Sacramento Area Creeks Council

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  • Salmon spotted in Arcade Creek

    December 26, 2015 – Bill Templin and Doug Masterson documented and photographed a live Chinook Salmon at the USGS Gaging Station in Arcade Creek just upstream of Watt Ave. Photo to the left. Dec. 27, 2015 – Randy Smith, local resident along Arcade Creek reported having seen a Chinook Salmon swimming in Arcade Creek near…

  • Creek Week 2015 Results

    Thanks to all who helped with Creek Week 2015. It was our 25th annual creek clean-up! See our results report here. Galt’s report on their seven years of being part of Creek Week is here. Take a look at our photo albums on our Facebook Page, Creek Week Sacramento. And be sure to mark your calendar…

  • Creek Week 2015

    The next county-wide creek clean-up will be the morning of Saturday, April 18, 2015. Thanks to all the volunteers and sponsors who made Creek Week 2014 a success!

  • Creek Week 2014

    Mark your calendar for April 12, 2014. Volunteers will clean Sacramento region creeks from 9 until noon. Then all are invited to the Celebration at Carmichael Park for a hot dog lunch & entertainment. Volunteer registration will open March 1 at http://www.creekweek.net/ Check the Creek Week web site for other Creek Week activities that will…

  • 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…