Putah Creek Council fundraiser by Kate Laddish

Please join me in supporting Putah Creek Council during the Sacramento region’s Big Day of Giving by making a donation to PCC on––or before––Thursday, May 1. I've been volunteering with Putah Creek Council for over 20 years, and have served on the Board of Directors since 2020. I am deeply enthusiastic about PCC's mission to inspire love of Putah Creek, its wildlife and natural habitats, and promote their protection and restoration through advocacy, education, and community-based stewardship.

Putah Creek Council conducts educational and stewardship programs that engage students and other community members in Yolo and Solano counties and beyond; Creek Explorers events, CreekSpeak lecture series, OneCreek internship program, Putah Creek Club, docent-led tours, nursery volunteer days, creek cleanups and planting events are all popular programs. Our work, including collaborations with other local natural resource organizations, has resulted in the re-establishment of a native fishery in Putah Creek, including fall run Chinook salmon. PCC's efforts have also helped make Putah Creek a regional recreational destination, and use of many public stretches of the creek has soared in the last few years.

I feel a strong personal connection to Putah Creek. This is my local, neighborhood creek, and I visit it nearly every day. I take great joy in knowing where the good sunset, swimming and wading spots are, knowing where and when to look for beavers, otters, egrets and salmon, seeing seasonal changes, and getting to know other people who visit the creek. I appreciate the work Putah Creek Council and our partners do along the stream itself and elsewhere in the watershed, which stretches from the Coast Range to the Sacramento River. 

Your donation to PCC will help us purchase much-need supplies for our education and stewardship programs. Your gift can help us get more kids excited about aquatic critters, more people involved in hands-in-the-dirt stewardship, and more community members feeling connected to Putah Creek and dedicated to promoting and protecting it. 

Since PCC's founding in 1988, we have benefited from community members’ engagement and generosity. I hope you'll join me in supporting Putah Creek Council with a donation on or before Thursday, May 1. 

Thank you!

Kate Laddish
Member, Putah Creek Council Board of Directors