December Watershed Council Meeting Canceled The December meeting of the Watershed Council has been canceled to allow for more focused work on the watershed management plan. I will however be contacting many of you individually and via small email groups to get your help with developing the plan. Please allocate some time...Read More

Nov. 7 Watershed Council Meeting Materials Focused Campaigns Proposal  The Watershed Council meets next Thursday, November 7, 2013, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, in the Topping Room of the Foster Library, 651 E. Main Street. Here is the meeting Agenda 11-7-13. Our main "work" at this meeting will be on development of the...Read More

We Have Watershed Signs! by Bill O'Brien, NextGen Engineering There are many signs along the roads and the paths we wander that we can take for granted, but a new sign catches our attention. Ventura River Watershed – Keep it Clean signs are being installed at six locations from Main Street Bridge in Ventura...Read More

We've added an Important Farmlands Inventory map to our watershed Map Atlas. The data for this map comes from the state's Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program, which produces maps and statistical data used for analyzing impacts on California’s agricultural resources. Agricultural land is rated according to soil quality and irrigation status; the best...Read More

New Nitrogen Concentration Map The latest addition to our Map Atlas is a nitrogen concentration map. This map provides a quick look at average in-stream nitrate concentrations in the watershed over the last decade, as monitored by Santa Barbara Channelkeeper's Stream Team. September 5 Watershed Council Meeting The Watershed Council meets this...Read More