Creek Week 2007 -Placer County Event Results-

Posted by Justin Wages

May 30, 2007

This years 11th Annual Creek Week 2007 event was a success!

Organized and hosted by the Dry Creek Conservancy with special help from the City of Roseville and volunteer citizens.

This is an annual event that focuses on community volunteerism to aid in watershed restoration projects and watershed activities in the Roseville, Rocklin, Loomis, and Placer County areas. The cleanups took place on; Dry Creek, Linda Creek, Cirby Creek, Miner's Ravine, Maidu Park, Antelope Creek, Pleasant Grove Creek, and the NWRSP Wetland Preserve near Woodcreek Oaks in Roseville.

The official report summary: (truncated of course)

• Over 100 people showed up to five nature outings presented by volunteers Ernie Riley (biologist and educator), Debra Bishop of EDAW, Mary Tappel, Pete Balfour of ECORP, Steve Fackler, Cyndi Brinkhurst (biologist), and Greg Bates of the Dry Creek Conservancy.
• Over 150 people cleaned two sites in Rocklin and planted over 100 trees at two or more sites.
• Over 350 volunteers cleaned twelve sites in Roseville and Placer County.
• A total of about 700 people participated in events and the follwing celebration at Royer Park which featured music from KWOD 106.5, food consessions from local restaurants and exhibition booths by local NGOs, consulting groups, and Roseville Utilities.

This was a great opportunity to flex your conservation and restoration muscles and do some good for our Sierra Foothill communities and our local watersheds. Please visit the CreekWeek.org website to view a list of sponsors and see who is supporting these activities. This event only comes around once a year but there are many other events one can contribute time, money, or labor to. Do a little searching and if you cannot find anything feel free to email me and I'l start a mission to find something for you. :)

For more information and to gear up for next years 2008 event please visit the following website. CreekWeek.org or the Dry Creek Conservancy