itiontoscientifically informedconservati ion projects,isvita altothelongtermsu uccessofconservatio on programsandthehealthofthewa atershed.Tofurthert this WGhas,recently: vision,theCCW orkingevermoreclos selywithlocalschoolsto Beenwo expandwaters shededucationprogramstogrowthenex xt generationofw watershedstewards. Expandedmarketingpotentia alforlocalsmall agriculturalproducersbyestablishingtheCottonwood sans'Fair. CertifiedFarmers'MarketandArtis ementwithEvergree en Enteredintoafiveyearagree ttoestablishaComm munityGardento SchoolDistrict providefreshf foodtolocallowinco omeindividualsand families. apartnershipwithSh hepherdsHeartFood Formeda Banktohelpin ndistributingfreshproduceandtoexpan nd thefoodbanktohelpmeettheneedsoflocal, underservedp populations. illcontinuetodevelo op Withthisvisionasguide,CCWGwi ntprojectsandprogra amswhicharefinely y andimplemen tuned,fiscallyefficient,andwhichmeetidentifiedneed ds abitantsofthewatershedtheanimals,t the foralltheinha plants,andthe epeople.

CC CWGworkscloselyw withgovernmentagen nciesandother en nvironmentalgroupsindevelopingconservationprojects an nd,todate,hasdevel lopedprogramsandprojectsdirectly relatedtoinvasivewee edremoval,streamb bank co onservation,sedimen ntbudget,macroinve ertebrate (in nsect)studies,sustain nableagriculturepro ojects,riparian restoration,oakwoodl landspreservation,a andothers.Most

CCWGO Objectives

asbeencollaborating gwithThe recently,theCCWGha atureConservancyin nfurtherrefiningprio oritiesand Na ob bjectivesforthewate ershed.TheCCWGho oldsbimonthly sta akeholdermeetingsa andoperatesunderW Watershed As ssessmentandStrate egicManagementPla ans.

Educatinglandowner E rsandotherintereste ed partiesaboutwatershedissues. p Establishingcooperat E tiverelationshipswit thall levelsofgovernment tagenciesandoutrea achto schools. s Enhancinglocalcapacitytodevelopand E implementprojects. Providingaforumfor P rthepublicexaminat tionof issueseffectingstake eholdersinthewater rshed. Facilitationofproject F tsincluding,firebrea aksin theupperwatershed t d,bankstabilization,habitat restoration,educatio r onregardingendange ered species,noxiouswee s edremoval,educationinthe schools,etc. s

HowCanYo ouHelp?
Weappreciate eyourinterestintheCottonwoodCreek WatershedGro oupanditsmanydiv verseactivities.We currentlyhave eseveralprojectsinn needofvolunteers. Donations:Yourdonationwillhelp pkeepprojectsgoing g rqualitymonitoring,restoration, suchas;water conservation,communityenrichme ent,outreachtoscho ools dingaforumforthe andlandowners,andoverallprovid ationofissueseffect tingstakeholdersint the publicexamina watershed.