Valley Foothill Watersheds Collaborative & DCC

Mission Statement:

Valley Foothill Watershed Collaborative leads and supports regional collaboration to advance healthy, resilient watersheds through science and stewardship.

Vision Statement:

Valley Foothill Watersheds Collaborative envisions a future based on healthy and resilient watersheds, strengthened by local stewardship, that sustain thriving ecosystems and vibrant communities.

Purpose:

The Valley Foothill Watersheds Collaborative is a regional partnership that shares expertise from nonprofit, government, and private organizations to help implement priority projects for watershed health, climate adaptation and resilience, enhancing and protecting anadromous fish habitat, and supporting open space protection for improved quality of life in the region. We will help nonprofit, government, and private partners connect to pooled services and resources for project planning, funding, volunteers, integrating related projects, and outreach.

Valley Foothill Watershed Collaborative region includes the mid-elevation watersheds in Placer County and Sacramento County from the Bear River at the north to the Cosumnes River at the south.

Projects will focus on:

●  Creek & Watershed Restoration

●  Conservation planning and evaluations

●  Developing and coordinating environmental monitoring and assessment programs

●  Participating in and coordinating support for outreach events

●  Supporting and contracting for volunteer Adopt-a-Creek creek clean ups

●  Coordinating response to new legislation

Valley Foothill Watershed Collaborative coordinates stronger projects through partnerships that:

●  Meet community goals and requirements for water conservation, water quality, and greenhouse gas reduction.

● Engage regional processes like Watershed Resiliency Plans, stormwater permits, habitat conservation plans, and Sacramento Region Green-print

●  Collaborate on outreach, monitoring, organizing, and other services for stronger projects and reduced costs

●  Integrate and pool projects for collaborative financing

●  Support and develop community volunteers across the region

●  Assist local nonprofits to be stronger partners

●  Create jobs- A $1 million investment in watershed projects creates an average of 18 jobs

Dry Creek Conservancy Program:

DCC is a collaborative engine organized for supporting local healthy natural ecosystems in our communities, focused on the Dry Creek watershed and its tributaries.

• We promote vibrant communities by expanding understanding of our natural world
• DCC helps facilitate collaboration of government agencies, non-government organizations, and citizens on watershed projects in the Dry Creek watershed of Placer County
• We have a restorative mindset, are action oriented, and support projects that meet public health and community needs based in clean and functioning streams and open spaces across our watershed 
• We organize projects and processes such as native plantings, salmon migration monitoring, trash removal by coordinating regular volunteer creek cleanups in partnership with VFWC and the City of Roseville, and organize monthly collaborative meetings that provide the community with opportunities to come together as partners.
• DCC is a first choice of local government as a community partner for resource projects and community volunteer outreach and is a valued partner in all stakeholder processes.