Prescott Creeks is predominately a project-based organization.
While some organizations focus their time and energy working
to change policy, Prescott Creeks chooses to act in a more direct
manner.
We like to get our hands in the dirt!
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Planting trees in 2000
The trees in 2001 |
Watson
Woods Riparian Preserve
Prescott Creeks manages and operates this 125-acre nature preserve
along Granite Creek near downtown Prescott. Prescott Creeks
volunteers and members are working side by side with the City
of Prescott, corporations like Arizona Public Service, Co.,
and local businesses to restore this riparian area.
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CreekWatch Network
The CreekWatch Network is a fun way to get connected with a
creek near you! Each neighborhood CreekWatch group decides what
its priorities and interests are. Some groups have planted trees;
others are looking at water quality. Whatever the focus, group
members enjoy and celebrate "their" creek daily!
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"A stream is only as healthy as the watershed where
it is located." 1 Therefore, Prescott Creeks,
the Open Space Alliance and the City of Prescott Trails &
Open Space Division have partnered to monitor the condition
of Prescott's creeks.
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Creek Identification Signs
Prescott Creeks, the City of Prescott, the Yavapai County
Community Foundation and the Yavapai County government pooled
their resources to install signs that identify the creeks'
names where roads cross them. This multi-phase project has
resulted in over 100 signs so far. Do you know how many, and
which, creeks you cross everyday? Look for these signs and
you can learn!
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Downtown Creeks
Prescott Creeks is working with many other groups to protect,
restore and enhance the creeks in and around downtown Prescott.
The Prescott Greenways Phase I, the Granite Creek Mural and
the West Granite Creek Park planning efforts are just a few
examples.
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| 1 Riley, Ann
L. Restoring Streams in Cities: A Guide for Planners, Policymakers,
and Citizens. Island Press. Washington D.C. 1998. |
