Giving Tuesday!
Dear Friends of Laguna Creek, Would you consider making a donation to our watershed council? The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is Giving Tuesday, a day celebrated around the world that focuses on making contributions to charitable organizations and community non-profits. The LCWC has worked for over 10 years to protect and enhance the many benefits of […]
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 […]
CRUISE THE CREEK! May 7, 2017 from 9 AM – 12 PM
Join us on a bird-box building, creek exploring adventure!
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 […]
Preregister for the WaterSmart Landscape Workshop!
Join us for a WaterSmart Landscape Workshop. Space is limited, so be sure to preregister. More information: www.ecolandscape.org Click here to pre-register.
Swallows In The House!
Hello, Watershed! Just wanted to follow up on the report about our preseason bird box check and maintenance we wrote about here. Last week we noticed that a pair of tree swallows were shuttling nest material into one of our newly installed passerine boxes. We decided to set up with a camera over the weekend and […]
Spring In Full Swing!
Spring is in full swing along Laguna Creek (even though it is officially still winter). The western redbuds are in bloom and the interior live oaks are also in bloom and sprouting new leaves. The fields of mustard are magnificent and other wild flowers are starting to show up. During an hour long […]
Early Season Bird Box Check
A few weeks ago two LCWC board members ventured out to check on the bird boxes that had been installed last May along the stretch of Laguna Creek between Waterman Rd. and Elk Grove-Florin Blvd. All attendees of the event in May 2015 had a great time assembling the boxes in Jack Hill Park and […]
Leave the Rake in the Shed!
What to do with leaf litter…… The leaves on neighboring trees have turned color and are falling to the ground. Time to get out the rake??? That’s what most of us are used to doing. But consider leaving the leaves where they fall. There are many environmental benefits to leaving leaves in the garden/lawn that […]
Dwindling Snowpack = Dwindling Groundwater
The ongoing drought has created some unique and extraordinary conditions throughout the western US. California in particular is enduring some extremely dry conditions with limited to no snow pack in the Sierra Nevada Mountains this spring. These mountains supply about 1/3 of our state water supply in an average year.