Carmel River Watershed Conservancy

Los Padres Dam and Reservoir Alternatives and Sediment Management Study

A new report summarizing the Los Padres Dam and Reservoir Alternatives and Sediment Management Study, including options for addressing sediment buildup and impact on threatened steelhead in Los Padres Dam and Reservoir. Released July 2023.

CRWC releases the carmel river watershed health report card storymap

This effort, led by the Carmel River Watershed Conservancy in partnership with the CSUMB Watershed Institute, was created to show the status and trends of the Carmel River through data-driven science.

StoryMap

Report Card

State Sen. John Laird: Clock is Ticking on our Water Problem

Animal crossing: world’s biggest wildlife bridge comes to California highway

It's hard to imagine a world without rivers. The continents would be higher, colder and more rugged, and we humans might still be hugging our coastlines. Our iconic cities, situated along rivers, would not have been built. Global trade and travel might never have developed. Even so, rivers' crucial role in shaping civilization is 'grandly under appreciated."
— Laurence C. Smith, "Rivers of Power"; Gerard Helferich, The Wall Street Journal

Have you seen this website? River Runner is an Interactive project that reveals how water travels thousands of miles through watersheds, rivers and lakes

Carmel River Breach

Watch the Carmel River breach into the ocean, captured on March 26, 2022, by Fred Brown

Spawning Steelhead on the carmel river 2021 - Carmel River Steelhead association

Missing the Carmel River? Check out our Virtual Tours

Virtual Watershed tours

Thank you for your support Secretary John Laird!

In August 2018, John Laird, Secretary for the California Natural Resources Agency, wrote a letter of support to Lorin Letendre, our Executive Director, for the work Carmel River Watershed Conservancy does to protect the wildlife of California.