How would you find out whether our
watershed is healthy? Citizens of various
communities around the country have
asked themselves the same question
regarding their rivers, creeks and
watersheds. And the answer they have
come up with is: volunteer watershed
stewardship. Volunteer community
watershed stewardship is a grass roots
movement that gives the public a way to
have input into and responsibility for their
own community resources. In turn, the
State and Federal government offer some
financial support to these groups through
such agencies as the GDRCD and grants to
local watershed groups. California even
has a State “Clean Water Team” that
helps volunteers get started and helps
them solve problems along the way.
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