Watershed Outreach and Education

2016 Whole Earth and Watershed Festival

WSRCD staff participated in the 2016 Whole Earth and Watershed Festival in Redding, California. Presentations of the Floodplain Model discussed functions of floodplains, fluctuations of water flow, and factors that can impact environmental conditions with weather events.

18-32 FEMA Cooperative Technical Partners

Through a Cooperative Technical Partners (CTP) agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), WSRCD is able to raise awareness and support local efforts to reduce natural hazard risk with the communities and watersheds of Shasta County in northern California.

2016 Trout In The Classroom

WSRCD staff participated in the 2016 Trout In The Classroom, a program to bring watershed awareness and stream health to students in Shasta County. This multi-day event was held at Brandy Creek Marina in Whiskeytown National Recreation Area and at the Anderson River Park.

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SWAMP Training

In efforts to re-establish the Citizens Monitoring Program, WSRCD staff attended the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program (SWAMP) that was hosted by Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) in Anderson, California. Protocols on how to collect water samples and macroinvertebrates, conduct water quality assessments, and organism identification were taught for the purpose to conduct water monitoring activities independently.

CEQA Training

WSRCD staff attended training and discussion on the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and definitions about the process and permits.

Classroom Demonstrations

WSRCD staff visited classrooms within in Shasta County to conduct demonstrations using the Floodplain Model to foster discussions about watershed health and

Website Accessibility Policy

Western Shasta Resource Conservation District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Western Shasta Resource Conservation District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at 530365-7332

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Western Shasta Resource Conservation District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Western Shasta Resource Conservation District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at 530365-7332.

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