What is the Project Area?
The Partnership for Coastal Watersheds addresses the 35,155 acre area of the Sough Slough watershed and several smaller streams that drain directly to the Pacific Ocean between Charleston and Cut Creek, north of Bullards Beach State Park. (See map)
Community Vision
The Partnership Steering Committee will develop a vision of their locality for 20-25 years in the future. The vision will reflect long-term economic, environmental, and community aspirations of those who live and work in the South Slough and coastal frontal area.
Status & Trends Monitoring
Selected natural resources and features within the project area will be monitored to inform the Partnership about current ecological conditions and trends. Different types of monitoring are used to establish a snap-shot of base-line conditions, and to track the effectiveness of actions over time. The map shows a sample of monitoring parameters and geographic extent.
Watershed Assessment
A watershed assessment is a document describing conditions in the watershed. It summarizes and displays monitoring data, and may lead to a management plan to address undesirable conditions.
Management & Adaptation Actions
The Partnership will identify, prioritize and help implement voluntary actions that will help ensure progress towards the community vision and adaptation to changing conditions.
The Goals of the Partnership for Coastal Watersheds are to anticipate and respond as needed to local changes in the South Slough and Coastal Frontal watersheds, and to establish a public forum that facilitates community collaboration and decision making
The Partnership for Coastal Watersheds is driven by two underlying premises:
Project Premise 1 – The local effects of climate change and changes in land use have the potential to affect our community’s quality of life and long-term economic viability.[/list]
So – How can our community plan ahead to address these potential changes?
Project Premise 2 - Our Community does not have an effective way to collaborate or make decisions about the opportunities and issues we need to address now and in the future.[/list]
So – How can our community effectively address opportunities and issues?
How is the Partnership Guided?
The Partnership for Coastal Watersheds is guided by a steering committee of knowledgeable community members whose experience and vision help our community respond to changes in our watersheds that have the potential to affect our region’s quality of life.
For more information on the Partnership Steering Committee, click here.
Next Partnership Steering Committee Meeting: TBD Late spring, 2012, 1-5pm, 90346 Guano Rock Ln, Charleston.
See MAP.
