A Successful Creek Week 2013
Thank you to the 2,500 volunteers who cleaned Sacramento County’s creeks this spring. They removed close to 20 tons of garbage along 35 miles of waterway. The larger than normal garbage haul was due mostly to new clean-up locations in the Delta and Rancho Cordova.
Creek Week 2013 Planning
You are welcome to help with the planning of Creek Week. Check here for the latest. Meeting notes for October 11, 2012 Next meeting is Thursday, November 8 at 7:30 a.m.
Upcoming Fall Activities for Creek Lovers
Choose from indoor and outdoor activities – work or play. Sacramento Area Creeks Council board meets at 6:30 pm on Monday, September 17 at 4855 Hamilton Street. Please join us and learn about how you can help us continue our work for Sacramento’s creeks. Visit our exhibit at Nature Fest on Saturday, October 7 from […]
2013 Creek Week Clean-Up is Saturday, April 13
The first planning meeting will be on Thursday, October 11 at 7:30 a.m. Location: 2020 L Street, AECOM’s 4th floor conference room. Please consider helping us plan this great service & environmental event. Some meeting materials: Agenda 10-11-2012 Meeting Schedule Sponsors 2012 Draft Sponsor letter Debrief CW 2012 Meeting Topics & Schedules, Committee Overview
Bannon Creek Clean Up
At our annual Creek Week Celebration clean ups each April, we often hear the question, “So when can we do this again?” To which we usually have to answer… “Not until next year…” Well, one of our site leaders, Tanja , and her crew of volunteers went the extra mile (setting a good example for […]
Creek Week Planning
State Water Resources – Water Molecule Journey Anyone is welcome to check the blog to see how the planning is coming along. Here are the notes from our first meeting. Also a list of upcoming meeting topics, committee descriptions and a planning timeline. Committee members may want to use these Creek Week Planning blog posts to […]
Creek Week 2012 Planning
Creek Week planning committee meetings are the first Thursday morning from 7:30 until 8:30 October through March. All Planning meetings will be held at 2020 L Street, Suite 400 in the AECOM conference room. Splash Off on Friday, April 6, 11 to noon. Clean-Up on Saturday, April 14, 9 until noon. Celebration on Saturday, April […]
Volunteerships
Volunteers Wanted! If you would like to volunteer for SACC, please post on our blog! Also, if you would like to post a volunteer opportunity related to creeks, environment, green jobs, etc., please post the information on our Creek Peeks Blog under the “Volunteerships” category! We look forward to hearing from you.
Creek Peeks Blog
Welcome to Sacramento Area Creeks Council Website & Blog! The Sacramento Area Creeks Council preserves, protects, restores and maintains the natural streams in our communities through education, advocacy, financial support and technical expertise. We’d love to hear from you! Post articles, announcements, commentary, requests, or messages related to creeks or relevant environmental issues on our Creek […]
The Arcade Creek Project at Mira Loma High School
By Alexandra Johnson Behind the brick buildings and amidst the uproar of afternoon traffic, the Arcade Creek continues to serve a unique purpose. For nearly a decade now, the Arcade Creek has been the center of a year-round science project for the International Baccalaureate students at Mira Loma High School. The Arcade Creek Project is […]