Great Sierra River Cleanup 2017!!!

Join together with your neighbors and friends to help clean up rivers and streams that drain to the ocean as part of the statewide Great Sierra River Cleanup.  Trash from local creeks like Laguna Creek and Elk Grove Creek eventually travel to the California coast and out to the Pacific Ocean. This year the Laguna […]

Update on Laguna Creek Stream Corridor Vegetation Removal

In response to recent vegetation removal along Laguna Creek, members of the LCWC met with the Director of Public Works, Bob Murdoch, and city staff this past week. The Council presented a strategy for reaching the goal of stabilizing and re-vegetating the banks of Laguna Creek south of the Bond Road bridge.  We had a […]

Great Sierra River Clean Up a Huge Success

About 45 people gathered on Saturday, September 19 at the North Laguna Creek Wildlife Area to pull out hundreds of pounds of trash. Included in the haul were bicycle frames, 2 fire extinguishers, 1 large metal No U Turn sign, a smartphone, 2 metal orange and white traffic calming pyramids, 300 or more plastic bottles, […]

Great Sierra River Cleanup 2015

Join in the Fun…..Help clean up rivers and streams that drain to the ocean, then celebrate! The California coast is full of trash that came from the upland watersheds, like Laguna Creek.  Some of that trash even makes it out to the miles-wide Great Pacific Garbage Patch.  Recent studies show that 60% of seabirds have […]

Rain Garden Plaza Elk Grove

The City of Elk Grove officially opened the Rain Garden Plaza on May 1st. This garden has been described as the best illustration of stormwater management practices that protect the aquatic ecosystem.

Elk Grove Rain Garden Plaza

The City of Elk Grove officially opened the Rain Garden Plaza on May 1st. This garden has been described as the best illustration of stormwater management practices that protect the aquatic ecosystem.