"To Promote a Healthy Santa Ana Watershed for
both Wildlife and People"
SAWA
Current Newsletter Winter 2009
The
Santa Ana Watershed Association develops, coordinates and implements
natural resource programs that support a sustainable ecosystem
and social benefits from the San Bernardino Mountains to the Pacific
Ocean.
The
Santa Ana Watershed is the largest coastal river system in Southern
California. The Watershed area is home to more than 4.5
million people and includes portions of San Bernardino, Riverside,
Los Angeles and Orange counties. The Santa Ana Watershed
Association is composed of four Resource Conservation Districts,
the Orange County Water District, and several participating agencies.
SAWA is involved in a variety of projects designed to improve
environmental quality and natural habitat within the watershed
of the Santa Ana River.
The
flow of the Santa Ana River begins in the San Bernardino Mountains
and discharges into the ocean at Huntington Beach. The watershed
of the Santa Ana River covers nearly 3,000 square miles of mountains,
foothills and valleys. This watershed area contains portions
of Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties.
The
Santa Ana Watershed Association (SAWA) is committed to the protection
and improvement of areas within the Santa Ana River Watershed.
Major focuses of SAWA are the removal of invasive species, which
is a significant problem throughout the watershed, native habitat
enhancement and the protection of endangered and threatened species.
Monthly Meetings
SAWA
holds monthly meetings on the 4th Thursday at 9:00 am. Please
call Jennette Corbitt, Executive Assistant, at 909-606-1933 x101
or email
for the location and more details.
Lee Reeder
Executive Director
ph. 909-606-1933 x105 * email: lreeder@sawatershed.org |
