"Watershed Day at the Capitol" on March 29, 2017
CWN, in partnership with the Salmonid Restoration Federation, is presenting "Watershed Day at the Capitol" on March 29, 2017!
The Salmonid Restoration Federation will produce the 35th Annual Salmonid Restoration Conference in Davis, California on March 29 - April 1, 2017. If you are registering for the conference, please join us for this Wednesday Field Trip!
The morning speakers will include State Water Board Member Steve Moore, State Senator Hannah Beth Jackson (invited), and Ann L. Riley, the recently published author of Restoring Neighborhood Streams.
Registration information will be forthcoming at this site and at the Salmonid Restoration Federation conference website (www.calsalmon.org) in the near future!
CWN Policy Goals for 2016-2018
(Above) Senators Lois Wolk and Fran Pavley receiving their “Watershed Champions” awards from CWN President Michael Wellborn at "Watershed Day at the Capitol" on April 27th.
Following the success of Watershed Day at the Capitol on on April 27th, we have refined our focus on key policy issues for the coming 18 months.
Our five major policy issues include:
- Passage of a parks bond for the 2018 ballot (currently AB 2444, Garcia);
- Obtaining budget line items for revitalized Urban Streams, Rivers & Parkways and Riverine Stewardship programs;
- Continue to pursue legislative corrections for consistent indirect cost (overhead) allowances and advance payment authority to community-based non-profit groups;
- Updating language for a revitalized resource (watershed) coordinator program; and
- Revising the fiscal structure for achieving dependable funding for multi-benefit stormwater projects such as The Council for Watershed Health's Elmer Avenue project in Southern California (perhaps similar to the proposed AB 1362, Gordon).
We will be working with our partner organizations, the Legislature and the Administration (primarily the Natural Resources Agency and the State Water Resources Control Board) to engage on these common-sense and cost-efficient programs and policies.
In regards to a Parks Bond being on the 2018 ballot, CWN supports these provisions in particular:
- $100 million for the river parkways program
- $100 million for the LA River
- $20 million for the urban streams restoration program
- $20 million for the Riverine Stewardship program
- $100 million for the Strategic Growth Council to develop climate adaptation plans
- $150 million to the Wildlife Conservation Board to expand wildlife corridors
- $30 million to the Department of Forestry for urban forestry
Past Bond Act Allocations to Statewide Grant Programs
Propostions 12 and 13, 1999-2000
- $35 million Urban Streams Restoration Program
- $35 million River Parkways grants
- $185 million River Protection grants
- $ 2.5 million CCC resource conservation projects
Propostions 40 and 50, 2002-2003
- $57 million for Integrated Watershed Management Planning and implementation
- $46.4 million for watershed restoration projects
- $100 million to River Parkways grant program
Propostion 84, 2006
- $62 million for river parkways
- $10 million for watershed coordinators
- $18 million Urban Streams Restoration Program
- $90 million urban greening plans
- $90 million urban greening projects
- $45 million to CCC resource conservation and restoration projects
Healthy Communities Toolkit
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