Matilija Canyon Outreach Ventura County Watershed Protection District (WPD) staff attended the annual Matilija Canyon Property Owners Association meeting on Saturday morning, November 8, 2025. Staff spoke to residents one-on-one, collected contact information for future outreach, and made a presentation to the group about MDERP. The main focus of the presentation was the need to…
2025 Walk in the Ventura River Watershed Ventura County Watershed Protection District participated in the 3rd Annual Ventura County District 1 Walk in the Watershed (WiW) event on Saturday, October 25, 2025. The WiW was held at Foster Park and the Ventura Land Trust’s Big Rock Preserve along the Ventura River. The annual WiW provides…
Watershed Protection District to Prepare Ventura River Watershed Plan We are pleased to announce that after a successful application process, the Watershed Protection District entered into a Grant Agreement with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on September 8, 2025, to prepare a Watershed Plan-Environmental Assessment (WP-EA) for the Ventura River Watershed Plan Project. The…
On May 13, 2025, two representatives of the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) met with local team members of the proposed Robles Diversion modification project (see Project Elements) to familiarize themselves with the existing Robles Diversion facilities. This site visit was followed up by an afternoon meeting to go over the two currently favored…
On March 21, 2025, staff from the Federal Consistency Unit of the California Coastal Commission (CCC) visited Matilija Dam for an update on the MDERP. Representatives from Once Upon a Watershed, Surfrider Foundation, and Ventura County Watershed Protection joined the tour to provide information and answer questions. CCC staff in turn provided useful information to…