The mission of the Carmel River Watershed Conservancy (CRWC) is to protect and improve the health of the Carmel River Watershed for the benefit of its natural environment and the public.
Current News and Updates
CRWC slated to receive funds for wildfire mapping and capacity building!
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CRWC has collaborated with the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County and the Fire Safe Council for Monterey County, two of our longtime collaborative partners for addressing wildfire resilience and community outreach, thanks to funding from the CA State Coastal Conservancy. The project will fund capacity building to develop wildfire resilience education and outreach material (digital and hardcopy) and events. It will also support the Carmel River Watershed Mapping project, which aims to create a fine-scale vegetation and wildfire regime map for the Carmel River watershed in partnership with California State University of Monterey Bay (CSUMB) Watershed Institute.
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CRWC hosts watershed cleanup |
CRWC releases the carmel river watershed health report card storymap |
This Carmel River watershed cleanup was a joint effort between CRWC and Cal Am the morning of Sept 30. Pictured are Abbie Beane and Chris Cook, CRWC board members. We collected a truck full of debris between Esquiline Road and the Trail and Saddle Club in Carmel Valley. One of our proudest moments was cleaning up the drainage down Esquiline Road, from Carmel Valley Road to Rosie's Bridge, before all of this litter washed into the River during the rainy season.
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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.
Updated August, 2023 |
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
