Bob Thiel
Watershed Coordinator
(805) 957-9299

TASK FORCE LEADERS -

Rich Handley
The Nature Conservancy
(805) 642-0345 x512

Supervisor Linda Parks
County of Ventura
(805) 373-2564
  Date: Second Thursday of the month

Place: Ventura County Government Center

Time: 2:00 - 4:00pm










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MISSION
The Ventura County Wetlands Task Force, a subgroup of the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project, serves a coordination role for all the diverse watershed stakeholders in Ventura County . The overall objective is to breathe life into our wetland ecosystems through a wide variety of efforts including enhancement, restoration, preservation, education and land acquisition.

STRUCTURE
The Task Force is made up of a Steering Committee, General Task Force, and the Education subcommittee.
Ventura River Watershed
PRIORITIES
Communication and Networking - continue to promote inter-watershed and county-wide communication and information sharing on wetland and watershed initiatives.

Local Policy Support - continue the work of the task force to support legislation important to Ventura County wetlands and watersheds.

Permit Streamlining - work with the Ventura County Resource Conservation District and other agencies and stakeholders to initiate permit streamlining for restoration projects.

Youth Capacity Building - utilize opportunities to involve youth and interns in furthering the efforts of the task force.

Nonprofit Capacity Building - support the development of new and existing nonprofit organizations to take on restoration projects.

Training and Workshops - continue the development and delivery of workshops for Task Force members and others involved in wetland and watershed restoration.
Photo above: Arroyo Conejo at Hill Canyon - Calleguas Creek Watershed (Taken from Calleguas Creek Watershed Wetlands Restoration Plan, 2000.)
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