Science Coordinator Kelsey Whitaker was born in sunny San Diego, where she spent her childhood exploring the chaparral, identifying local bird species, and admonishing her friends to take shorter showers to conserve water. She went on to study wildlife biology at the University of Montana, where she acquired frostbite in two toes, along with a love of rock climbing, backpacking,…
2024 Lisa Winters, Chair Lisa is originally from Michigan where she grew up fishing, boating, and exploring the Great Lakes. That love and curiosity of all things water led her to pursue a master’s degree in aquatic ecology from Utah State University. She moved to Flagstaff in 2014 and spent two years monitoring invasive and endangered fish in the Grand…
Ambassadors 2021 The Oak Creek Watershed Ambassadors offer educational and volunteer experiences to engage groups and individuals in the critical work of protecting Oak Creek. Through stewardship events, educational outreach, and stream-side contact with recreators, the Ambassadors promote watershed protection through responsible recreation. They also maintain pet waste stations to reduce pollution and monitor water quality. Ambassadors 2019-2020 In 2020,…
There is a collective body of resources to be found among the member agencies of the Oak Creek Watershed Council. APS | website Arizona NEMO | website Arizona Department of Environmental Quality | website Arizona Department of Water Resources | website Arizona Game and Fish Department | website Arizona State Parks | website, Red Rock State Park, and Slide Rock State Park City of Sedona, Arizona | website Coconino County | website Coconino…