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,…
2022 The Oak Creek Watershed Council (OCWC), formerly the Oak Creek Canyon Task Force, was organized in 1994 by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) as an informal watershed group, and evolved into a community-driven non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization on September 11, 2003. The following comprise its 9-member Board of Directors for 2022. Lisa Winters, Chair Lisa is…
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…