The Santa Clara County Creeks Coalition

OUR MISSION: The Santa Clara County Creeks Coalition seeks to transform our local creeks into “living streams”.

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The Watersheds of Santa Clara County

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Committee for Green Foothills

Northern California Council, Federation of Fly Fishers

Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society

Our focus is the Watersheds of Santa Clara County

On the left is a map of the watersheds of Santa Clara County as delineated by the Santa Clara Valley Water District. 

History

The Santa Clara County Creeks Coalition was formed by Linda Elkind and county creek advocates in 1990 and operated until 1997.

Today

The Santa Clara County Creeks Coalition has been resurrected to provide a voice for the creeks and streams of Santa Clara County.

We recently received the Santa Clara Valley Water Districts Environmental Stewardship Award which is given only once every five years.


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We are advocates for:

•  Protecting and enhancing our creeks for the benefit of the fish, birds, plants and the riparian ecosystem as a whole;

•  Creating, for the benefit of the residents of all neighborhoods, recreational and streamside nature experiences compatible with “living streams”;

•  Conducting public outreach at the neighborhood level to foster creek awareness and foster neighborhood advocacy for creek stewardship;

•  Encouraging stream stewardship at the city, county, and state level;

•  Promoting coordination of currently disjointed local planning efforts that affect streams, including land use decision-making, flood control, stormwater runoff, water supply, and habitat restoration;

•  Supporting the development of innovative permitting approaches to watershed restoration through stakeholder involvement in implementation of Watershed Stewardship Permits.

•  Securing funding for stream restoration at a scale commensurate with the magnitude of the challenges facing our streams.

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we receive 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship from the Rose Foundation