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VISTA Volunteer fills Outreach Coordinator Position
23 June 2008
Prescott Creeks is proud to announce that Renee Hoover has joined the team. As an AmeriCorps*VISTA member Renee will work with Prescott Creeks for at least the next year to 1)Raise profile of Prescott Creeks in the community, state and region, 2)Coordinate volunteer participation in creek-based projects, and 3)Further develop membership for the organization. Learn more about Renee.
More about the AmeriCorps*VISTA Project of Yavappai County... The AmeriCorps*VISTA Project of Yavappai County's mission is to help build and sustain the efforts of Yavapai County service providers and community members to continually improve the quality of life across the region. We work to support efforts in creating a just and healthy community. The project is supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service, provides full-time volunteers to nonprofit, faith-based and other community organizations, and public agencies to create and expand programs that ultimately bring low-income individuals and communities out of poverty. Visit their website to learn more, or to find out how you can serve.
Prescott Creeks appears on CableONE
20 June 2008
Prescott Creeks made its first cable TV appearance on Friday June 20th, 2008. Katie Borman, a CableONE TV producer worked with the Prescott Creeks staff to produce this 7-minute piece for their CableONE community show .
Click the image to the right to watch the video about the importance of creeks, water quality, riparian habitat and community involvement in restoration. (The above link is to a 40mb Quicktime video. Get the Quicktime plug-in here.) Our thanks go out to Katie and Cableone for helping to create this video.
Community Unites to Cleanup Its Creeks
25 April 2008
When people come together in this community, big things happen. We learned that lesson again on Saturday April 19, when 332 people... read more.
MAYOR JACK WILSON TO TOUR WATSON LAKE STORMWATER PROJECT 22 February 2008
City of Prescott Mayor Jack Wilson, representatives of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, and Prescott Creeks staff will review reconstruction underway at the stormwater basin near the intersection of Prescott Lakes Parkway and Sundog Road. This project will protect water quality in Granite Creek & Watson Lake, and bring in more than $200,000 in construction and monitoring work to the community.	Michael Byrd photo
City of Prescott - News Item Read the Daily Courier Article Read the news alert
Reveiew the basin Design Report (1.29 mb pdf) Review the basin Design Drawings (9.18 mb pdf)
Watson Woods Riparian Preserve Field Trip for AZ/NM Fisheries & Wildlife Symposium 09 February 2008
Visit Prescott e-News for the article about the symposium. Visit Prescott e-News for the article about the field trip.
Prescott Creeks & ADEQ Director present at Dec 11, 2007 City of Prescott Council Meeting
2008 Watershed Agenda: Continue partnerships with City: Watson Woods Riparian Preserve restoration work Surface water quality improvement projects Expand partnerships with City: Manage open space Address Granite Creek & Watson Lake impaired water body status	Listen to the presentations: Steve Owens ADEQ Director Michael Byrd Prescott Creeks Executive Director Read the Daily Courier Article: Prescott Creeks groups works to improve water qaulity audio excerpts taken from: Access13 Prescott Community TV
2007 Annual Appeal
Community support was the key to healthy creeks in 2007. Your investment in Prescott Creeks provides a strong foundation and it is a catalyst for new opportunities. Read the 2007 Annual Appeal Letter Support Prescott Creeks (By clickingthe above link you will be redirected to the secure Prescott Creeks section of PayPal. A PayPal account is not required.) Thanks go out to everyone who contributed in 2007.
ADEQ Director & Mayor Elect Wilson Visit Watson Woods Riparian Preserve
Michael Byrd, Steve Owens & Jack Wilson stand in the dry Granite Creek channel and discuss the importance of planned restoration activities. Read what others have say: McKinnon Blog - AZ Republic McKinnon article - AZ Republic Cook article - Prescott Daily Courier	Prescott, AZ— Prescott Creeks, a Prescott-based, grassroots non-profit organization has raised $1.4 million from state granting agencies to improve conditions at Watson Woods Riparian Preserve—where Granite Creek is listed as an “impaired” waterbody. Between 2:00 and 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 18, Steve Owens, Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) and Jack Wilson, Mayor-Elect for the City of Prescott, will be guided by Michael Byrd, Executive Director of Prescott Creeks, on a tour of the recently funded projects.
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Water Quality Improvement Grants Program: awarded Grants to Prescott Creeks in June 2007
Project Name: Granite Creek Watershed - Water Quality Improvement - Phase II Award Amount: $99,062.00 Project Name: Watson Woods Riparian Preserve – Restoration Project – Phase I Award Amount: $483,191.00   Read more...	ADEQ Director Steve Owens presents the check for $582,253 to Michael Byrd
Watson Woods Draft Restoration Plan
Photo by: Richard Gregory	With grant funding from the Arizona Water Protection Fund Commission, the Restoration Plan for Watson Woods Riparian Preseve was completed and released in June 2007. Restoration project goals: Restore and enhance Granite Creek channel function. Restore and enhance riparian habitats. Improve water quality. Educate & include community members in the restoration process. Read more...
2006 Annual Appeal
Annual Appeal - 2006 Activities & Accomplishments letter to you.
CREEKSFEST a success!
Background photo by: Nick Berezenko	See pictures from the event here. Read more...   Information about CreeksFest 2007 is coming soon!
American Rivers Names Verde Among America's Most Endangered
Increasing groundwater pumping to feed booming development poses a severe threat to the Verde River, threatening not only one of Arizona’s most popular rivers but also water supplies for downstream communities leading American Rivers to list Upper Verde today as America’s #10 most endangered river for 2006.  The annual America’s Most Endangered Rivers report highlights ten rivers facing a major turning point in the coming year, where action by citizens can make a huge difference for both community well-being and river health. Read the entire American Rivers Press Release...	Upper Verde River  [photo credit: Michael Collier] from American Rivers website.
Verde is one of the most endangered rivers in U.S.
	The Verde River is among the 10 of America's Most Endangered Rivers in the United States, according to a report that American Rivers released today. The conservation group puts the Verde at No. 10 on its 2006 list. The Grand Canyon Chapter of the Sierra Club nominated the Verde to the list. Read the entire Daily Courier article...
Winter 2006
Winter finally arrived in the form of late season snows. Click for the picture gallery.